E . . . A/e . E . |A/e . E . . A/e E . . .
E *) A/e E
Come around you rovin' gamblers and a story I will tell
E A/e E A/e E
About the greatest gambler, you all should know him well.
E A/e E A/e E
His name was Will O' Conley and he gambled all his life,
A/e B/e A/eIntro (1st bar=riff):
C F C/e*) C A winter wind is a-blowin' strong, my hands have got no gloves. F C/e G/d C G C I wish to my soul that I could see the girl I'm a-thinking of. Don't you remember me, babe, I remember you quite well, It caused me to leave old Kingsport Town with a high sheriff on my trail. High sheriff on my trail, boys, high sheriff on my trail,
G
I will not go down under the ground
C
"Cause somebody tells me that death's comin' 'round
G
An' I will not carry myself down to die
C
When I go to my grave my head will be high,
G C
Let me die in my footsteps
G D/f# C G
Before I go down under the ground.
: . . : . . : . . : . .
G
[Here's a foreign song I learned in Utah]
G
Ha ["dut" on the harp]
C
Va - Ha-va
D
Na - Ha-va-na
G
Gei - Ha-va-ne-gei
C
Lah - Ha-va-ne-gei-lah
D
O-de-ley-e-e-oo
G . . C D . G C/g-G . .
C F /e /f C/g
I got those worried blues : . . . : . .
F /e-/f C/g -----> |---1-------------|---0--------
And I got those worried blues |-----------------|------------
F/a F G(7) |-------2---------|-------0----
I got those worried blues |-----3-----------|-----2-----etc.-
G C G
G
Honey, just allow me one more chance
C G
To get along with you.
G
Honey, just allow me one more chance,
A7 D
Ah'll do anything for you.
G
Well, I'm a-walkin' down the road
G7
With my head in my hand,
C
I'm lookin' for a woman
A7
Needs a worried man.
G D G C
Just-a one kind favor I ask you,
G D GB A : . . . |-----0-----------------0-| |-0-----------0-----------| |-----------------1-1-----| |-------0-----------------| |-4---------4-2-----------| |-------------------------|
E A E A : . . . : . . . : . . .
Intro and recurring pattern in and between the verses:
