• Song:

    Gamblers Prayer

  • Artist:

    Jonathan Coulton

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Instrumental Guitar lick*
A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)--0x  Repeat
23--
2--1
2--2
---2
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ALord (x02220@1)hear my prayer
ELook (022100@1)down on me
D (xx0232@1)                   AI'm (x02220@1)not as wealthy as I used to be
     Bm (x24432@1)                 F#mIt's (244222@1)not even ten and I'm busted again
D (xx0232@1)                     EWhy (022100@1)does this happen to me?
AGive (x02220@1)me a sign
EShow (022100@1)me you care
D (xx0232@1)                            AA (x02220@1)straight to the Ace Lord, or even a pair
        Bm (x24432@1)                   F#mI (244222@1)can't make it alone and I'll sink like a stone
       D (xx0232@1)                    EUnless (022100@1)you can undo what I've done


   D (xx0232@1)                     ASo (x02220@1)Lord lift me up in your tender embrace
D (xx0232@1)                       ALend (x02220@1)me your wisdom, your strength and your grace
D (xx0232@1)        Adim (2312xx@1)   A (x02220@1)        Abdim (1201xx@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m
Help me to smash my opponent's fat   face
        D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1) EOh (022100@1)Lord help me take money from my friends

A E Eaug

ADeep (x02220@1)down I know
          EThat (022100@1)it's only a game
    D (xx0232@1)                    ABut (x02220@1)I want them shaking in terror and shame
          BmIt's (x24432@1)just poker and beer
        F#mStill (244222@1)I need them to fear me Lord
D (xx0232@1)                     EIt's (022100@1)not enough just to win

D (xx0232@1)                         ADeal (x02220@1)me good cards and I'll handle the math
D (xx0232@1)                          AWe'll (x02220@1)take their money while they take a bath
     D (xx0232@1)          Adim(x01212)    A (x02220@1)       Abdim (1201xx@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m
I'll show them my hand and you'll show them your  wrath
        D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) 
 EOh (022100@1)Lord help me take money from my friends

F#m (244222@1)               C#aug(x4322x)*** (x4322x@1)And I don't want to cheat them
A (x02220@1)                     B7Because (x21202@1)I know that's a sin

(fingerpick on D string: 2,3)

F#m (244222@1)            C#augI (x4322x@1)just want to defeat them
            A (x02220@1)         B7And (x21202@1)make it hurt when I win
        D (xx0232@1)         E (022100@1)   EaugMake (03211x@1)it hurt when I win...


   ASo (x02220@1)poke them with sticks
    EAnd (022100@1)crush them with stones
D (xx0232@1)                        AChew (x02220@1)them up good Lord and spit out their bones
     Bm (x24432@1)                   F#mMake (244222@1)my riches grow and let those bitches know
         D (xx0232@1)                     EThat (022100@1)you hate them and love only me
D (xx0232@1)                    ABurn (x02220@1)it all down until nothing survives
D (xx0232@1)                      AMake (x02220@1)them regret for the rest of their lives
    D (xx0232@1)           Adim (2312xx@1)    A (x02220@1)      Abdim (1201xx@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m
The day that they bet their dogs and their wives
        D (xx0232@1)          EOh (022100@1)Lord help me take money from
D (xx0232@1)          EHelp (022100@1)me take money from
D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) 
  AHelp (x02220@1)me take money from my friends

Chords:
Adim   x01212
Abdim  4x343x
C#aug  x4322x
Eaug   x3211x

* Strum, pick, pick, strum. Play the lick again on 'friends' where A and E repeat. 
do not lick your guitar)
** In order to not lose your mind playing the A Abdim F#m chords in rapid succession, 
a higher inversion of A, like 577655 (E major barred on 5)
*** C# aug ~= F aug ~= A aug.

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