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Jamie Lidell - Game For Fools
Opening walkdown bass notes:
E-D-C-B-A-D  
GThe first moment you hAmesitate
DBetter ask yourself Gwhy
GDon't you wait until it's Amtoo late
DUntil something inside has Ddied
EmWhen you're paralyzed, Gno direction at all
EmFound yourself way up high, Gnow there's only space to fall
AmWhen you're losing Deven when you know the rules
AmMust be a game for Dfools
GThe first moment you hAmesitate
DBetter ask yourself Gwhy
GDon't you wait until it's Amtoo late
Cm7Until something inside has Ddied
Yeah it's CeasG/By down the AmlineAm/F  
To make a Cmap of your lFies
But Cyou can't G/Bkeep on AmkeepingAm/F  
The Ctruth well Fdisguised
CActing like G/Bit was AmalrighAm/Ft
When Cit was all EbwrongD  
And you feel you've Emwasted so much Gtime
EmForever trying to make up yoGur mind
AmNow it's clear you should have Djust moved on
AmSimply packed your bags and Dgone
Coz the Gfirst moment you Amhesitate
DYou can kiss those plans EmgoodEm/F#bye
GDon't you wait until it's Amtoo late
Cm7Or something inside has Ddied
If you're Closing wG/Bhen you knoAmwAm/F  
Yeah you kCnow all the rFules
C..G/B......AmMust Am/Fbe playing 
A Cgame for Ffools
C..G/B......AmCongAm/Fratulations 
CYeah you're Fwinning 
DThe game 
(Walkdown bass notes again: E-D-C-B-A-D)
For fools...
End on G

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Game For Fools

by Jamie Lidell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cm7

G/B

Am/F

Em/F#

Jamie Lidell - Game For Fools

Opening walkdown bass notes:

E D C B A D

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G Am

The first moment you hesitate

D G

Better ask yourself why

G Am

Don't you wait until it's too late

D D

Until something inside has died

Em G

When you're paralyzed, no direction at all

Em G

Found yourself way up high, now there's only space to fall

Am D

When you're losing even when you know the rules

Am D

Must be a game for fools

G Am

The first moment you hesitate

D G

Better ask yourself why

G Am

Don't you wait until it's too late

Cm7 D

Until something inside has died

C G/B Am Am/F

Yeah it's easy down the line

C F

To make a map of your lies

C G/B Am Am/F

But you can't keep on keeping

C F

The truth well disguised

C G/B Am Am/F

Acting like it was alright

C Eb D

When it was all wrong

Em G

And you feel you've wasted so much time

Em G

Forever trying to make up your mind

Am D

Now it's clear you should have just moved on

Am D

Simply packed your bags and gone

G Am

Coz the first moment you hesitate

D Em Em/F#

You can kiss those plans goodbye

G Am

Don't you wait until it's too late

Cm7 D

Or something inside has died

C G/B Am Am/F

If you're losing when you know

C F

Yeah you know all the rules

C G/B Am Am/F

........Must be playing

C F

A game for fools

C G/B Am Am/F

........Congratulations

C F

Yeah you're winning

The game

E D C B A

(Walkdown bass notes again: -----D)

For fools...

End on G

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