Strange game (2022)
Am - C - E
(2x)
Am C E
1. Surrounded by losers, misfits and boozers,
Am
C E
hanging by your fingernails,
Am
F
C
E
you made one mistake,
you got burned at the stake,
Am E
Am
you’re
finished, you’re foolish, you failed.
Am C E
2. There’s always a hope on this slippery slope,
Am
C E
somewhere
a ghost of a chance,
Am
F
C E
to
get back in the game and burn off your shame,
Am E
Am
and
dance with the big boys again.
Am - C - E (3x) +
Am - F - E
+ Hooooo ….
Am
- C E Am - C E
It’s a strange, strange game ! Strange, strange game !
Am
- C E Am C
E
Such a shame, shame, shame ! Yes,
a strange game !
Am C
E Am - C E
You got to carry the blame in this strange game.
Am
F C E Am - E Am
You’re out on a limb and you’re trying to get in, it’s a strange game.
+ Dm - Am - Dm - E
Am C
E
3. You piled up the corpses, exhausted your sources,
Am
C
E
living
right under a cloud.
Am F
C E
The odds are against you, the
gods haven’t blessed you,
Am
E Am
you
better get back on the rails.
Am
C E
4. Drill down on the data, keep pushing the paper,
Am C E
the
damp’s dripping down on the walls.
Am
F C
E
It’s a million to one, there’s
a place in the sun
Am
E Am
to
dance with the big boys again.
Am - C - E (3x) +
Am - E - Am
+ Hoooo …
Am - C E Am - C E
It’s a strange, strange game ! Strange, oh, so strange !
Am C E Am -
C E
You don’t even know my real name, it’s a strange game.
Am
C E Am - C
E
You got to carry the blame in this strange game.
Am F C E Am - E
Am
You’re out on a limb and you’re trying to get in, it’s a strange game.
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Mick Jagger)