The Games People Play by Joe South (TESOL Songsheet)

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The Games People Play by Joe South

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Oh the games people _________ now
Every night and every  _________  now
Never meaning what they  _________ now
Never saying what they mean

while they wile away the  _________
In their ivory  _________
Till they're covered up with  _________
In the back of a black limousine

La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
Oh we make one another _________
Break a heart then we say  _________
Cross our hearts and we hope to ________
That the other was to blame
Neither one will give  _________
So we gaze at our eight by  _________
Thinking 'bout the things that might have _________
And it's a dirty rotten shame
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
People walking up to  _________
Singing glory halleluiah
And they try to sock it to  _________
In the name of the Lord
They're gonna teach you how to meditate
Read your horoscope, cheat your faith
And further more to hell with _________
Come on and get on board
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
Look around tell me what you  _________
What's happening to you and  _________
God grant me the serenity
To remember who I am
Cause you've given up your sanity
For your pride and your vanity
Turn your back on humanity
And you don't give a da da da da da
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play

Answers:

Oh the games people play now
Every night and every day now
Never meaning what they say now
Never saying what they mean

while they wile away the hours
In their ivory towers
Till they're covered up with flowers
In the back of a black limousine

La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
Oh we make one another cry
Break a heart then we say goodbye
Cross our hearts and we hope to die
That the other was to blame
Neither one will give in
So we gaze at our eight by ten
Thinking 'bout the things that might have been
And it's a dirty rotten shame
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
People walking up to you
Singing glory halleluiah
And they try to sock it to you
In the name of the Lord
They're gonna teach you how to meditate
Read your horoscope, cheat your faith
And further more to hell with hate
Come on and get on board
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
Look around tell me what you see
What's happening to you and me
God grant me the serenity
To remember who I am
Cause you've given up your sanity
For your pride and your vanity
Turn your back on humanity
And you don't give a da da da da da
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play
La-da da da da da da da
La-da da da da da de
Talking 'bout you and me
And the games people play