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Step 1 / 16Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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From: "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" (1980)
Tuning: Standard
to Am and then use a capo 2nd fret to match the recording. I added tabs
and chord voicings for both options below.
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[Interlude] and [Verse] basic riff
no capo:
Bm1 + A52 Bm+ 3 A6+ 4 Gmaj7+ 1 + 2 Gmaj7+ 3 + A64 +
e|2-2---2---2---2-|--------2---2---|
B|3-3---3---2---0-|--------0---2---|
G|4-4-2-4---2---0-|--------0---2---|
D|4-4-2-4---2---0-|--------0---2---|
A|2-2-0-2---0-----|------------0---|
E|--------------3-|--------3-------|
capo 2nd fret:
Am/G
Am1 + 2 + Am3 G6+ 4 Fmaj7+ 1 + 2 Fmaj7+ 3 + G64 +
e|0-0---0---0---0-|--------0---0---|
B|1-1---1---0---1-|--------1---0---|
G|2-2-2-2---0---2-|--------2---0---|
D|2-2-2-2---0---3-|--------3---0---|
A|0-0---0-------3-|--------3-------|
E|----3-----3---1-|--------1---3---|
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CHORDS
no capo capo 2nd fret
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2 G6 3-x-0-0-0-0
Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2 Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
A5 x-0-2-2-x-x Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0
Em9 0-2-0-0-0-2 Dm9 x-x-0-2-1-0 or x-5-3-5-5-x
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-5-2 Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0
Gmaj7/B x-2-0-0-0-2 Fmaj7/A x-0-3-2-1-0
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[Intro]
| Bm| % | % | % |
[Verse]
BmWhere do we A6go from Gmaj7here
Gmaj7Now A6that Bmall of the A6children are Gmaj7growin’ up
A6And Bmhow do we A6spend our Gmaj7lives
A6If there's Bmno-one to A6lend us a Gmaj7hand
[Interlude]
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
[Pre-Chorus]
[ Gmaj7] [ A6] Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
I don't want to live here no more
Gmaj7 A6| Bm A5 Bm A5| Gmaj7
I don't want to stay
Ain't Gmaj7gonna A6spend the Bmrest of A5my BmlifeA6 Gmaj7
Gmaj7 A6| Bm A5 Bm A5| Gmaj7 A6
Quietly fading a – way aah
[Chorus]
Em9Games people Gmaj7play
You take A6take it or you A6leave Bmit
Em9Things that they Gmaj7say
A6Are not Bmright
If I Em9promise you the Gmaj7Moon and the A6Stars
Would you beA6lieve Bmit
Em9 Gmaj7 A6| Bm| % |
Games people play in the middle of the night
[Verse]
BmWhere do we A6go from Gmaj7here
Gmaj7Now A6that Bmall of the A6children have Gmaj7grown up
A6And Bmhow do we A6spend our Gmaj7time
KnowA6in' Bmnobody A6gives us a Gmaj7damn
[Interlude]
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
[Pre-Chorus]
[ Gmaj7] [ A6] Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
I don't want to live here no more
Gmaj7 A6| Bm A5 Bm A5| Gmaj7
I don't want to stay
Ain't Gmaj7gonna A6spend the Bmrest of A5my BmlifeA6 Gmaj7
Gmaj7 A6| Bm A5 Bm A5| Gmaj7 A6
Quietly fading a – way yeah-hey
[Chorus]
Em9Games people Gmaj7play
You take A6take it or you A6leave Bmit
Em9Things that they Gmaj7say
Just A6don’t make it Bmright
If I'm Em9telling you the Gmaj7truth right A6now
Would you beA6lieve Bmit
Em9 Gmaj7 A6| Bm| % | % | % |
Games people play in the middle of the night
[Interlude]
| Bm| Bsus4| Gmaj7/B| % |
| Bm| Bsus4| Gmaj7/B| % |
| Bm| Bsus4| Gmaj7/B| % |
| Bm| Bsus4| Gmaj7/B| % |
| Bm| Bsus4| Gmaj7/B| % |
| Bm| Bsus4| Gmaj7/B| % |
[Solo]
| Em9 Gmaj7| A6 Bm|
| Em9 Gmaj7| A6 Bm|
| Em9 Gmaj7| A6 Bm|
| Em9 Gmaj7| A6[ Bm] |
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
| Bm A5 Bm A6| Gmaj7 A6|
[Chorus]
Em9Games people Gmaj7play
You take A6take it or you A6leave Bmit
Em9Things that they Gmaj7say
A6Are not Bmright
If I Em9promise you the Gmaj7Moon and the A6Stars
Would you beA6lieve Bmit
Em9 Gmaj7 A6| Bm|
Games people play in the middle of the night
[Chorus]
Em9Games people Gmaj7play
You take A6take it or you A6leave Bmit
Em9Things that they Gmaj7say
Just A6don’t make it Bmright
If I'm Em9telling you the Gmaj7truth right A6now
Would you beA6lieve Bmit
Em9 Gmaj7 A6| Bm| % | % | % |
Games people play in the middle of the night (fade out]
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Games People Play
by The Alan Parsons Project
Chords in this song · guitar
Bm
A6
Gmaj7
A5
Em9
Bsus4
Gmaj7/B
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From: "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" (1980)
Tuning: Standard
to Am and then use a capo 2nd fret to match the recording. I added tabs
and chord voicings for both options below.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Interlude] and [Verse] basic riff
