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