| A | A | A | A | G | D | |
| Since it costs a [C | You and me got to spend more [F | Just goes to show, you [C[F | Wait until that | deal come ' | round, |
| A | G | D | A | |
| Don't you let that | deal go | down, | no no. |
| I've been gamblin' hereabouts for ten good solid years, |
| And if I told you all that went down it would burn off both your ears. |
| Since you poured the wine for me and tightened up my shoes, |
| I hate to leave you sittin' there composing lonesome blues. |