Games People Play (Diatonic)
by Joe South · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
Na-na na na na na__ na na__
Na-na na na na na__ na na___
Na-na na na na na
Na-na na na na na na____
Oh the games peo-ple play, now,_
ev-‘ry night and ev-‘ry day, now,__
nev-er mean-in’ what they say,_ now_
nev-er say-in’ what they mean._
While they wile a - way the ho-urs__
in their i–vo-ry tow-ers__
till they're cov-ered up with flow__-ers_
in the back of a black lim-ou-sine._ Whoa.
Na-na na na na na__ na na__
Na-na na na na na__ na ne____
Talk-in’ 'bout you and_ me,__
and the games peo-ple play._
Oh, we make one an-o-ther cry._
Break a heart, then we say good-bye.
Cross our hearts and we hope to die,__
that the o-ther was to blame. Whoa,
Nei-ther one will ev-er give in,
so we gaze at our eight by ten,
think-in’ 'bout the things that might have been.
It's a dir-ty rot-ten shame. Whoa.
Na-na na na na na__ na na___
Na-na na na na na__ na ne____
Talk-in’ 'bout you and me,__ brother,
and the games peo-ple play._
Whoa,_____________ whoa,________________
whoa,_______ whoa,_______ whoa.____________
Peo-ple walk-in’ up (a) to_ you___
sing-in’ “Glory Hal-le-lu-jah!”_
And they're tryin’ to sock it to you
in the name of the Lord.
They're gon-na teach you how to me-di-tate,
read your hor-o-scope, and cheat your faith,
and fur-ther more to hell with hate.
Come on and get on__ board. Whoa.
Na-na na na na na__ na na__
Na-na na na na na__ na ne____
Talk-in’ 'bout you and me___
And the games peo-ple play__
Look a-round tell me what you see.
What's (a) hap-pen-in’ to you and me?
God grant me the ser-en-i-ty
to just re-mem-ber who I am. Whoa
‘Cause you're giv-in’ up your san-i-ty
for your pride and your van-i-ty.
Turn your back on hu-man-i-ty,
oh, you don't give a da da da da da da
Na-na na na na na_ na na_
Na-na na na na na__ na ne__
Talk-in’ 'bout you and me
And the games peo-ple play. Whoa (Repeat chorus to fade)