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)

Here's another version with a slightly longer intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAGyENr3_44