Emmylou Harris Son Of A Rotten Gambler written by Chip Taylor
Frank Reckard lead guitar
Steve Fishell steel guitar
Don Johnson piano
Mike Bowden bass
John Ware drums
Barry Tashian guitar
Wayne Goodwin mandolin
[B]And his love [D#m]will be his [G#m]vision
And he'll [E]take you where you [F#]stand
And will you [B]stand [D#m]your life by [G#m]his
And help the [E]boy become a [F#]man
And he'd be the son of his [B]father his father the te[F#]acher
Teaching love and [B]honesty being his own man h[E]andler
For the [B]son of the son of [F#]run of the mill run rotten g[E]ambler[B]
[B]Will the devil [D#m]be getting[G#m] to you as you l[E]ook back
Over what you've [F#]done
And what you've d[B]one [D#m]was it for [G#m]reason or r[E]hyme
Was it just for [F#]fun
And he'd be the son of his [B]father his father the te[F#]acher
Teaching love and [B]honesty being his own man h[E]andler
For the [B]son of the son of [F#]run of the mill run rotten g[E]ambler[B]
[G#m]Back on the road now [E]you can lose your head[F#]
[G#m]There ain't no kingdom for the [E]gambling man[F#]
[G#m]You know the road now and [E]you've made your stand
[B]When his[D#m] eyes shine [C#m]upon you shine [G#]upon you
And he'd be the son of his [C#]father his father the [G#]teacher
Teaching love and [C#]honesty being his own man [F#]handler
For the [C#]son of the son of [G#]run of the mill run rotten [F#]gambler[C#]
[Bbm]Back on the road now [F#]you can lose your head[G#]
[Bbm]There ain't no kingdom for the [F#]gambling man[G#]
[Bbm]You know the road now and [F#]you've made your stand
[C#]When his [Fm]eyes shine [Ebm]upon you shine [Bb]upon you
And he'd be the son of his [Eb]father his father the [Bb]teacher
Teaching love and [Eb]honesty being his own man [Ab]handler
For the [Eb]son of the son of [Bb]run of the mill run rotten [Ab]gambler[Eb]
From Emmylou Harris "Cimarron"
Blackwood Music/Back Road Music(BMI)
Warner Brothers Records 1981
Frank Reckard lead guitar
Steve Fishell steel guitar
Don Johnson piano
Mike Bowden bass
John Ware drums
Barry Tashian guitar
Wayne Goodwin mandolin
[B]And his love [D#m]will be his [G#m]vision
And he'll [E]take you where you [F#]stand
And will you [B]stand [D#m]your life by [G#m]his
And help the [E]boy become a [F#]man
And he'd be the son of his [B]father his father the te[F#]acher
Teaching love and [B]honesty being his own man h[E]andler
For the [B]son of the son of [F#]run of the mill run rotten g[E]ambler[B]
[B]Will the devil [D#m]be getting[G#m] to you as you l[E]ook back
Over what you've [F#]done
And what you've d[B]one [D#m]was it for [G#m]reason or r[E]hyme
Was it just for [F#]fun
And he'd be the son of his [B]father his father the te[F#]acher
Teaching love and [B]honesty being his own man h[E]andler
For the [B]son of the son of [F#]run of the mill run rotten g[E]ambler[B]
[G#m]Back on the road now [E]you can lose your head[F#]
[G#m]There ain't no kingdom for the [E]gambling man[F#]
[G#m]You know the road now and [E]you've made your stand
[B]When his[D#m] eyes shine [C#m]upon you shine [G#]upon you
And he'd be the son of his [C#]father his father the [G#]teacher
Teaching love and [C#]honesty being his own man [F#]handler
For the [C#]son of the son of [G#]run of the mill run rotten [F#]gambler[C#]
[Bbm]Back on the road now [F#]you can lose your head[G#]
[Bbm]There ain't no kingdom for the [F#]gambling man[G#]
[Bbm]You know the road now and [F#]you've made your stand
[C#]When his [Fm]eyes shine [Ebm]upon you shine [Bb]upon you
And he'd be the son of his [Eb]father his father the [Bb]teacher
Teaching love and [Eb]honesty being his own man [Ab]handler
For the [Eb]son of the son of [Bb]run of the mill run rotten [Ab]gambler[Eb]
From Emmylou Harris "Cimarron"
Blackwood Music/Back Road Music(BMI)
Warner Brothers Records 1981
