GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
Words and Music by Joe South
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
Verse 1
OH THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY NOW,
EV’RY NIGHT AND EV’RY DAY NOW,
NEVER MEANIN’ WHAT THEY SAY NOW,
NEVER SAYIN’ WHAT THEY MEAN,
AND THEY WILE AWAY THE HOURS,
IN THEIR IVORY TOWERS,
‘TIL THEY’RE COVERED UP WITH FLOWERS,
IN THE BACK OF A BLACK LIMOUSINE,
Chorus
LA, DA, DA, DA, DA, DA, DA......,
LA, DA, DA, DA, DA, DA, DEE.....,
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT YOU AND ME,
AND THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY,
Verse 2
OH, WE MAKE ONE ANOTHER CRY,
BREAK A HEART, THEN WE SAY GOODBYE,
CROSS OUR HEARTS AND WE HOPE TO DIE,
THAT THE OTHER WAS TO BLAME,
NEITHER ONE WILL EVER GIVE IN,
SO, WE GAZE AT AN EIGHT BY TEN,
THINKIN’ ‘BOUT THE THINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN,
IT’S A DIRTY ROTTEN SHAME,
Chorus (Repeat Chorus)
Verse 3
PEOPLE WALKIN’ UP TO YA,
SINGIN’ GLORY HALLELUJAH!
AND THEY’RE TRYIN’ TO SOCK IT TO YA,
IN THE NAME OF THE LORD,
THEY GONNA TEACH YA HOW TO MEDITATE,
READ YOUR HOROSCOPE, CHEAT YOUR FATE,
AND, FURTHER MORE, TO HELL WITH HATE,
COME ON! GET ON BOARD!
Chorus (Repeat Chorus)
Verse 4
LOOK AROUND, TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE,
WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ TO YOU AND ME,
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY,
TO REMEMBER WHO I AM,
‘CAUSE YOU’RE GIVIN’ UP YOUR SANITY,
FOR YOUR PRIDE AND YOUR VANITY,
TURN YOUR BACK ON HUMANITY,
AND YOU DON’T GIVE A DA, DA, DA, DA, DA,
Chorus (Repeat Chorus Twice, Fading)
Drop me an "E" any time.
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