Games People Play chords by Joe South

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

Tuning: Standard tuning


SONG:  GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
ARTIST: JOE SOUTH
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]


           GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
             JOE SOUTH


CAPO: 2nd FRET - (In videos Joe South has a capo on the 2nd fret)

INTRO:

DANELECTRO ELECTRIC SITAR (FEEL FREE TO IMPROVISE)

  G+G            D MajorD        C majorC   D7D7  G+G
E MajorE --------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|
BB -----3--------|------3----------|-------3-5--|-----------|
G+G -2/4---0-0-0--|--2/4---4-2-2-2--|--2/4-------|--2/4-2-0--|
D MajorD --------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|
A augmentedA --------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|
E MajorE --------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|

  G+G               D MajorD
E MajorE ------------------|-------------------|
BB ------------------|-------------------|
G+G -2/4-4-2-0-0-0-0--|--2/4-4-2-0-2-2-2--|
D MajorD ------------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA ------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE ------------------|-------------------|

      C majorC     D7D7    G+G
E MajorE -----------------|------------------|
BB --------3-5-5-5--|--5-5\3-----------|
G+G --2-2/4----------|--------4-2-0-0-0-|
D MajorD -----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA -----------------|------------------|
E MajorE -----------------|------------------|


VERSE:
G+G
La da da da da da da
      D MajorD
La da da da da da de
     C majorC
La-da da da da da
D7D7    G+G
 La da da da

VERSE:
G+G
Oh, the games people play now,
            D MajorD
Every night and every day now
             C majorC
Never meaning what they say now,
D7D7            G+G
 Never saying what they mean


VERSE:
 G+G
While they wile away the hours,
        D MajorD
In their ivory towers
               C majorC
'Til they're covered up with flowers,
    D7D7          G+G
In the back of a black limousine, woah-ah


CHORUS:
G+G
La da da da da da da
      D MajorD
La da da da da da de
        C majorC
Talking 'bout you and me,
D7D7           G+G
 And the games people play now


VERSE:
G+G
Oh, we make one another cry,
            D MajorD
Break a heart then we say goodbye
             C majorC
Cross our hearts and we hope to die,
D7D7            G+G
 That the other was to blame, woah-ah


VERSE:
 G+G
Neither one will ever give in,
          D MajorD
So we gaze at our eight by ten
                C majorC
Thinking 'bout the things that might have been,
D7D7             G+G
 And it's a dirty rotten shame, woah-ah


CHORUS:
G+G
La da da da da da da
      D MajorD
La da da da da da de
        C majorC
Talking 'bout you and me,
D7D7            G+G
 And the games people play, now


INSTRUMENTAL:

   G+G    D MajorD    C majorC
Oh yeah, alright, oh yeah
   D7D7                 G+G
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on

  G+G               D MajorD
E MajorE ------------------|-------------------|
BB ------------------|-------------------|
G+G -2/4-4-2-0-0-0-0--|--2/4-4-2-0-2-2-2--|
D MajorD ------------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA ------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE ------------------|-------------------|

      C majorC     D7D7    G+G
E MajorE -----------------|------------------|
BB --------3-5-5-5--|--5-5\3-----------|
G+G --2-2/4----------|--------4-2-0-0-0-|
D MajorD -----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA -----------------|------------------|
E MajorE -----------------|------------------|

Let me hear it ...

VERSE:
 G+G
People walking up to you,
          D MajorD
Singing glory hallelulia
               C majorC
And they're tryin to sock it to you,
D7D7          G+G
 In the name of the Lord


VERSE:
 G+G
They're gonna teach you how to meditate,
            D MajorD
Read your horoscope, cheat your faith
           C majorC
And further more to hell with hate,
D7D7         G+G
Come on and get on board, woah-ah


CHORUS:
G+G
La da da da da da da
      D MajorD
La da da da da da de
        C majorC
Talking 'bout you and me,
D7D7            G+G
 And the games people play, now wait a minute


VERSE:
 G+G
Look around tell me what you see,
           D MajorD
What's happening to you and me
          C majorC
God grant me the serenity,
D7D7           G+G
 To just remember who I am, woah-ah


VERSE:
 G+G
Cause you've given up your sanity,
            D MajorD
For your pride and your vanity
           C majorC
Turn your back on humanity,
D7D7            G+G
Oh, And you don't give a da da da da da


CHORUS:
G+G
La da da da da da da
      D MajorD
La da da da da da de
            C majorC
I keep a talking 'bout you and me brother
D7D7          G+G
And the games people play, now, now


CHORUS:
G+G
La da da da da da da
      D MajorD
La da da da da da de
        C majorC
Talking 'bout you and me,
D7D7            G+G
Oh, and the games people play,

I want to tell you somehow play


OUTRO: (FADE OUT)
G+G
La-da da da da da da
      D MajorD
La-da da da da da de
        C majorC
Talking 'bout you and me,
D7D7            G+G
 And the games people play, now


========================= NO CAPO ========================


SONG:  GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
ARTIST: JOE SOUTH
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]


           GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
             JOE SOUTH


CAPO: NONE

INTRO:

