
Gamblers Roll
Allman Brothers Band
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Tom : Bm
Bm A Em E Em G A Bm Bm Bm G
[Verse]
Bm F#m Bm F#m
The dealer sits alone in the dark
Bm F#m Bm
Cigarette shines on his very last card
Em F#m F#7
Everything he had... watched it come and go
Bm G Bm G
On a gambler's roll
Bm F#m
Cold wind blows a young girl's world apart
Bm F#m Bm F#m Em Bm
She bet it all she bet it all on the jack of hearts
Em F#m
Gained her freedom but lost her soul
F#7 Bm G Bm G
On a gambler's roll On a gambler's roll
Bm G F#m F#7
You know the gambler he rides... rides on a fools train
Bm Em E
Ah tradin' silver for gold
G A
Oh but his luck will change... time takes it's toll
Bm Bm Bm Bm G Bm Bm Bm G
On a gambler's roll
[Solo]
Bm
F#m (2x)
Bm Em F#m F# Bm G Bm G
[Guitar Solo]
Bm G Bm G Bm G Bm Em F#m F#7 G A Bm G Bm G F# F#7 Bm Em E Em G A Bm G Bm G Bm G Bm F#m
The dealer knows... it's just about his last game
Bm F#m Bm E Bm
Not even she knows all the sorrow and pain
Em F#m
As the forty-five deals the fatal blow
F# Bm G Bm Bm
On a gamblers roll...on a gamblers roll
G F# F#7
You know the gambler he rides... rides on a fools train
Bm E
Tradin' silver for gold
G A
Ah but his luck will change... time takes it's toll
Bm G Bm
On a gambler's roll... on a gambler's roll
Bm G Bm G
On a gambler's roll... on a gamblers roll
Bm Bm Bm Bm G Bm Bm Bm Bm G
On a gamblers... gambler's roll
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