Verse 1: A I am the rovin' gambler I've gambled all around A D A Whenever I meet with the deck of cards I lay my money down A E A I lay my money down, lay my money down A I had not been in Frisco many more weeks than three A D A Yeah I met up with a pretty little girl, she fell in love with me A E A Fell in love with me, fell in love with me
Fiddle Solo: Verse 2: A She took me to her parlour, she cooled me with her fan A D A Whispered low in her mother's ear "I love this gamblin' man" A E A Love this gamblin' man, love this gamblin' man A Daughter oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so A D A ANd leave your dear old mother and with the gambler go A E A With the gambler go, with the gambler go Acoustic Guitar Solo: Verse 3: A I left her in Frisco and I wound up in Maine A D A I met up with a poker player and got into a poker game A E A Got in a poker game, got in a poker game A He put his money in the pot and dealt the cards around A D A I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck I shot the gambler down A E A Shot the gambler down, shot the gambler dowm Mandolin Solo: Verse 4: A Now I'm down in prison, got a number for my name A D A The warden slammed the door and said "you've gambled your last game" A E A "Gambled your last game, gambled your last game"