Playing Possum chords by George Jones

• Capo on 1st

Capo 1

Intro
F C/E G/D G C C

     C                        F
Well, you didn't think I knew that you'd been cheatin' on me
  G                          C
You thought that I was stayin' home while you went on a spree
                              F
But I've been staying outta sight and I see the things you do
         C/E   G/D     G    C
I've been playin' possum, I've been a- watchin' you

    F                   C
Playin' possum, playin' possum, a-watchin' you
    D7                        G
Seein' you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't do
  C                        F
But I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is true
         C/E    G/D   G   C
I'll keep playing possum and keep on loving you

Inst
F C/E G/D G C C

   C                        F
Last night I climbed up in a tree a-just outside his house
  G                     C
And I saw him a-chasing you, a-playing cat and mouse
                             F
Then I crawled up and went on home I didn't know what to do
          C/E     E/D     G    C
I've been a-playing possum, yes I've been a- watching you

    F                   C
Playin' possum, playin' possum, a-watchin' you
    D7                        G
Seein' you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't do
  C                        F
But I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is true
         C/E    G/D   G   C
I'll keep playing possum and keep on loving you

Inst
F C/E G/D G C C

    F                   C
Playin' possum, playin' possum, a-watchin' you
    D                        G
Seein' you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't do
  C                        F
But I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is true
         C/E    G/D   G   C
I'll keep playing possum and keep on loving you

   F         C/E    G/D   G   C
Yeah, I'll keep playing possum and keep on loving you -----