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The Game by Echo & The Bunnymen (1987)
Intro
F, Em Dm, C, C,
G, C, C, G, G
  CA sense of duty was my one intention 
and an Gugly beauty was my own invention 
  CPride a proud refusal 
GI refuse to need your approval 
  CToo many seekers, too few beacons 
But thGrough the fog, we'll keep on beaming 
Through the Fcrying hours 
of your glittery yearEms 
Dmall the Cliving out, of your tinsel tears 
and the Fmidnight trains, I never made 
Em'cos DmI'd Calready 
G            C,   C, G, G
played...the game 
  CEverybody's got their own good reason 
why their Gfavorite season, is their favorite season 
  CWinter winners and those summers suns 
aren't good for Geveryone, aren't good for everyone 
  CSpring has sprung and autumns 
GSo well done, so well done 
And it's a Fbetter thing 
that we do noEmw,   
forDmgetting Ceverything, the whys and hows
While you rFeminisce 
about the things you misEms 
           Dm           C            G     CD, G, G  
you won't be ready, to kiss...goodbye 
GThe earth is a Cworld 
The world is a Dball 
A ball in a Ggame with no rules at all 
And just as I Cwonder 
at the beauty of it Dall 
you go and Gdrop it and it breaks when it falls 
I'll never Funderstand 
why you thought I Emwould 
need Dmto be  Creassured and be understood 
When I Falways knew 
that your bad's my Emgood 
and DmI was Cready 
Gready...to be Cloved 
C, G, G, C, C, G, G
Born under CMars 
With Jupiter Grising 
Fallen from Cstars 
That lit my horGizon 
I'll never Funderstand
why you thought I Emwould 
need Dmto be  Creassured and be understood 
When I Falways knew that your bad's my Emgood 
and DmI was Cready, ready...to Gbe 
Through the Fcrying hours 
of your glitEmtery years
Dmall the Cliving out of your tinsel tears 
and the miFdnight trains 
I never Emmade 'cos I'd Dmal-Cready Gplayed 
and it's a Fbetter thing 
that we do Emnow forDmgetting 
CEverything the whys and hows 
While you Freminisce about the things you Emmiss 
you Dmwon't be Cready to Gkiss...goodCbye

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The Game

by Echo & the Bunnymen

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The Game by Echo & The Bunnymen (1987)

Intro

F, Em Dm, C, C,

G, C, C, G, G

A sense of duty was my one intention

and an ugly beauty was my own invention

Pride a proud refusal

I refuse to need your approval

Too many seekers, too few beacons

But through the fog, we'll keep on beaming

Through the crying hours

of your glittery years

Dm C

all the living out, of your tinsel tears

and the midnight trains, I never made

Em Dm C

'cos I'd already

G C, C, G, G

played...the game

Everybody's got their own good reason

why their favorite season, is their favorite season

Winter winners and those summers suns

aren't good for everyone, aren't good for everyone

Spring has sprung and autumns

So well done, so well done

And it's a better thing

that we do now,

Dm C

forgetting everything, the whys and hows

While you reminisce

about the things you miss

Dm C G C G

D, G,

you won't be ready, to kiss...goodbye

G C

The earth is a world

The world is a ball

A ball in a game with no rules at all

And just as I wonder

at the beauty of it all

you go and drop it and it breaks when it falls

I'll never understand

why you thought I would

Dm C

need to be reassured and be understood

When I always knew

that your bad's my good

Dm C

and I was ready

G C

ready...to be loved

C, G, G, C, C, G, G

Born under Mars

With Jupiter rising

Fallen from stars

That lit my horizon

I'll never understand

why you thought I would

Dm C

need to be reassured and be understood

F Em

When I always knew that your bad's my good

Dm C G

and I was ready, ready...to be

Through the crying hours

of your glittery years

Dm C

all the living out of your tinsel tears

and the midnight trains

Em Dm C G

I never made 'cos I'd al-ready played

and it's a better thing

Em Dm

that we do now forgetting

Everything the whys and hows

F Em

While you reminisce about the things you miss

Dm C G C

you won't be ready to kiss...goodbye

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