C  G/B  Am  G  C  G/B  Am  G  C

[Verse 1]
                 G/B               Am
Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades
        Am/G            F
Fingers tremble and the memory fades
           C          G                       C       G
And it's a foolish man who tries to bluff the dealer


[Verse 2]
    C                 G/B                Am
The Joker has laughed, Lady Luck smiled
              Am/G         F
The Aces were high and the Deuces were wild
            C               G             F        C
When you're down and losin', everyone's a cheater


[Chorus]
F                          G              C
Got a little more than you bargained for
                                   F
A little more than you had in mind
                          G
They called your bluff and twenty-one
     Am              G     C
Beats nineteen every time


[Verse 3]
             G/B                   Am
Life's a lot like that, my friend
          Am/G     F                    C
Luck runs out, the winning streak ends
                         G                    C       G   C
When the deck is stacked, you can't bluff the dealer


[Verse 4]
                      G/B         Am
Just when things were going fine
Am/G               F
Someone jumped you from behind
    C                           G             F        C
And when you're down and losin', everyone's a cheater


[Chorus]
F                     G                 C
You can't win and you can't break even
                               F
You can't get out of the game
                        G
You shouldn't stay, but you ain't leavin'
           Am                  G
'Cause your luck could change again


[Chorus]
F                     G                 C
You can't win and you can't break even
                               F
You can't get out of the game
                        G
You shouldn't stay, but you ain't leavin'
           Am                  G     C
'Cause your luck could change again


[Verse 5]
                 G/B               Am
Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades
        Am/G            F
Fingers tremble and the memory fades
           C          G                       C       G
And it's a foolish man who tries to bluff the dealer
           C          G                       F       C
And it's a foolish man who tries to bluff the dealer