DANELECTRO ELECTRIC SITAR (FEEL FREE TO IMPROVISE)

  A augmentedA            E MajorE        D MajorD   E7E7  A augmentedA
E MajorE --------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|
BB -----5--------|------5----------|-------5-7--|-----------|
G+G -4/6---2-2-2--|--4/6---6-4-4-4--|--4/6-------|--4/6-4-2--|
D MajorD --------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|
A augmentedA --------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|
E MajorE --------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|

  A augmentedA               E MajorE
E ------------------|-------------------|
BB ------------------|-------------------|
G+G -4/6-6-4-2-2-2-2--|--4/6-6-4-2-4-4-4--|
D MajorD ------------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA ------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE ------------------|-------------------|

      D MajorD     E7E7    A augmentedA
E MajorE -----------------|------------------|
BB --------5-7-7-7--|--7-7\5-----------|
G+G --4-4/6----------|--------6-4-2-2-2-|
D MajorD -----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA -----------------|------------------|
E MajorE -----------------|------------------|


VERSE:
A augmentedA
La da da da da da da
      E MajorE
La da da da da da de
     D MajorD
La-da da da da da
E7E7    A augmentedA
 La da da da


VERSE:
A augmentedA
Oh, the games people play now,
            E MajorE
Every night and every day now
             D MajorD
Never meaning what they say now,
E7E7            A augmentedA
 Never saying what they mean


VERSE:
 A augmentedA
While they wile away the hours,
        E MajorE
In their ivory towers
               D MajorD
'Til they're covered up with flowers,
    E7E7          A augmentedA
In the back of a black limousine, woah-ah


CHORUS:
A augmentedA
La da da da da da da
      E MajorE
La da da da da da de
        D MajorD
Talking 'bout you and me,
E7E7           A augmentedA
 And the games people play now


VERSE:
A augmentedA
Oh, we make one another cry,
            E MajorE
Break a heart then we say goodbye
             D MajorD
Cross our hearts and we hope to die,
E7E7            A augmentedA
 That the other was to blame, woah-ah


VERSE:
 A augmentedA
Neither one will ever give in,
          E MajorE
So we gaze at our eight by ten
                D MajorD
Thinking 'bout the things that might have been,
E7E7             A augmentedA
 And it's a dirty rotten shame, woah-ah


CHORUS:
A augmentedA
La da da da da da da
      E MajorE
La da da da da da de
        D MajorD
Talking 'bout you and me,
E7E7            A augmentedA
 And the games people play, now


INSTRUMENTAL:

   A augmentedA    E MajorE    D MajorD
Oh yeah, alright, oh yeah
   E7E7                 A augmentedA
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on

  A augmentedA               E MajorE
E ------------------|-------------------|
BB ------------------|-------------------|
G+G -4/6-6-4-2-2-2-2--|--4/6-6-4-2-4-4-4--|
D MajorD ------------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA ------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE ------------------|-------------------|

      D MajorD     E7E7    A augmentedA
E MajorE -----------------|------------------|
BB --------5-7-7-7--|--7-7\5-----------|
G+G --4-4/6----------|--------6-4-2-2-2-|
D MajorD -----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA -----------------|------------------|
E MajorE -----------------|------------------|

Let me hear it ...

VERSE:
 A augmentedA
People walking up to you,
          E MajorE
Singing glory hallelulia
               D MajorD
And they're tryin to sock it to you,
E7E7          A augmentedA
 In the name of the Lord


VERSE:
 A augmentedA
They're gonna teach you how to meditate,
            E MajorE
Read your horoscope, cheat your faith
           D MajorD
And further more to hell with hate,
E7E7         A augmentedA
Come on and get on board, woah-ah


CHORUS:
A augmentedA
La da da da da da da
      E MajorE
La da da da da da de
        D MajorD
Talking 'bout you and me,
E7E7            A augmentedA
 And the games people play, now wait a minute


VERSE:
 A augmentedA
Look around tell me what you see,
           E MajorE
What's happening to you and me
          D MajorD
God grant me the serenity,
E7E7           A augmentedA
 To just remember who I am, woah-ah


VERSE:
 A augmentedA
Cause you've given up your sanity,
            E MajorE
For your pride and your vanity
           D MajorD
Turn your back on humanity,
E7E7            A augmentedA
Oh, And you don't give a da da da da da


CHORUS:
A augmentedA
La da da da da da da
      E MajorE
La da da da da da de
            D MajorD
I keep a talking 'bout you and me brother
E7E7          A augmentedA
And the games people play, now, now


CHORUS:
A augmentedA
La da da da da da da
      E MajorE
La da da da da da de
        D MajorD
Talking 'bout you and me,
E7E7            A augmentedA
Oh, and the games people play,

I want to tell you somehow play


OUTRO: (FADE OUT)
A augmentedA
La-da da da da da da
      E MajorE
La-da da da da da de
        D MajorD
Talking 'bout you and me,
E7E7            A augmentedA
 And the games people play, now

Games People Play chords

"Games people play" is a protest song released by US singer/song-writer Joe South in 1968. "Games people play" is written by Joe South.

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