Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)
No Capo


Intro: A5 D5
 
A5    
Gambler ambled down a country lane  
        E5
Looking for a game of chance
     D5      
She was twenty-one or two  
    A5            
And she knew what she wanted
    E5        A5
And she wanted that gamblin' man
 
A5
Her parents warned her  
 
Tried to reason with her  
D5      A5      E5
She was determined that she wanted Bill  
D5      A5
They'd all be offended at the mention still
       E5
If they heard this song, which I doubt they will
 
     A5      
And my mama couldn't be persuaded  
           D5
When they pleaded with their daughter  
      A5      E5  A5
Don't marry that gamblin' man  
       
And my mama couldn't be persuaded  
           D5
When they pleaded with their daughter  
      A5      E5  A5
Don't marry that gamblin' man  
 
Mama couldn't be persuaded  
    D5  A5
When they pleaded with her
   E5     A5
No, no nevertheless
 
And my mama couldn't be persuaded  
           D5
When they pleaded with their daughter  
      A5      E5  A5
Don't marry that gamblin' man