Ace In The Hole
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as performed by George Strait
As written in Bb, this song may be difficult for some of you (I still
can't make all the chord switches smoothly) so I've included a simplified
version in A. You can play these chords along with the recording if you
capo the first fret.
You've got to have an ace in the hole
A little secret that nobody knows
D#dim7
Edim7 (#5)/ G7#5
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
D#dim7
Edim7 G7#5
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
(x13331)
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)/
Edim7 G7#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.