George Strait – Ace In The Hole (Ukulele)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ as performed by George Strait notated by Greg Vaughn ([email protected]) As written in Bb, this song may be difficult for some of you (I still can't make all the chord switches smoothly) so I've included a simplified version in A. You can play these chords along with the recording if you capo the first fret. A
Bb
You've got to have an ace in the hole
D7 A A7
         Eb7                Bb    Bb7
A little secret that nobody knows
D D#dim7 A/E F#7
Eb        Edim7     Bb/F    Bb(#5)/F#    G7#5
Life is a gamble, a game we all          play
B7 E E7
        C7                           F        F7
But you need to save something for a rainy day
A
       Bb
You've got to learn to play your card right
D7 A A7
   Eb7                  Bb   Bb7
If you expect to win in life
D D#dim7 A/E F#7
      Eb6        Edim7       Bb/F         G7#5
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
B7 E7 A
       C7             F7         Bb(x13331)
You've got to have an ace in the hole
2: If you're headed down a one way street And you're not sure it's the way you wanna go In money or love or all the above Have a little more than what you show When life deals out a surprise Have a few surprises of your own No matter what you do, no matter where you go You've got to have an ace in the hole Chords I use (but they are by no means the only choice): I still Am not comfortable with the Bb(#5)/F#
Bb       Eb7      Bb7      Eb       Edim7    Bb/F     G7#5
1111116  :111116  1111116  :111116  |||1||6  :|||116  ::11113
|||2|| :||||| |||2|| :||||| |2|||| :||2|| ::|34| |34||| :|3|4| |3|||| :|333| ||3|4| :34|||
C7       F        F7       Eb6        I often use plain Eb
:111113  111111   111111   |:1||:10   instead of Eb6.
:||||| |||2|| |||2|| 2:||3: :|3|4| |34||| |3|||| |:|4|: To really get the Western Swing sound you want to hit the bass notes on beats 1 and 3 and strum the whole chord on 2 and 4, but muffle it quickly to get a percussive BOOM-chick BOOM-chick sound. If any of you are more adventurous and would like some "swing-ier" sounding chords, I've got some suggestions from Bo Parker that I'll be happy to share with you.