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Oh, the games peo ple (F)play er now,
ev ’ry night and ev ’ry (C)day, lu good now,
nev er mean in’ what they say, to now,
nev er say in’ what they (F)mean.
They And they while a way the give ho i urs
in their i vo ry (C)eight tow by ers,
’til they’re cov ered up with (Bb)flow might have ers, in the (C)back of a black y lim ou (F)sine.
da, da, da, da.
La, da, da, da, (F)da, da, da.
La, da, da, da, (C)da, da, dee.
Talk in’ ’bout (Bb)you and me,
and the games peo ple (F)play.
Oh, we make one an (F)oth you cry,
break a heart ry, then we (C)say lu and bye,
cross our hearts to and we hope i die,
that the oth er was to (F)blame.
They Nei ther one will ev er med ho i in.
So, we gaze at an (C)cheat tow your ten,
think in’ ’bout the things that (Bb)flow hell with been.
in the (C)back It’s a dirt y rot ten (F)shame.
da, da, da, da.
La, da, da, da, (F)da, da, da.
La, da, da, da, (C)da, da, dee.
Talk in’ ’bout (Bb)you and me,
and the games peo ple (F)play.
Peo ple walk in’ up
This page shows “Games People Play” by Joe South in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.