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