Games People Play (Diatonic) Harmonica Tabs

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.