England Dan & John Ford Coley – Showboat Gambler (Guitar)

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England Dan and John Ford Coley - Showboat Gambler INTRO: C Tonight I'll board the Delta Queen Abound for New Orleans

     G                                   C
And again I'll get that feeling that I'm free

Her paddle wheels will churn And her smoke stacks they will burn

    G                             C
And slowly I'll be carried to the sea

CHORUS:

             F  Em   Dm
'Cause I'm a rambler

           C
A showboat gambler

          G             C
I make my living on the run

      F  Em   Dm
I'm a rambler

           C
A showboat gambler

               G            C
Big Muddy will always be my home

I know every river ship 'Cause I've taken every trip

    G                           C
And I know every captain by his name

In the eyes of every man I can tell what's in his hand

  G                                 C
I guess that I have played in every game

CHORUS:

             F  Em   Dm
'Cause I'm a rambler

           C
A showboat gambler

          G             C
I make my living on the run

      F  Em   Dm
I'm a rambler

           C
A showboat gambler

               G            C
Big Muddy will always be my home

INSTRUMENTAL: C G F C G F C Tonight I'm a-sitting here Beneath a chandelier

          G                           C
There's a lady here to light my big cigar

And if luck will be my friend We'll be finished up by ten

             G                                 C
And we'll be standing on the decks beneath the stars

CHORUS: (## 3x - fade to end ##)

             F  Em   Dm
'Cause I'm a rambler

           C
A showboat gambler

          G             C
I make my living on the run

      F  Em   Dm
I'm a rambler

           C
A showboat gambler

               G            C
Big Muddy will always be my home