Emmylou Harris - Son Of A Rotten Gambler

emmylou harris son of a rotten gambler written by chip taylor

frank reckard lead guitar
steve fishell steel guitar
don johnson piano
mike bowden bass
john ware drums
barry tashian guitar
wayne goodwin mandolin

B D#m G#m
and his love will be his vision
E F#
and he’ll take you where you stand
B D#m G#m
and will you stand your life by his
E F#
and help the boy become a man

B F#
and he’d be the son of his father his father the teacher
B E
teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
B F# E B
for the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler

B D#m G#m E
will the devil be getting to you as you look back
F#
over what you’ve done
B D#m G#m E
and what you’ve done was it for reason or rhyme
F#
was it just for fun
B F#
and he’d be the son of his father his father the teacher
B E
teaching love and honesty being his own man handler

B F# E B
for the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler
G#m E F#
back on the road now you can lose your head
G#m E F#
there ain’t no kingdom for the gambling man
G#m E
you know the road now and you’ve made your stand

B D#m C#m G#
when his eyes shine upon you shine upon you

C# G#
and he’d be the son of his father his father the teacher
C# F#
teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
C# G# F# C#
for the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler

A#m F# G#
back on the road now you can lose your head
A#m F# G#
there ain’t no kingdom for the gambling man
A#m F#
you know the road now and you’ve made your stand
C# Fm D#m A#
when his eyes shine upon you shine upon you

D# A#
and he’d be the son of his father his father the teacher
D# G#
teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
D# A# G# D#
for the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler

from emmylou harris “cimarron”
blackwood music/Back road music ( bmi )
warner brothers records 1981