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Ace In The Hole
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as performed by George Strait
notated by Greg Vaughn (gvaughn@olga.net)
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.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/g/george-strait/129067.html ]
A
Bb
You've got to have an ace in the hole
D7 A A7
Eb7 Bb Bb7
A little secret that nobody knows
D D#dim7 A/E F#7
Eb Edim7 Bb/F Bb(#5)/F# G7#5
Life is a gamble, a game we all play
B7 E E7
C7 F F7
But you need to save something for a rainy day
A
Bb
You've got to learn to play your card right
D7 A A7
Eb7 Bb Bb7
If you expect to win in life
D D#dim7 A/E F#7
Eb6 Edim7 Bb/F G7#5
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
B7 E7 A
C7 F7 Bb(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 am not comfortable with the Bb(#5)/F#
Bb Eb7 Bb7 Eb Edim7 Bb/F G7#5
1111116 :111116 1111116 :111116 |||1||6 :|||116 ::11113
|||2|| :||||| |||2|| :||||| |2|||| :||2|| ::|34|
|34||| :|3|4| |3|||| :|333| ||3|4| :34|||
C7 F F7 Eb6 I often use plain Eb
: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.
