intro
A
La, da, da-da,  da,  da, 
E7
La, da, da-da,  da,  da-dee 
D E 
La, da,  da,  da-da
A
La, da, da-da,  da  
1.
Oh the games people play now 
E7
Every night and every  day  now 
D E 
Never meaning what they  say  now
A
Never saying what they  mea n 
And  they wile away the hours 
E7
In their ivory  tow ers 
D
’Till they’re covered up with  flo wers 
E A
In the  bac k of a black limou sine  
chorus
A
La, da, da-da,  da,  da, 
E7
La, da, da-da,  da,  da-dee 
D E 
Talking ’bout  you  and me
A
And the games people  play 
2.
Though we make one another cry 
E7
Break a heart then we  say  goodbye 
D E 
Cross our hearts and we  hop e to die
A
That the other was to  bla me 
Neither one  will  give in 
E7
So we gaze at our  eig ht by ten 
D E 
Thinking ’bout the things that  mig ht have been
A
It’s a dirty rotten  sha me
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chorus
bridge
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| A | E7 | D E | A |
3.
People walking up to you 
E7
Singing glory halle- luj ah 
D E 
And they’re tryin to sock  it  to you
A
In the name of the  Lord 
They’re gonna teach  you  how to meditate 
E7
Read your horoscope,  cheat  your fate 
D E 
And further more to  hell  with hate
A
Come on and get on  boa rd
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4.
Look around tell me what you see 
E7
What’s happening to  you  and me 
D E 
God grant me the  sere nity
A
To remember who I  am 
’Cause you’ve given  up  your sanity 
E7
For your pride and your  van ity 
D E 
Turns your back on  hum anity
A
And you don’t give a  da  da da da da 
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