Games People Play chords by Merle Haggard
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
Oh, the games people play (G major)
now
Every night and every (D major) day now
Never meanin' what they say (C major) now
(D major) And never sayin' what they (G major) mean
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Verse 2
So, they whyle away the (G major) hours
In their ivory tower (D major) s
Till they're covered up with flowers (C major)
In the (D major) back of a black limousine
(G major)
Verse 3
La, de, da, da, da, da, da, da
La, de, da, da, (D major) da, da, de
Talkin' 'bout (C major) you and me (D major)
And the games people play
(G major)
Verse 4
Lord, they make one another cry
Break their hearts and
never say (D major) goodbye
Cross their hearts and they (C major) hope to die (D major)
That the other was to (G major) blame
Verse 5
And neither one would ever (G major) give in
So they gaze at an (D major) eight by ten
Thinkin' 'bout the ways
it (C major) might have been
(D major) And it's a dirty rotten shame
(G major)
Verse 6
La, de, da, da, da, da, da, da
La, de, da, da, (D major) da, da, de
Talkin' 'bout (C major) you and me (D major)
Interlude 1
And the games people play
(G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (E major)
Verse 7
People walkin' up to (A major) you
They're singin' 'Glory (E major)
Hallelujah'
And they're tryin' to sock it to (D major) you (E major)
In the name of the Lord
(A major)
Verse 8
They gonna teach you how to meditate
Read your horoscope and
(E major) cheat your fate
Further more to hell (D major) with hate
(E major) Come on and get on (A major) board
Verse 9
La, de, da, da, (A major) da, da, da, da
La, de, da, da, da, (E major) da, de
Talkin' 'bout (D major) you and me (E major)
And the games people (A major) play
Verse 10
Look around and tell me (A major) what you see
What's happenin' to you (E major) and me
God, grant me the serenity (D major)
(E major) To just remember who I am
(A major)
Verse 11
'Cause you've given up your sanity
For your pride and your (E major) vanity
Turn your back on hu (D major) manity (E major)
And you don't give a (A major) da, da, da, da, da
Verse 12
La, (A major) de, da, da, da, da, da, da
La, de, da, da, da, da, (E major) de
Talkin' 'bout (D major) you and me (E major)
And the games people (A major) play
Verse 13
Talkin' 'bout (D major) you and me (E major)
And the games people (A major) play
Games People Play
Merle Haggard
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