Am
Well the wicked king of clubs awoke
    C
And it was to his queen he turned
    Dm
His lips were laughing as they spoke
E
His eyes like bullets burned
    Am
The suns upon a gambling day
    C
His queen smiled low and blissfully
     Dm
Lets make some wretched fool to play
E
Plain it was she did agree

Verse 2

   Am
He sent his Duce down into diamond
    C
His four to heart and his tray to spade
Dm
Three kings with their legions come
E
Preparations soon were made
     Am
They voted club the days commander
C
Gave him an army, face and number
    Dm
All but the outlaw jack of diamonds
E
And the aces in the sky

Verse 3

        Am
Well he gave his sevens first instructions
C
Spirit me a game of stud
Dm
Stakes unscarred by limitation
          E
Between a man named Gold and a man named Mud
Am
Club filled gold with greedy vapours
C
Till his long green eyes did glow
    Dm
And mud was left with sighs and trembles
E
Watching his hard earned money go

Verse 4

Am
Flushes fell on Gold like water
C
Tens they paired and paired again
        Dm
But the aces only flew through heaven
        E
And the diamond jack called no man friend
        Am
Now the diamond queen saw Muds ordeal
C
Began to think of her long lost son
Dm
Fell to her knees with a mothers mercy
    E
And prayed to the angels every one

Verse 5

        Am
Now the diamond queen she prayed and prayed
        C
And the diamond angel filled Muds hole
Dm
The wicked king of clubs himself
E
Fell face down in front of Gold
    Am
Now three kings come to clubs command
        C
But the angels in the sky did ride
Dm
Three kings up on the streets of Gold
E
Three fireballs on the Muddy side

Verse 6

    Am
The club queen heard her husbands call
   C
Bu lord that queen of diamonds joy
         Dm
When the outlaw in the heavenly hall
E
Turned out to be a wandering boy
    Am
Now Mud he checked and Gold bet all
    C
And Mud he raised and Gold did call
        Dm
And the smile just melted off his face
     E
When Mud turned over that diamond ace

Verse 7

Am
Now here's what the story's told
       C
If you feel like Mud you'll end up Gold
       Dm
If you feel like lost you'll end up found
   E
So amigo lay them raises down