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Games People Play (12 Hole Chromatic Solo) Words & Music by Joe South Key of A Major Range F#4 to A5 For use with a 12 hole Key of C Solo Tuned chromatic Notations: none = blow - = draw ____ = hold; sustain * = button in 6*_6 = slur; slide smoothly from note to note. 4* -4 4* -3 -3__ -2* -3 Na-na na na na__ na na 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -4__ -3 -4___ Na-na na na na na__ na na___ 5* 5* 6 -6* 6 -6* Na-na na na na na 6_ 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -3____ Na-na na na na na na____ 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -3__ -3____ Oh the games peo-ple play, now,__ 5* 6 5* -4 -4 -3 -4__ -4____ ev-‘ry night and ev-‘ry day, now,__ -3 -3 4* 5* 6 6 -6*6 -6* nev-er mean-in’ what they say, now 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -2* -3____ nev-er say-in’ what they mean._ 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -3 -3 -2*___ While they wile a - way the ho-urs___ 5* 6 5*-4 -3 -4 -4___ in their i–vo-ry tow-ers__ -3 -3 4* 5* 6 6 -6*_6 -6* till they're cov-ered up with flow_-ers 5* 6 -6* 6 -6* 5* -4 -3 -3____ -4-3 in the back of a black lim-ou-sine._ Whoa. 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -3__ -2* -3__ Na-na na na na na__ na na__ 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -4__ -3 -4__ Na-na na na na na__ na ne__ 5* 5* 6 -6* 6*_6 -6*__ Talk-in’ 'bout you and_ me,__ 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -3____ and the games peo-ple play._ 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -3 -2* -3___ Oh, we make one an-o-ther cry._ 5* 6 5* -4 -4 -4 -3 -4__ Break a heart, then we say good-bye. -3 -3 -3 4* 5* 6 6 -6*_6_ Cross our hearts and we hope to die,__ 5* 5* 5* 5* -4 -3 -3 -4-3 that the o-ther was to blame. Whoa, 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -2* -3 -3 Nei-ther one will ev-er give in, 5* 6 5* -4 -4 -4 -3 -4 so we gaze at our eight by ten, -3 -3 4* 5* 6 6 -6* 6 -6* think-in’ 'bout the things that might have been. 5* 5* 5* 5* -4 -3 -3 -4-3 It's a dir-ty rot-ten shame. Whoa. 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -3__ -2* -3__ Na-na na na na na__ na na___ 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -4__ -3 -4__ Na-na na na na na__ na ne__ 5* 5* 6 -6* 6*_6 -6*__ -3 -3 Talk-in’ 'bout you and me,__ brother, 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -3____ and the games peo-ple play._ (Interlute - optional) -6*____6__-5______ -6*___6__-5__5*__-4____ Whoa,_____________ whoa,__________________ -6*___6__-5___ -6*__6__-5___ whoa,_________ whoa,________ -6*___6__-5__4*__-4 whoa.______________ 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -2* -3__ -3__ Peo-ple walk-in’ up (a) to__ you_ 5* 6 5* -4 -4 -3 -4__ -4__ sing-in’ “Glory Hal-le-lu__-jah!” -4 -4 5* 5* 6 6 -6* -6*__ And they're tryin’ to sock it to_ you__ 5* 5* 5* -4 -3 -3 -3____ in the name of the Lord._ 5* 5* 5* 5* -4 -3 -2* -3 -2* -3___ They're gon-na teach you how to me-di-tate,_ 5* -4 5* -4 -4 -3 -4___ -3 -4___ read your hor-o-scope, and cheat your faith, -3 4* 5* 6 6 -6* 6 -6* and fur-ther more to hell with hate. 5* 6 5* 5* -4-3 -2* -4-3 Come on and get on__ board. Whoa. 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -3__ -2* -3__ Na-na na na na na__ na na___ 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -4__ -3 -4__ Na-na na na na na__ na ne__ 5* 5* 6 -6* 6*_6 -6*__ Talk-in’ 'bout you and_ me___ 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -3____ And the games peo-ple play__ 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -3__ -3_ -2*__ Look a-round tell me what you see._ 5* 6 5* -4 -4 -3 -2* -3 What's hap-pen-in’ to you and me? -3 4* 5* 6 6 -6* 6 -6*___ God grant me the ser-en-i-ty____ 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* -4 -3 -3 -4-3 to just re-mem-ber who I am. Whoa. 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -2* -3 -2*-3 ‘Cause you're giv-in’ up your san-i-ty 5* -4 5* -4 -3 -3 -2*-3 for your pride and your van-i-ty. -3 -3 4* 6 5* 6 -6*6 Turn your back on hu-man-i-ty, 5* 5* 6 5* -4 4* -4 4* -4 4* -4 oh, you don't give a da da da da da da 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -2*_ -3 -3__ Na-na na na na na__ na na__ 4* -4 4* -4 -3 -4__ -3 -4__ Na-na na na na na__ na ne__ 5* 5* 6 -6* -6*_6 -6*__ Talk-in’ 'bout you and__ me___ 5* 6 5* -4 -3 -3____ And the games peo-ple play__ -6*__ -6* 6 -6*_6 -7 -6*_6 -7 Oh,__ talk-in’ ‘bout_ you and__ me -6* 6 -6*_6 -5_ 5* -5_4*_-3____ and the games peo-ple play________ (repeat chorus to fade) Here's another version with a slightly longer intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAGyENr3_44
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