no capo:
Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 A6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-2---2---2---2-|--------2---2---|
B|3-3---3---2---0-|--------0---2---|
G|4-4-2-4---2---0-|--------0---2---|
D|4-4-2-4---2---0-|--------0---2---|
A|2-2-0-2---0-----|------------0---|
E|--------------3-|--------3-------|
capo 2nd fret:
Am/G
Am Am G6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-0---0---0---0-|--------0---0---|
B|1-1---1---0---1-|--------1---0---|
G|2-2-2-2---0---2-|--------2---0---|
D|2-2-2-2---0---3-|--------3---0---|
A|0-0---0-------3-|--------3-------|
E|----3-----3---1-|--------1---3---|
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CHORDS
no capo capo 2nd fret
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2 G6 3-x-0-0-0-0
Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2 Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
A5 x-0-2-2-x-x Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0
Em9 0-2-0-0-0-2 Dm9 x-x-0-2-1-0 or x-5-3-5-5-x
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-5-2 Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0
Gmaj7/B x-2-0-0-0-2 Fmaj7/A x-0-3-2-1-0
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[Intro]
Bm
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[Verse]
Bm A6 Gmaj7
Where do we go from here
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Now that all of the children are growin’ up
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
And how do we spend our lives
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
If there's no-one to lend us a hand
[Interlude]
Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
[ ] [ ]
I don't want to live here no more
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A5 Gmaj7
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I don't want to stay
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A5 Gmaj7 A6
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Quietly fading a – way aah
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Are not right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 Bm
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Games people play in the middle of the night
[Verse]
Bm A6 Gmaj7
Where do we go from here
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Now that all of the children have grown up
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
And how do we spend our time
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Knowin' nobody gives us a damn
[Interlude]
Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
[ ] [ ]
I don't want to live here no more
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A5 Gmaj7
| |
I don't want to stay
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A5 Gmaj7 A6
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Quietly fading a – way yeah-hey
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Just don’t make it right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I'm telling you the truth right now
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 Bm
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Games people play in the middle of the night
[Interlude]
Bm Bsus4 Gmaj7/B
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Bm Bsus4 Gmaj7/B
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Bm Bsus4 Gmaj7/B
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Bm Bsus4 Gmaj7/B
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Bm Bsus4 Gmaj7/B
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Bm Bsus4 Gmaj7/B
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[Solo]
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 Bm
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Em9 Gmaj7 A6 Bm
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Em9 Gmaj7 A6 Bm
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Em9 Gmaj7 A6 Bm
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 A6
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[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Are not right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 Bm
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Games people play in the middle of the night
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Just don’t make it right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I'm telling you the truth right now
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 Bm
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Games people play in the middle of the night (fade out]
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