Rovin' Gambler
By Dieks Bentley
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
7/5/2010


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I am the rovin' gambler, I've gambled all around 
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Whenever I meet with the deck of cards, I lay my money down
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I lay my money down, I lay my money down
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I had not been in Frisco many more weeks than three
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Yea I met up with a pretty little girl, she fell in love with me 
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Fell in love with me, fell in love with me


Fiddle solo


She took me to her parlor, she cooled me with her fan 
Whispered low in her mother's ear "I love this gamblin' man"
Love this gamblin man, love this gablin' man
Daughter oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so
And leave your dear old mother and with the gambler go 
With the gambler go, with the gambler go


Acoustic guitar solo


I left her in Frisco and I wound up in Maine 
I met up with a poker player and got in a poker game
Got in a poker game, got in a poker game 
He put his money in the pot and dealt the cards around 
I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck, I shot the gambler down
Shot the gambler down, shot the gambler down 


Mandolin solo


Now I'm down in prison, got a number for my name
The warden slammed the door and said "You've gambled your last game"
Gambled your last game, gambled your last game

Gambled your last game, gambled your last game