The Gambler (my version)

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Each main verse is somewhat different, but they all follow the same basic pattern.

3 4 4 4 3 4 3
On a warm summer's evenin' 
3 3 -5 6 -6 6 5
on a train bound for nowhere
4 -5 -6 6 5 
I met up with the gambler
4 4 4 4 -3 4 -4
we were both too tired to sleep
4 4 4 3 4
So we took turns a starin' 
4 -5 -5 6 -6 6 5 
out the window at the darkness
4 -5 -5 6 -6 6 5 
'Til boredom overtook us 
4 -4 -4 5 -4 4 
and he began to speak


Chorus:

5 -4 4 4 3 4 3 
You got to know when to hold 'em
4 -5 -6 6 5 
know when to fold 'em
4 -5 -6 6 6 5
Know when to walk away
4 -3 4 -4
know when to run
5 -4 4 4 4 3 
You never count your money
4 4 -5 -5 6 -6 6 5
when you're sittin' at the table
4 5 6 -6 -6 6 5 
There'll be time enough for countin'
-4 -4 5 -4 4 
when the dealing's done

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound