GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
Joe South

written by Joe South

Everything follows the following chord pattern: 

A / / / 2 / / / 3 / / / E / / / 2 / / / 
D / / / 2 / / / A / / / 

La-da da da da da da da 
La-da da da da da de 
La-da da da da da da de 
La-da da da da da da da 

Verse 1: 
Oh the games people play now 
Every night & every day now 
Never meaning what they say now 
Never saying what they mean 
& they while away the hours 
In their ivory towers 
Till they're covered up with flowers 
In the back of a black limousine, ooo ah 

CHORUS: 
La-da da da da da da da 
La-da da da da da de 
Talkin' 'bout you and me 
& the games people play 

Verse 2: 
Oh we make one another cry 
Break a heart then we say goodbye 
Cross our hearts and we hope to die 
That the other was to blame 
Neither one will give in 
So we gaze at our eight by ten 
Thinkin' 'bout the things that might have been 
It's a dirty rotten shame 

(chorus) 
(instrumental) 

People walkin' up to ya 
Singin' glory hallelujah 
& they're tryin to sock it to ya 
In the name of the Lord 
They're gonna teach you how to meditate 
Read your horoscope, cheat your faith 
& furthermore, to hell with hate 
Come on & get on board 

(chorus) 

Look around, tell me what you see 
What's happening to you & me? 
God, grant me the serenity 
To remember who I am 
'Cause you've given up your sanity 
For your pride & your vanity 
Turned your back on humanity 
&nd you don't give a damn, da da da 

(repeat chorus & fade)

source: Collins Crapo

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