Gamblin Man chords

Gillian Welch

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         G                           C 
I met a gamblin’ man,  I cooled him with my fan 
      Em                             D                   C 
He’d just come in from Carroll, but only for a night or two 
           G                        C 
And he was on a roll, shining like Pharaoh’s gold. He said 
            Em                           D                    G 
Why don’cha put your little hand in the hand of the Gamblin’ Man 

          Em         C            G            D          Em          C            D     C 
Now if I lose, if I lose, let me lose, let me lose.  If I lose, if I lose, let me lose. 

              G                               C 
So I went to Mama’s house, yeah she tried to talk me out 
        Em                         D               C 
As she broke down hard ‘bout the houses in New Orleans 
                    G                                C  
She said you gotta listen Pearl, Hey you’re just a Jackson girl 
               Em                          D                    G 
Now don’t you put your little hand in the hand of the Gamblin’ Man 

          Em         C            G            D          Em          C            D     C 
Now if I lose, if I lose, let me lose, let me lose.  If I lose, if I lose, let me lose. 

             G                                    C 
And when my Dad got home, and gathered what was going on 
            Em                           D                     C 
There was something in the color of his eyes went from sky to sea 
                       G                                           C 
He said he’s going to treat you sweet and then he’ll leave you on Bourbon Street 
              Em                           D                    G 
Now don’t you put your little hand in the hand of the Gamblin’ Man 

          Em         C            G            D           Em         C            D          
But if I lose, if I lose, let me lose, let me lose.  If I lose, if I lose, let me lose. 
     C                   G      D         
But maybe I’m a gambler too 

                           G                                C 
And that’s why I love the Gamblin’ man, I love to cool him with my fan 
             Em                            D                C                            
There ain’t nothing in this world makes a girl feel like a queen  Yeahhh 
              G                             C  
And when he’s on a roll, and shining like Pharaoh’s gold 
          Em                         D                    C 
I’m gonna put my little hand in the hand of the Gamblin’ Man   Heyyyyyy 
          Em                         D                    G        
I’m gonna put my little hand in the hand of the Gamblin’ Man