Saint John The Gambler Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

CmWell she'd F♯mhad twenty years when she Cmturned to her mother

Sayin', "MF♯mother I know that you'll gCmrieve.

But I've Egiven my F♯msoul to ASt. John The CmGambler

And tomorrow comes Etime to lG♯eave,

For the F♯mhills cannot hold back my Cmsorrow forever

And F♯mdead men lie deep 'round the Cmdoor

Of the onEly salvaF♯mtion that's miAne for the asCmkin'

So mother think Gmon me no Cmmore."

And winter howled high 'round the mountain's breast,

And the cold of a thousand snows

Lay heaped upon the forest's sleep

She dressed in Calico.

For a gambler likes his women fancy,

Fancy she would be

And the fire of her longing would keep 'way the cold,

and her dress was a sight to see.

But the road was long beneath her feet,

She followed her frozen breath

In search of a certain St. John The Gambler,

Stumbling to her death.

She heard his laughter right down from the mountain,

And danced with her mother's tears

To a funeral drone of Calico,

'neath a cross of twenty years.

To a funeral drone of Calico,

'neath a cross of twenty years.