Am G These tables are haunted by the ghost of Las VegasAm G Am Their chips were once mountains but they came here to playAm G They could take me if they wanted but I have nothing worth countingAm G Am And like the sands of Nevada they go drifting away Lady luck's still a mystery With her head on my shoulders And I don't know why I still want her to dance I guess that's all history What it is is I'm older And I'm still a fool For a one-way romanceAm F G Her dice were red rubies they rolled and they tumbledAm F G And I never saw time running out with my rollAm G And in a wasteland of cut glass my dreams have all crumbledAm G Am And I've paid with whatever I had left for a soul Now the dawn's broken even On an empty horizon No reason for folding No reason to stay It's too soon to be leaving Too late for criticizing And the sands of Nevada They go drifting away