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