Playing For Keeps chords by Elle King

Chords with lyrics

Capo 5th, Standard tuning

Intro : E minorEm G+G A minorAm E minorEm

Verse 1:
  E minorEm
you prayed to have
   G+G  A minorAm        C majorC
your name scattered on the lips of the young
E minorEm   G+G
now you claim
     A minorAm     C majorC
that its you on the tips of their tongue
E minorEm    G+G
if you're proud
      A minorAm       C majorC
of what you had to kill to get your thrill
E minorEm      G+G
well,i bet it stings
      A minorAm       C majorC
to give up everything and realize
B7B7
they dont want you

Chorus:
E minorEm             G+G
its a lonely road where the forgotten goes
     A minorAm           E minorEm
where your misery finds its company
E minorEm             G+G
its a long way down to the sacred ground
     A minorAm          B7B7
where the reaper's playing for keeps
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.


Verse 2:
E minorEm    G+G
the hollow sound
  A minorAm         C majorC
is ringing where your heart used to beat
E minorEm    G+G
have you found
     A minorAm       C majorC
that your admiration will never set you free
E minorEm    G+G
get your lies
       A minorAm        C majorC
prepared your next in line for judgement day now
E minorEm     G+G         A minorAm
aren't you praying aren't you begging
      C majorC   B7B7
that you're anyone else

Chorus:
E minorEm             G+G
its a lonely road where the forgotten goes
     A minorAm           E minorEm
where your misery finds its company
E minorEm             G+G
its a long way down to the sacred ground
     A minorAm          B7B7
where the reaper's playing for keeps
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.


Bridge-ish thingy:
E minorEm           G+G
well i bet youre sorry now
  A minorAm       C majorC
you did this to yourself
E minorEm          G+G
well i bet youre sorry now
A minorAm         B7B7
well arent you sorry now


Chorus (x2):
E minorEm             G+G
its a lonely road where the forgotten goes
     A minorAm           E minorEm
where your misery finds its company
E minorEm             G+G
its a long way down to the sacred ground
     A minorAm          B7B7
where the reaper's playing for keeps


E minorEm             G+G
its a lonely road where the forgotten goes
     A minorAm           E minorEm
where your misery finds its company
E minorEm             G+G
its a long way down to the sacred ground
     A minorAm          B7B7
where the reaper's playing for keeps
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
E minorEm   G+G    A minorAm   C majorC
Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.

End on E minorEm