Key: D Intro: D Dmaj7 G A D Verse 1: D Dmaj7 G D Feeding slot machines, drinking free drinks, we struck up a conversation G F#m Em A Said, "This town really ain't my kind of thing, but it's great if you got time needs wasting" D Dmaj7 G D And before I knew what I was getting into, we were off to the races G F#m Yeah, three short days flew by in a haze Em A But that weekend still ain't fading
Chorus: D G A D That's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas G F#m Em A Yeah, you play to win but you lose and then she's the only thing you can think of D G A D Yeah, you bet it all, but your ace don't fall, the bank ain't all that's breaking G F#m Em A D But that's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas Verse 2: D Dmaj7 G D Yeah, that Southwest plane just wouldn't run late in spite of all my praying G F#m Em7 D A And I like to think she was a second away from turning around and staying D G D Yeah, that TV screen still tortures me, those commercials they're always playing Gm F#m Em A That's how they get you to go, but what do they know? They ought to change that saying Chorus: D G A D That's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas G F#m Em A Yeah, you play to win but you lose and then she's the only thing you can think of D G A D Yeah, you bet it all, but your ace don't fall, the bank ain't all that's breaking G F#m Em F#m G But that's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas Pedal Steel Solo: F#m Em A D Outro: D G A D Yeah, you bet it all, but your ace don't fall, the bank ain't all that's breaking G F#m Em A D But that's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas G A Gm D Yeah, when Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas