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About A20 years ago, on a train bound for nowhDere I met up with The GAambler
We were both too tired to sleep E
ASo we took turns a starin' through the window at the darkneDss A
Til' boredom ovDertook us and he comAmenced to speaEk A
He said: Son, IA've made a life out of readin' people's fDaces A
And knowin' what their cards were, by the way they held their eyes E
AAnd if you don't mind my sayin', I would say you're ouDt of aces A
"And for Done taste of your whiskey, I will giveA you some advice E A
So I handAed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swDallow A
Then he bummed a cigarette; then he bummed a light E
AThe night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expreDssion. A
He said: If youD're gonna play the game, boy, you beAtter learn to play it right E A
A'Cos ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survival D A
Is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep E
AAnd ev'ry hand's a winner, just like ev'ry hand's a loser D A
And the best thDat you can hope for is to Adie in your sleep E A
You got to know whAen to hold 'em, know when to fold D'em A
DKnow when to walk away; kAnow when to run E
You don't ever couAnt your money while you're sittin' at the table D A
There'll be time enouDgh for countin' when tAhe dealin' is done E A
You got to know whAen to hold 'em, know when to fold D'em A
DKnow when to walk away; kAnow when to run E
You don't ever couAnt your money while you're sittin' at the table D A
There'll be time enouDgh for countin' when tAhe dealin' is done E A
And when Ahe finished speakin', he turned back t'ward the winDdow A
Put out his cigarette; faded off to sleep E
And somewAhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even D A
But in his final wDords I found an ace thAat I could keep E A
You got to know whAen to hold 'em, know when to fold D'em A
DKnow when to walk away; kAnow when to run E
You don't ever couAnt your money while you're sittin' at the table D A
There'll be time enouDgh for countin' when tAhe dealin' is done E A
You got to know whAen to hold 'em, know when to fold D'em A
DKnow when to walk away; kAnow when to run E
You don't ever couAnt your money while you're sittin' at the table D A
There'll be time enouDgh for countin' when tAhe dealin' is done E A
You got to know whAen to hold 'em, know when to fold D'em A
DKnow when to walk away; kAnow when to run E
You don't ever couAnt your money while you're sittin' at the table D A
There'll be time enouDgh for countin' when tAhe dealin' is done E A
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