Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)
No Capo


Intro: A D
 
A (x02220@1)  
Gambler ambled down a country lane  
        ELooking (022100@1)for a game of chance
     D (xx0232@1)    
She was twenty-one or two  
    A (x02220@1)          
And she knew what she wanted
    E (022100@1)      AAnd (x02220@1)she wanted that gamblin' man
 
AHer (x02220@1)parents warned her  
 
Tried to reason with her  
D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)    EShe (022100@1)was determined that she wanted Bill  
D (xx0232@1)    AThey'd (x02220@1)all be offended at the mention still
       EIf (022100@1)they heard this song, which I doubt they will
 
     A (x02220@1)    
And my mama couldn't be persuaded  
           DWhen (xx0232@1)they pleaded with their daughter  
      A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1)ADon't (x02220@1)marry that gamblin' man  
       
And my mama couldn't be persuaded  
           DWhen (xx0232@1)they pleaded with their daughter  
      A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1)ADon't (x02220@1)marry that gamblin' man  
 
Mama couldn't be persuaded  
    D (xx0232@1)AWhen (x02220@1)they pleaded with her
   E (022100@1)   ANo, (x02220@1)no nevertheless
 
And my mama couldn't be persuaded  
           DWhen (xx0232@1)they pleaded with their daughter  
      A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1)ADon't (x02220@1)marry that gamblin' man