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Intro C, C Dm C, C, C Dm C,. X2
F, F, Dm C, C, G, G, F C/E, G/D, G
DO REm DO
There's a solitary man crying, "Hold me"
REm DO
It's only because he's a-lonely
REm DO
If the keeper of time runs slowly
REm DO
He won't be alive for long!
FA DO REm DO
If he only had time to tell of all of the things he planned
SOL
With a card up his sleeve, what would he achieve?
FA DO/MI SOL/RE SOL
It means nothing!
DO REm DO
To the opium dens and the barroom gin
REm DO
In the Belmont chair playing violins
REm DO
The gambler's face cracks into a grin
REm DO
As he lays down the king of spades
FA
But the dealer just stares
DO REm DO
There's something wrong here, he thinks
SOL
The gambler is seized and forced to his knees
FA DO/MI SOL/RE SOL
And shot.......... Dead
Link C, C Dm C, C, C Dm C X2
FA
He only wanted more time
DO REm DO
Away from the darkest door
SOL
But his luck it gave in, as the dawn light crept in
FA DO/MI SOL/RE SOL
And he lay on the floor
DO REm DO
From the Hundred Year War to the Crimea
REm DO
With a lance and a musket and a roman spear
REm DO
To all of the men who have stood with no fear
REm DO
In the service of the King
FA
Before you met your fate be sure you
DO REm DO
Did not forsake
SOL FA DO/MI SOL/RE SOL
Your lover, may not be around anymore
Link C, C Dm C, C, C Dm C x2
F, F, Dm C, C
G, G, F C/E, G/D G
DO REm DO
There's a solitary man crying, "Hold me"
REm DO
It's only because he's a-lonely
REm DO
If the keeper of time runs slowly
REm DO
He won't be alive for long!
Outro F, F, C, Dm C
G, G, F C/E, G/D, G
C, C Dm C, C, C Dm C x2
F, F, Dm C, C
C, C, C, C
C, C, C, C
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