The Pool Shark

C


[Verse 1]
          C             F
He said, "Pardon me for being so 
bold,
    C
But you got a cigarette that's 
already rolled?"
  F                                
I gave him one, he lit it in his 
        C
own good time
    C                       F
The smoke in that poolroom hung like
 a fog
        C
When he talked, he sounded like a 
growling dog
        F                     
He said, "Would you care for a 
                            C
dollar on the five or the nine?"
          C                   F
Now this man was ugly and his eyes 
were mean
    C
His clothes were dirty but his hands
 were clean
   F                            
He held that stick like a mother 
                       C
holds the hand of a child
      C                  F
Well, I've been known to hustle a 
few
         C
When the waitress said, "Is he 
playing you?"
               F                   
And I said, "Yeah. Bring me brandy,
           C
 water by."
C#


[Verse 2]
      C#                    F#
Well, Little Red Parker was way in 
the back
C#
Taking quarters and handling racks
                 F#                
And I told him, "Red, come up here.
               C#
 Glue 'em up tight."
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     C#            F#
That brandy had me feeling warm
  C#
I tipped that waitress and I checked
 her form
             F#               
And I said, "Honey, you like a 
                       C#
winner?" and she just smiled
  C#                       F#
I played like a man with a broken 
wrist
C#
I won two and he won six
              F#               
And I had him set up so I said, 
                       C#
"Let's play for five."
   C#                    F#
By this time a crowd had gathered 
around
   C#
To see this fish and just watch him 
drown
  F#                               
I told that waitress, "More brandy,
           C#
 water by."
D


[Verse 3]
     D                     G
Then he went out and got a custom 
cue
        D
He said, "It's no offense to you,
    G                              
But I don't play off the wall with 
              D
nobody but friends."
       D                   G
It had gold initials and a leather 
grip
D
Pearl and silver inlaid tip
   G                             
He smiled at me and he said, "Why 
                   D
don't we play for ten?"
      D              G
Well, I never seen a man that walk
    D
Who made those balls and table talk
        G                        
They're speaking English, he sure 
                 D
didn't need my help
   D                   G
He broke the balls and kept that 
string
      D
For a hundred and eighty seven bucks
 and a ring
     G                           
'Til I gave up and said, "Friend, 
              D
you're gonna have to play by 
yourself."
D#


[Verse 4]
         D#                    G#
Well, he sacked it up and he walked 
outside
    D#
And I strolled out just to watch him
 ride
    G#                             
And there was a blonde in that 
                              D#
Caddy built like the rest of that 
car
    D#                         G#
The boys in the poolroom, they had 
'em laughing
    D#
And I hung it up and just let it 
pass
    G#                        
And didn't have a thing but my 
                         D#
elbows to put on the bar
        D#                    
And the waitress smiled, said, 
G#
"Water by?"
D#
I took the charity and I thanked her
 twice
    G#                       
And sittin' there sippin' and 
                       D#
suddenly I had me a thought
  D#                G#
Unlucky gambler and lucky in love
D#
  Guess you know what I was thinking
 of
              G#                   
When I said, "Waitress, honey, what
                     D#
 time do you get off?"