Gamblin' Man (words & music by Chris Stanley)

 Gamblin’ Man (words & music by Chris Stanley)

 

Verse #1

E

She met a boy by the river

Who promised her gold and silver

Took her hand and held her prayers

Showed her how the Good Lord shares

              Asus2                                        E

So, she said goodbye to mama, goodbye

D

Packed her bible and her cash

        A                     Bb   B

And left with him that night

 

Chorus #1

         E                                    A

They bought a house, and bought a car

       E                                       A                               B

She lost her way when she lost her heart to a gamblin’ man

        A                        Bb    B

To a gamblin’ man

Luck made her his bride

       A                         B          E

But luck was never on her side

 

Verse #2

She saw a fortune teller

Behind the carousel

Who said the road of choices, hon’

Is forked just like the serpent’s tongue

If you can separate the future from the past

She stared into the crystal ball

But all she saw was glass

 

Chorus #2

They lost the house, and lost the car

She lost her way when she lost her heart to a gamblin’ man

To a gamblin’ man

Luck made her his bride

But luck was never on her side

 

Bridge

             A                                                    E

On the road of understanding he was always changing lanes

                 F#                                                      B

She grew tired of being a passenger, grew tired of all his games

 

Verse #3

So she rolled the dice

Spun the wheel

Played the cards

And made a deal

Now she’s going home to mama to put things right

And mama’s waiting on the porch

With a six gun at her side

 

Chorus 3

They lost the house, and lost the car

She lost her way when she lost her heart to a gamblin’ man

To a gamblin’ man

Her luck was never right

But mama’s always on her side