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Playing With The Boys

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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Keyboard Intro
E|--10--9--12----------------10--9----------------10--9---------|
B|-------------10--8--8--10---------10--8--8--10---------10--8--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro/Lead Guitar part
E|--------10--9---------10--9-------|
B|--8h10---------10--8---------10---|h
G|9---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
...Chords...
[Verse 1]
AI'd say it was the right time
To walk away
AWhen dreaming takes you nowhere
It's time to play
Bodies working Govertime
Your money don't matter
GThe time keeps ticking
Someone's on your mindD  
(on your mind)
[Verse 2]
AI'm moving in slow motion
Feels so good
AIt's a strange anticipation
Knock, knock, knocking on wood
Bodies working Govertime
It's Man against man
GAnd all that ever matters
Is baby who's ahead in the gDame
Funny but it's Bbalways the sameC  
[Chorus]
FPlaying, playing with the boysBb  
FStaying, playing with the boysBb  
GAfter chasing sunsetsA  
BbOne of life's simple joysC  
Is playing with the boysD  
[Chorus lead -played after Bb]
E|------------------------|
B|--11--10----------------|
G|----------10------------|
D|--------------10--------|
A|------------------8-----|
E|---------------------8--|
[Verse 3]
She said it was the wrong thing
For me to do
I said it's just a boys' game
That girls play too
My heart is working overtime
In this kind of game
People get hurt
I'm thinkin that the people is me
If you want to find me, I'll be...
-[Chorus 2]-
[Middle Section]
DI don't want to be the moth around your fire
...with the boys
DI don't want to be obsessed by my desire
GYour shining, AYour smiling
BbI've seen enoughD  
...with the boys
GI'm staying here
                 ABh
You play too rough
[Last Chorus]
Playing, playing with the boys
I'll be staying, playing with the boys
After chasing sunsets
One of life's simple joys
Is playing with the boys
Playing with the boys
Playing
Playing
Playing
Playing......

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Playing With The Boys

by Kenny Loggins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Keyboard Intro

E|--10--9--12----------------10--9----------------10--9---------|

B|-------------10--8--8--10---------10--8--8--10---------10--8--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro/Lead Guitar part

E|--------10--9---------10--9-------|

B|--8h10---------10--8---------10---|h

G|9---------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|

...Chords...

[Verse 1]

I'd say it was the right time

To walk away

When dreaming takes you nowhere

It's time to play

Bodies working overtime

Your money don't matter

The time keeps ticking

Someone's on your mind

(on your mind)

[Verse 2]

I'm moving in slow motion

Feels so good

It's a strange anticipation

Knock, knock, knocking on wood

Bodies working overtime

It's Man against man

And all that ever matters

Is baby who's ahead in the game

Bb C

Funny but it's always the same

[Chorus]

F Bb

Playing, playing with the boys

F Bb

Staying, playing with the boys

G A

After chasing sunsets

Bb C

One of life's simple joys

Is playing with the boys

[Chorus lead -played after Bb]

E|------------------------|

B|--11--10----------------|

G|----------10------------|

D|--------------10--------|

A|------------------8-----|

E|---------------------8--|

[Verse 3]

She said it was the wrong thing

For me to do

I said it's just a boys' game

That girls play too

My heart is working overtime

In this kind of game

People get hurt

I'm thinkin that the people is me

If you want to find me, I'll be...

-[Chorus 2]-

[Middle Section]

I don't want to be the moth around your fire

...with the boys

I don't want to be obsessed by my desire

G A

Your shining, Your smiling

Bb D

I've seen enough

...with the boys

I'm staying here

You play too rough

[Last Chorus]

Playing, playing with the boys

I'll be staying, playing with the boys

After chasing sunsets

One of life's simple joys

Is playing with the boys

Playing with the boys

Playing

Playing......

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