Intro 
Em D C B Em 
Em D C B Em 


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Em            C 
Ride, Gambler Ride 
          A   D             Em 
Where the wild rivers flow 
Em            C 
Ride, Gambler Ride 
            D                Em 
Til there's no place left to go 

Verse 

Em                   C 
There's a town lyin over that hill 
    F                        Em 
You don't remember? They remember you still. 
                                 C 
There's a woman up there who you left behind 
            D                           Em 
You weren't nothin' special, but you're still on her mind. 
     C                      G 
See, she got married to the boy next door 
D                  Em 
who works at the candy store 
C                      G                      A      C 
She got married to the boy next door, but she dreams about you. 

Interlude: Em C Em C Em C Em 


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C               G 
Ride, Gambler, Ride 
       A        C       Em 
til youre poor ass is sore 
C               G 
Ride, Gambler, Ride 
               A   C            Em 
til you can't stand the pain no more 

Interlude: Em D C B Em 

Verse 
Em                   C 
Your old daddy's a right fine man 
    F                        Em 
and he raised you up, best he can. 
                                 C 
And daddy's words still ringin' in your ear 
            D                           Em 
From a long time back but they're loud and clear. 
C                  G            D                Em 
Hero ain't worth a lick my son, never fight when you can run. 
C                  Em 
Don't let no woman turn you around 
    A         C 
And never stand when you can lie down. 

Interlude: Em C Em C Em C Em C 

C               G 
Ride, Gambler, Ride 
         A    C       Em 
til you can't ride no more 
C               Em 
Ride, Gambler, Ride 
     F          A         C 
till your poor, broke up, raggedy 
              Em 
little ass is sore 

Outro 
Em C Em C G C Em 
              Cowboy, ride.