Em D C B Em
Em D C B Em

[Chorus]
Em            C
Ride, Gambler Ride
          A   D             Em
Where the wild rivers flow
Em            C
Ride, Gambler Ride
            D                Em
Til there's no place left to go

[Verse]

Em                   C
There's a town lyin over that hill
    F                        Em
You don't remember? They remember you still.
                                 C
There's a woman up there who you left behind
            D                           Em
You weren't nothin' special, but you're still on her mind.
     C                      G
See, she got married to the boy next door
D                  Em
who works at the candy store
C                      G                      A      C
She got married to the boy next door, but she dreams about you.

[Interlude]
Em C Em C Em C Em

[Chorus]
C               G
Ride, Gambler, Ride
       A        C       Em
til youre poor ass is sore
C               G
Ride, Gambler, Ride
               A   C            Em
til you can't stand the pain no more

[Interlude]
Em D C B Em

[Verse]
Em                   C
Your old daddy's a right fine man
    F                        Em
and he raised you up, best he can.
                                 C
And daddy's words still ringin' in your ear
            D                           Em
From a long time back but they're loud and clear.
C                  G            D                Em
Hero ain't worth a lick my son, never fight when you can run.
C                  Em
Don't let no woman turn you around
    A         C
And never stand when you can lie down.

[Interlude]
Em C Em C Em C Em C

C               G
Ride, Gambler, Ride
         A    C       Em
til you can't ride no more
C               Em
Ride, Gambler, Ride
     F          A         C
till your poor, broke up, raggedy
              Em
little ass is sore

[Outro]
Em C Em C G C Em
              Cowboy, ride.