Verse
D#
The coroner called her
D#
A# natural beauty
D# A#m
As in life so she was in death
A#m G# D#
On the steps of the Del Coronado
D# F# C# D#
A# bullet hole in her head
[Verse 2]
D#
Handsome suitors came to court her
D# A#m
One by one they lost their hearts
A#m G# D#
She said first win my brother’s favor
D# F# C# D#
In a friendly game of cards
[Chorus]
D# G# D#
Kate Morgan where’s your husband
D# G# F# C# D#
Did he leave you in the sand
D# G#
Heartless gambler
G# D#
Choose your poison
D# F# C# D#
If it’s love show your hand
[Verse 3]
D#
When they found out
D#
He was no brother
D#
It was a different town and
D# A#m
A# different name
A#M G#
They worked the stage paths
G# D#
And the railroads
D# F# C# D#
Love & Cards they played their game
[Verse 4]
D#
The road grew hard
D#
The stakes got smaller
D#
She begged him please
D# A#m
To settle down
A#m G# D#
They bought a house in California
D# F# C#
But he said Katie
C# D#
Just one more round
[Chorus]
D# G# D#
Kate Morgan where’s your husband
D# G# F# C# D#
Did he leave you in the sand
D# G#
Heartless Gambler
G# D#
Choose your poison
D# F# C# D#
If it’s love show your hand
[Verse 5]
D#
On the train she told her secret
D# A#m
But a gambler wants no son
A#m G# D#
She rode on to San Diego
D# F# C# D#
Bought some quinine & a gun
[Verse 6]
D#
No one came to claim her body
D# A#m
The tide rushed in to where she fell
A#m G# D#
He told her he would meet her
D# F# C# D#
Some say she’s waiting still
[Chorus]
D# G# D#
Kate Morgan where’s your husband
D# G# F# C# D#
Did he leave you in the sand
D# G#
Heartless Gambler
G# D#
Choose your poison
D# F# C# D#
If it’s love show your hand
D# F# C# D#
If it’s love show your hand
D# F# C# D#
Whose blood is on your hand