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Hollies - Games We Play
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   C    Em    F    G    C    Em    F    G  
Well, I Cheard your mother Gsay
"What a Fpleasant boy you're Cgoing with"
That I don't mean any Gharm
And I Fonly want to Cplay
Though I Emknow she's just proAmtecting you
You're Cjust a little girl
Well, if your Dm7mother only Gknew the games we CplayEm  F  G  
When I Ctake you home with Gme
All the Ffamily get aClong with you
Sitting all through Gtea
Wondering Fwhat we're gonna Cdo
EmLeaving us aAmlone
The tempCtation's far too strong
If your Dm7mommy only Gknew the games we CplayF  C  
BRIDGE:
Dm7Are you sure we're getting aGway with this?
You Amcannot fool your Fmother or your Cfather for longDm7  
Only time will Gtell
If Cthey are right and Gwe are wrong
INSTRUMENTAL:    C     G     F    C    G     C     G     F  C  
              Em   Am   C   F   G   C F C
BRIDGE:
Dm7Are you sure we're getting aGway with this?
You Amcannot fool your Fmother or your Cfather for longDm7  
Only time will Gtell
If Cthey are right and Gwe are wrongC  Em  F  G  
              **Key Change - Up 1 Semitone**
C#  Fm  F#  Ab
They C#know the games we Abplay
There's no F#hiding things like this from C#them
We know we're not the Abfirst
And we'll F#never be the C#last
FmEverybody Bbmgets hung up
C#We might have to pay
And Ebm7everybody Abknows the games we C#playFm  F#  Ab  
OUTRO:   C#    Fm    F#    Ab    C#    Fm    F#    Ab  C#  

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Games We Play

by The Hollies

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Bbm

Ebm7

Hollies - Games We Play

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C Em F G C Em F G

INTRO:

C G

Well, I heard your mother say

F C

"What a pleasant boy you're going with"

That I don't mean any harm

F C

And I only want to play

Em Am

Though I know she's just protecting you

You're just a little girl

Dm7 G C Em F G

Well, if your mother only knew the games we play

C G

When I take you home with me

F C

All the family get along with you

Sitting all through tea

F C

Wondering what we're gonna do

Em Am

Leaving us alone

The temptation's far too strong

Dm7 G C F C

If your mommy only knew the games we play

BRIDGE:

Dm7 G

Are you sure we're getting away with this?

Am F C Dm7

You cannot fool your mother or your father for long

Only time will tell

C G

If they are right and we are wrong

C G F C G C G F C

INSTRUMENTAL:

Em Am C F G C F C

BRIDGE:

Dm7 G

Are you sure we're getting away with this?

Am F C Dm7

You cannot fool your mother or your father for long

Only time will tell

C G C Em F G

If they are right and we are wrong

**Key Change - Up 1 Semitone**

C# Fm F# Ab

C# Ab

They know the games we play

F# C#

There's no hiding things like this from them

We know we're not the first

F# C#

And we'll never be the last

Fm Bbm

Everybody gets hung up

We might have to pay

Ebm7 Ab C# Fm F# Ab

And everybody knows the games we play

C# Fm F# Ab C# Fm F# Ab C#

OUTRO:

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