Marguerite And The Gambler by Mary Black, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Marguerite And The Gambler

Biography:

Mary Black (born 23 May 1955 in Dublin) is an Irish singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland and in many other parts of the world. She was named "Best Female Artist" in the IRMA poll in 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1996.

Black was born into a musical family. Her father had been a fiddler, her mother a singer, and her brothers have their own group. She sang in her family's group in her youth.

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[Intro]
G D C G D C D G

[Verse]
D C G
See the man in the picture with a falcon on his glove
D C D G
A famous gambler, they say he never knew defeat
D C D Em
Lucky at cards, oh, he was lucky in love
C G D G
He gave his heart to the lovely Marguerite

[Verse]
D C G
See the woman beside him, whispering in his ear
D C D G
She was a famous beauty, with men falling at her feet
D C D Em
Her father was the richest man in the town of Belvedere
C G D G Em
Where the Gambler met the lovely Marguerite

[Verse]
C G D
The day when the handsome gambling man came through that town
Em C D D7 G
They met by chance at the corner of the street
D C D Em
The scene was set for the tragedy, it was love at first sight
C G D G
For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite

[Verse]
D C G
Their passion was a fire that could not be contained
D C D G
And when they made love, oh, how their hearts did beat
D C D Em
And from that moment the whole world would be forever changed
C G D G
For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite

[Verse]
D C G
When her father heard the news, he was like a man possessed
D C D G
In a cold fit of fury, hatred and despair
D C D Em
No good-for-nothing gambler was gonna steal his daughter’s heart
C G D G Em
He hired three men to put an end to the affair

[Verse]
C G D
The Gambler had a room upstairs, in a cheap hotel
Em C D D7 G
The men lay in wait in an alley off the street
D C D Em
As the lovers strolled by, three shots rang out and the Gambler fell
C G D G
He died in the arms of the lovely Marguerite

[Verse]
D C G
When they brought her home, she just could not be consoled
D C D
Her mother sent out for a doctor and a priest
G D C D
But it was too late to save her body or her soul
Em
She’d gone to meet the Gambler
C G D G
Who was waiting for his lovely Marguerite

[Verse]
D C G
See the man in the picture with a falcon on his glove
D C D
And the woman beside him, the Queen of Hearts at her feet
G D C D Em
Ohh, they looked so happy, they must have been so much in love
C G D G Em
The famous Gambler and the lovely Marguerite

[Verse]
C G D
They still talk about them in the town of Belvedere
Em C D D7 G
The old people can remember hearing gunfire on the street
D C D
And now when the moon is full, two lovers sometimes appear
Em C G D G D G D
They say it’s the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite
Em C G D G
They say it’s the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite