Games People Play

By: Bill Anderson Recorded in F# Capo 1st Fret All verses and chorus are chorded the same INTRO CHORUS : E B7 La da la da da ...la da la de-d-de A B7 E talking 'bout you and me...and the games people play VERSE E Oh the games people play now B7 Every night and every day now A Never meaning what they say now B7 E Never saying what they mean VERSE E So they while away the hours B7 In their ivory towers A Till they're covered up with flowers B7 E In the back of a black limou-sine CHORUS E B7 La da la da da ...la da la de-d-de A B7 E talking 'bout you and me...and the games people play VERSE Oh they make one another cry Break their hearts and they say goodbye Cross our hearts and we hope to die That the other was to blame VERSE Neither one would ever give in So they gaze at an eight by ten Thinkin' 'bout the it might have been And it's a dirty rotten shame CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL : CHORUS VERSE People walkin up to ya Singing glory haliluah and they try to sock it to ya In the name of the Lord VERSE They're gonna teach you how to meditate Read your horoscope and cheat your fate And the further more the hell with hate Come on and get on board CHORUS VERSE Look around and tell me what you see What's happening to you and me God grant me the serenity To just remember who I am VERSE Cause you've given up your sanity for your pride and your vanity turned your back on humanity and you don't give a la da da CHORUS E B7 La da la da da ...la da la de-d-de A B7 E talking 'bout you and me...and the games people play CHORUS E B7 La da la da da ...la da la de-d-de A B7 E talking 'bout you and me...and the games people play