INTRO:
C  D  F  C  C

VERSE:
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.


CHORUS:
 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.


VERSE:
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.


CHORUS:
  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


VERSE:
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.


CHORUS:
  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.