Tablature ace in the hole - George Strait

          



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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.

  

  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. 


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 Ace in the hole, de George strait 

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