The Ballad Of Weaverville

CAPO: 2nd Fret Intro: G ~ Em C G ~ Em C G D C G C ~ Em C D Em G ~ Em Well, I'll tell you 'bout a gambler, folks, Jim Weaver was his name C G ~ Em And I don't know where he came from, but gambling was his trade C G D Ride in here close beside me, I'll tell you about a game C G C D Em C D7 Em The damnedest game in all my years I ever did see played G ~ Em Some said they'd seen him play before down on the Barbary Coast C G ~ Em He said that might be true enough, 'cause he'd gambled all around C G D And he lost his stake to a jack high straight out at Sutter's Fort C G C D Dsus2 Dsus4 D But he'd saved a little poke in case of a game within our town Chorus: Em G ~ Em And a lady loves a gambler, running loose, running free C G ~ Em I felt a tremble deep inside when I turned around to see C D Em C D7 Em C D7 Em He was looking hard at me G ~ Em Now the game was set in daddy's tent, an honest man, you know C G ~ Em And all the boys in town were set to take Jim Weaver's gold C G D 'Cause digging gold is hard work and panning is too slow C G C D Em C D7 Em And I saw Jim Weaver smiling at some little private joke G ~ Em Well, by midnight he had all the gold that the boys in town had saved C G ~ Em They never caught him cheating, though they watched him all the while C G D And he never lost a single hand at any game he played C G C D Dsus2 Dsus4 D He never lost a dollar, boys, and he never lost his smile Chorus: Em G ~ Em And a lady loves a gambler, smiling free, smiling wide C G ~ Em I knew I wouldn't rest 'til I was smiling by his side C D Em C D7 Em C D7 Em Smiling as we'd ride G ~ Em Soon all the boys were busted flat, but they wanted still to play C G ~ Em So they asked Jim Weaver what was left to gamble in the game C G D He said he'd cut high cards one time and if he lost he'd pay C G C D Em C D7 Em But if he won they had to swear to give the town his name G ~ Em And he told my daddy he would bet ten dollars on the side C G ~ Em And I could be my daddy's stake, if I would so agree C G D And I rode out of Weaverville next morning as his bride C G C D Dsus2 Dsus4 D And I left the town that bears the name of the gambling man and me Chorus: Em G ~ Em And a lady loves a gambler if he cheats all the same C G ~ D And no one saw me slip to him the ace that won the game C D Em C D7 Em And gave the town our name