Intro: 
C  D  F  C  C 

 
[Verso 1]

N.C.                      D 
I saw the Feather River glide 
F                 C 
 Over shinin´ goldensand, 
  C                     D 
Struck a silver ribbon wide, 
G                  C 
 Held a million in my hand. 



[Refrão]

 C                     Am 
But beside the lookin´ for 
         C                Am 
Oh, the finding´s always tame, 
             C             D 
And there´s nothin´ drives a gambler 
F                    C 
 Like the lovin´ of the game. 



[Verso 2]

N.C.                 D 
All my life I ran around, 
F                         C 
 Searchin´ hard from town to town, 
 C                 D 
But I never ever found 
G                C 
 Anything to tie me down. 


 
[Refrão]

  C                         Am 
Still, I wouldn't trade my time 
       C            Am 
For a solid diamond   claim, 
        C                D 
No, I would not trade a fortune 
F                           C 
 For the the lovin´ of the game. 

C  D  F  C  C 



[Verso 3]

N.C.                         D 
So long, darling, don´t you cry, 
F                            C 
 I hope that things pan out for you. 
 C                       D 
All the good times going by, 
G                      C 
 Got to have ourselves a few. 



[Refrão]

  C                    Am 
Where I´m goin´ has no end, 
          C          Am 
What I´m seekin´ has no name, 
Am                          D 
No, the treasure´s not the takin´, 
F                    C 
 It´s the lovin´ of the game. 


OUTRO: 
C                           D 
No, the treasure´s not the takin´, 
F                    C       C 
 It´s the lovin´ of the game.