View Guitar Chords for Roving gambler - chords ver. 1
"Roving Gambler" Intro: e|------------------| B|----11-11--11-11--| G|----11-11--11-11--| D|----11-11--11-11--| A|-9----------------| E|------------------| x4F#I am a roving gambler I gambled all around Whenever I meet with a deck of cards I Blay my money F#down Lay my money down, Blay my money downF#I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three I met up with a pretty little girl She Bfell in love with F#me Fell in love with me, Bfell in love with meF#She took me in her parlour, she cooled me with her fan She whispered low in her mother's ear I Blove that gambling F#man Love that gambling man, Blove that gambling manF#Oh daughter oh dear daughter how can you treat me so? Leave your dear old mother And Bwith a gambler F#go With a gambler go, Bwith a gambler goF#My mother oh dear mother you can not understand If you ever see me a coming back I'll Bbe with a gambling F#man With a gambling man, Bwith a gambling manF#I left her here in El Paso and I wound up in Maine I met up with a gambling man BGot in a poker F#game Got in a poker game, Bgot in a poker gameF#We put our money in the pot and dealt the cards around I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck And I Bshot that gambler F#down Shot the gambler down, Bshot the gambler downF#Well, now I'm in the jailhouse got a number for my name The Warden said as he locked the door You'veB gambled your last F#game Gambled your last game, Bgambled your last gameF#I am a roving gambler I gambled all around Whenever I meet with a deck of cards I Blay my money F#down Lay my money down, Blay my money downEnd Alternate: Capo 4th fret F# = D B = G You can also tune your guitar half a step down (Eb) and play G and C. Billie Joe + Norah: http://billiejoeandnorah.com/