Mike Ness
Gamblin' Man
This may not be exactly the way Mike Ness does it, but it's simple
and it works.
For the intro, play the verse chords and repeat the last line.
Between verses, repeat the verse chords.
Intro: C F C G7 C G7 C G7 C
Well, [C]I'm a rovin' gambler, I've [F]seen most every town
When[C]ever I meet with a deck of cards, I [G7]lay my money [C]down
Gonna lay my money down, yeah, [G7]lay my money [C]down
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
I've gambled out in Texas and [F]down in New Orleans
I've [C]lost a pot with four of a kind and [G7]won with a couple of [C]Queens
Gonna bluff with a couple of Queens, yeah, I [G7]won with a couple of [C]Queens
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
Well, I met a friend in 'Frisco and [F]Lady Luck was her name
Well, I [C]couldn't lose with a pair of twos 'til a [G7]woman got in the [C]game
Oh, a red head got in the game, yeah, a [G7]woman got in the [C]game
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
Well, she won my old black panhead, she [F]won my switch blade knife
And [C]when I lost everything I had, she [G7]told me to bet my [C]life
She told me to bet my life, she [G7]told me to bet my [C]life
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
If you don't wanna lose your freedom, if you [F]care about your life
Don't [C]get in a game with a red headed dame, you'll [G7]win yourself a [C]wife
Oh, You'll win yourself a wife, now you [G7]got yourself a [C]wife
Gamblin' Man
This may not be exactly the way Mike Ness does it, but it's simple
and it works.
For the intro, play the verse chords and repeat the last line.
Between verses, repeat the verse chords.
Intro: C F C G7 C G7 C G7 C
Well, [C]I'm a rovin' gambler, I've [F]seen most every town
When[C]ever I meet with a deck of cards, I [G7]lay my money [C]down
Gonna lay my money down, yeah, [G7]lay my money [C]down
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
I've gambled out in Texas and [F]down in New Orleans
I've [C]lost a pot with four of a kind and [G7]won with a couple of [C]Queens
Gonna bluff with a couple of Queens, yeah, I [G7]won with a couple of [C]Queens
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
Well, I met a friend in 'Frisco and [F]Lady Luck was her name
Well, I [C]couldn't lose with a pair of twos 'til a [G7]woman got in the [C]game
Oh, a red head got in the game, yeah, a [G7]woman got in the [C]game
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
Well, she won my old black panhead, she [F]won my switch blade knife
And [C]when I lost everything I had, she [G7]told me to bet my [C]life
She told me to bet my life, she [G7]told me to bet my [C]life
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
If you don't wanna lose your freedom, if you [F]care about your life
Don't [C]get in a game with a red headed dame, you'll [G7]win yourself a [C]wife
Oh, You'll win yourself a wife, now you [G7]got yourself a [C]wife
