Games People Play (Chromatic)

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)