Nortabs

[G]On a warm summer's eve

On a train bound for nowhere

I met up with the gambler
We were both too tired to [D]sleep
So we [G]took turns a-starin'
[C]Out the window [G]at the darknes[C]s
The boredom [G]overtook us,[D]
And [G]he began to speak

[G]He said, "Son, I've made a life
[C]Out of readin' people's [G]faces

Knowin' what the cards were
By the way they held their [D]eyes
So [G]if you don't mind me sayin'
I can [C]see you're out of [G]aces
For a [C]taste of your [G]whiskey
I'll [D]give you some [G]advice"

[G]So I handed him my bottle
And [C]he drank down my last [G]swallow

Then he bummed a cigarette
And asked me for a [D]light
And the [G]night got deathly quiet
And his [C]face lost all [G]expression
He said, "If you're [C]gonna play the [G]game, boy
You gotta [D]learn to play it [G]right

[G]You've got to know when to hold 'em
[C]Know when to [G]fold 'em
[C]Know when to [G]walk away
And know when to [D]run
You never [G]count your money
When you're [C]sittin' at the [G]table

There'll be time enough for counting
[D]When the dealin's [G]done

[A]Every gambler knows
That the [D]secret to [A]survivin'

Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to [E]keep
'Cause [A]every hand's a winner
And [D]every hand's a [A]loser
And the [D]best that you can [A]hope for is to [E]die
In your [A]sleep

[A]And when he finished speakin'
He [D]turned back toward the [A]window

Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to [E]sleep
And [A]somewhere in the darkness
The [D]gambler he broke [A]even
But [D]in his final [A]words
I found an [E]ace that I could [A]keep

[A]You've got to know when to hold 'em
[D]Know when to [A]fold 'em
[D]Know when to [A]walk away
And know when to [E]run
You never [D]count your [A]money
When you're [D]sittin' at the [A]table
There'll be [D]time enough for [A]countin'
[E]When the dealin's [A]done

[A]You've got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em)
[D]Know when to [A]fold 'em (when to fold 'em)

Know when to walk away
And know when to [Dbm]run
You never [Bm]count your [A]money
When you're [D]sittin' at the [A]table
There'll be [D]time enough for [F#]countin'
[Em]When the dealin's [A]done

[A]You've got to know when to hold 'em
[D]Know when to [A]fold 'em
[D]Know when to [A]walk away
And know when to [E]run
You never [D]count your [A]money
When you're [D]sittin' at the [A]table
There'll be [D]time enough for [A]countin'
[E]When the dealin's [A]done