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A Asus2 A Asus2
I Asaw the railway Bmmaster and I F#mlooked him in the C#meye
I said, "DWould you go much Afaster if you Gthought that you would Ddie?"
He said, "ANot me, sir, I Bmcould not care, in F#mfact I would not C#mtry
For Dprotest would not Atake me far, it's Gdifferent, me not Dbeing a star."
I B7lock my feelings Gin a jar unDtil another Aday
Oh, Acomfort me, dear Bmbrother, won't you F#mtell me what you C#mknow
For Dsomewhere in this Apainful world is a Gplace where I can Dgo
Oh, Along-awaiting Bmmother, is it F#mtime to make a C#mshow
And Dtake your babies Ato your breast, Gno, we never Dpassed the test
And B7all our sins should Gbe confessed beDfore we carry Aon
EOh, don't reBmfuse me, if you Gchoose me, you'll Dfollow my Ashame
ENo, don't conBmfuse me, for I Gknow it's the Dname of the Agame
I Agot up off my Bmpillow and I F#mlooked up at the C#msun
I said, "DYou can see quite Aclearly, now, the Gthings that we have Ddone
We Aburned your sacred Bmwillow and our F#mbattles we have C#mwon
But Ddid we get so Avery far? It's Gdifferent, me not Dbeing a star."
I B7lock my feelings Gin a jar unDtil we go Aaway
EOh, don't reBmfuse me, if you Gchoose me, you'll Dfollow my Ashame
ENo, don't conBmfuse me, for I Gknow it's the Dname of the Agame
E Bm G D A

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Name Of The Game

by Badfinger

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Asus2

F#m

C#m

A Asus2 A Asus2

A Bm F#m C#m

I saw the railway master and I looked him in the eye

D A G D

I said, "Would you go much faster if you thought that you would die?"

A Bm F#m C#m

He said, "Not me, sir, I could not care, in fact I would not try

D A G D

For protest would not take me far, it's different, me not being a star."

B7 G D A

I lock my feelings in a jar until another day

A Bm F#m C#m

Oh, comfort me, dear brother, won't you tell me what you know

D A G D

For somewhere in this painful world is a place where I can go

A Bm F#m C#m

Oh, long-awaiting mother, is it time to make a show

D A G D

And take your babies to your breast, no, we never passed the test

B7 G D A

And all our sins should be confessed before we carry on

E Bm G D A

Oh, don't refuse me, if you choose me, you'll follow my shame

E Bm G D A

No, don't confuse me, for I know it's the name of the game

A Bm F#m C#m

I got up off my pillow and I looked up at the sun

D A G D

I said, "You can see quite clearly, now, the things that we have done

A Bm F#m C#m

We burned your sacred willow and our battles we have won

D A G D

But did we get so very far? It's different, me not being a star."

B7 G D A

I lock my feelings in a jar until we go away

E Bm G D A

Oh, don't refuse me, if you choose me, you'll follow my shame

E Bm G D A

No, don't confuse me, for I know it's the name of the game

E Bm G D A

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