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Games People Play (Diatonic Solo) Words & Music by Joe South Key of A Major Range F#4 to A5 Perfect for an A major Richter tuned diatonic (will also work with almost any key diatonic) Notations: none = blow - = draw ____ = hold; sustain ” = full step bend = slur; slide smoothly from note to note. 5 -4 5 -4 4 4___ -3” 4___ Na-na na na na na__ na na__ 5 -4 5 -4 4 -4__ 4 -4___ Na-na na na na na__ na na___ 5 5 6 -6 6 -6 Na-na na na na na 5 -4 5 -4 4 -4 -4____ Na-na na na na na na____ 5 6 5 -4 4 4___ 4____ Oh the games peo-ple play, now,_ 5 6 5 -4 -4 4 -4__ -4____ ev-‘ry night and ev-‘ry day, now,__ 4 4 5 5 6 6 -6_6 -6__ nev-er mean-in’ what they say,_ now_ 5 6 5 -4 4 -3” 4_____ nev-er say-in’ what they mean._ 5 6 5 -4 4 -3” 4 4____ While they wile a - way the ho-urs__ 5 6 5 -4 4 -4 -4 in their i–vo-ry tow-ers__ 4 4 5 5 6 6 -6_6__ -6__ till they're cov-ered up with flow__-ers_ 5 6 -6 5 6 5 -4 -3” 4____ -4 4 in the back of a black lim-ou-sine._ Whoa. 5 6 5 -4 4 4___ -3” 4___ Na-na na na na na__ na na__ 5 -4 5 -4 4 -4__ 4 -4____ Na-na na na na na__ na ne____ 5 5 6 -6 6 -6___ Talk-in’ 'bout you and_ me,__ 5 6 5 -4 4 4_____ and the games peo-ple play._ 5 6 5 -5 4 4 -3” 4____ Oh, we make one an-o-ther cry._ 5 6 5 -4 4 4 -3” 4___ Break a heart, then we say good-bye. 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 -6_6__ Cross our hearts and we hope to die,__ 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 that the o-ther was to blame. Whoa, 5 -4 5 -4 4 -3” 4 4 Nei-ther one will ev-er give in, 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 4 -4 so we gaze at our eight by ten, 4 4 5 5 6 6 -6 6 -6 think-in’ 'bout the things that might have been. 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 It's a dir-ty rot-ten shame. Whoa. 5 -4 5 -4 4 4___ -3” 4___ Na-na na na na na__ na na___ 5 -4 5 -4 4 -4__ 4 -4____ Na-na na na na na__ na ne____ 5 5 6 -6 6 -6___ 4 4 Talk-in’ 'bout you and me,__ brother, 5 6 5 -4 4 4_____ and the games peo-ple play._ (Interlude – optional) -6____6__-5_______ -6___6__-5__5__-4____ Whoa,_____________ whoa,________________ -6___6__-5__ -6__6__-5___ -6___6__-5__5__-4 whoa,_______ whoa,_______ whoa.____________ 5 -4 5 -4 4 -3” 4__ 4____ Peo-ple walk-in’ up (a) to_ you___ 5 6 5 -4 -4 4 -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 4 4___ in the name of the Lord. 5 5 5 5 -4 4 -3” 4 -3” 4 They're gon-na teach you how to me-di-tate, 5 -4 5 -4 -4 4 -4__ 4 -4 read your hor-o-scope, and cheat your faith, 4 5 5 6 6 -6 6 -6 and fur-ther more to hell with hate. 5 6 5 5 -4_4 -3” -4 4 Come on and get on__ board. Whoa. 5 -4 5 -4 4 4___ -3” 4___ Na-na na na na na__ na na__ 5 -4 5 -4 4 -4__ 4 -4____ Na-na na na na na__ na ne____ 5 5 6 -6 6 -6___ Talk-in’ 'bout you and me___ 5 6 5 -4 4 4_____ And the games peo-ple play__ 5 -4 5 -4 4 4 4 -3” Look a-round tell me what you see. 5 -4 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 -4 What's (a) hap-pen-in’ to you and me? -4 5 5 6 6 -6 6 -6 God grant me the ser-en-i-ty 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 to just re-mem-ber who I am. Whoa 5 -4 5 -4 4 -3” 4 -3” 4 ‘Cause you're giv-in’ up your san-i-ty 5 -4 5 -4 4 4 -3”4 for your pride and your van-i-ty. -4 -4 5 6 5 -6 6 -6 Turn your back on hu-man-i-ty, 5 5 5 -4 4 5 -4 5 -4 5 -4 oh, you don't give a da da da da da da 5 -4 5 -4 4 -3” 4 4__ Na-na na na na na_ na na_ 5 -4 5 -4 4 -4__ 4 -4__ Na-na na na na na__ na ne__ 5 5 6 -6 6 -6 Talk-in’ 'bout you and me 5 5 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 And the games peo-ple play. Whoa (Repeat chorus to fade) OPTIONS: Trouble with the draw 3 full step bend? Replace it with blow 4. It’ll still sound good. Here's another version with a slightly longer intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAGyENr3_44
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