Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

0Verse:
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1On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,
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2I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
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3So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
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4'til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.
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6Verse:
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7He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
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8and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
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9And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
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10For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."
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12Verse:
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13So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
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14Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
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15And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
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16Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
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18Chorus:
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19You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
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20know when to walk away and know when to run.
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21You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
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22There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
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24Verse 4 - key change -:
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25Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
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26is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
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27'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,
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28and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."
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30Verse:
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31And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,
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32crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
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33And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
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34But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.
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36Chorus:
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37You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
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38know when to walk away and know when to run.
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39You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
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40There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
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43Chorus - a cappella -:
44You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
45know when to walk away and know when to run.
46You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
47There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
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49Chorus:
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50You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
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51know when to walk away and know when to run.
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52You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
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53There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
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