Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

You've got to have an ace in the hole

A little secret that nobody knows

Life is a gamble, a game we all play

But you need to save something for a rainy day

You've got to learn to play your card right

If you expect to win in life

Don't put it all on the line for just one roll

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 not comfortable with the (#5)/

1111116 :111116 1111116 :111116 |||1||6 :|||116 ::11113

|||2|| :||||| |||2|| :||||| |2|||| :||2|| ::|34|

|34||| :|3|4| |3|||| :|333| ||3|4| :34|||

I often use plain

: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.