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Roving Gambler

Traditional

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G	-	-	-
-	C              G	C	G
-	-	-                  C	G            (repeat)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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I am a roving gambler, gambled all around.
When ever I meet with a deck of cards, I lay my money down boy,
Lay my money down. Lay my money down.

 

I had not been in Washington, many more weeks than three,
I met up with a pretty little girl, she fell in love with me.
Fell in love with me. Fell in love with me.

 

She took me in her parlour, she cooled me with her fan,
She whispered low in her mother's ear, I love that gambling man.
Love that gambling man. Love that gambling man.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Watch Arlo Guthrie perform "Roving Gambler" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com