Showboat Gambler

	  		England Dan and John Ford Coley - Showboat Gambler 
  
  
th Fret 
  
  
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 
  
  

             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 
  
  

             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 
  
  
(## 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