v.1
^GOh the games people play, now, every night an every ^Dday, now
Never meanin' what they ^Csay, now, ^Dnever sayin what they ^Gmean
An they while away the ^Ghours in their ivory ^Dtowers
Til they're covered up with ^Cflowers in the ^Dback of a black limo^Gsine

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^GLa-n-da-da-n-da-da-da, la-n-da-da-n-^Dda-da-dee
People talkin' bout ^Cyou an me, ^Dand the games people ^Gplay

v.2
Oh we make one another cry, break a heart an' then we say goodbye
Cross our hearts an then we hope to die, that the other was to blame
Neither one will ever give in, so the gaze at an eight by ten
Thinkin' 'bout the things that might have been, it's a dirty rotten shame

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v.3
People walkin' up to ya, singin' "Glory, Halleluja"
An' they're tryin' to sock it to ya, in the name of the Lord
They gonna teach us how to meditate, read your horoscope an' cheat your fate
An' furthermore to Hell with hate, c'mon get on board

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v.4
Look around tell me what you see, what's happenin' to you an' me
God grant me the serenity to remember who I am
Cause you're givin' up your sanity, for your pride and your vanity
Turn your back on humanity, an' you don't give a da-da-da--

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