The Game Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Em][Dm][G]
[C]

[Verse 1]
There [C]is a man who cares a lot,
[Em]fightin' fair for all he's got.
Vir[Dm]tues in the way he holds,
so [G]tightly to the life he molds.
A [C]woman and a family,
he [Em]struggles to gain all they need.
But [Dm]something in him longs for more,
he [G]twists the knife right to the core.
If [Am]he could say what yearning is,
[G]he works to fill all needs but his, his [F]blind and hard -won
pride is chased by [G]shame, oh,
he who learns the rules might lose the [C]game.
A woman makes a choice to build,
[Em]gives herself to child and man, [Dm]trying hard to understand
[G]how they break and how they mend.
[C]But her lips once kissed in red,
are [Em]drained of color, dull and dead.
She [Dm]has no time to long for more,
but [G]life seems harsh and pleasure's poor.
If [Am]she could save for what she earns,
she [G]works to fill all needs but hers.
[F]Chasin' by her pride,
she's washed [G]in shame.
She followed all the rules
and lost the [C]game.
[F]Life is really what it seems,
the [Em]dealer's workin' his own schemes
When [F]chips are down and
stakes are up in [G]flames
The one who risks his heart will
take the [C]game[Em][Dm][G]
[C]
Now they've abandoned
dreams too wild
[Em]Aimed hope on their only child
Who [Dm]turns against them, runs away
[G]Scornful of the price they pay
[C]So they sit and count their fears,
[Em]paupers in their golden years
The [Dm]demon rears his double head,
[G]should have done and should have said
[Am]Now they know what yearning is,
their [G]work has somehow led to this
And [F]all their earnest pride
is chased by [G]shame
They played by all the rules
and lost the [C]game
Yeah, their [F]blind and hard -won
pride is washed [G]in shame
Oh, he who learns the rules might lose
the [C]game[Em][Dm][G][C]
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