Gambling Bar Room Blues Chords
Gambling Bar Room Blues by Jimmie Rodgers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Em, Am and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em Am
Em B Em
Ho-ho-hay-hay.... The Gambling Bar Room Blues
Em Am
I went down to the corner, just to meet my gal.
Em B Em
I found her standing on the sidewalk, talking to my pal.
Em Am
I strolled back to the bar room, to get another drink of gin.
Em B Em
But the first thing I knew I was reeling, rocking and drunk again.
Em Am
I kept drinking gin and liquor, 'til way up in the night.
Em B Em
When my pal walked into the bar room, we had an awful fight.
Em Am
I reached down for my razor, and then we knocked around.
Em B Em
But when I pulled my pistol, I quickly smoked him down.
Em Am Em B Em
Hay-hee-hay-ho-ho-ooh-ooh------ooo-ooo-ooo-oooooooh-ooh-oh-ho-hay-ho
Em Am
I went down to see my baby, and met her on the way,
Em B Em
I told her I'd have to leave her. I told her I could not stay.
Em Am
I started down to the station, and stopped in at the bar.
Em B Em
There I met a policeman, riding in a motor car.
Em Am
We both drank lots of liquor, that flat footed cop and I.
Em B Em
I thought he would never leave me. Lord, I thought I'd die.
Em Am
My baby came in to join us, and then it began to rain.
Em B Em
Then I had to hurry, hurry, to catch that midnight train.
Em Am
I laid my head in the bar room door. I'll never get drunk anymore.
Em B Em
I pawned my watch and my golden chain. I pawned my baby's diamond ring.
Em Am
Police, police, police, you're just as drunk as me.
Em B Em
I'll grab that old eight-wheeler, and make for the deep blue sea-ee.