Garth Brooks - Victim Of The Game

[ [ intro ] ]
G C G C

[ [ verse 1 ] ]
G
well , it took a little time
C
but i guess you finally learned
G D/F# E
that promises get broken
A D
and bridges do get burned
G
you’ve been siftin’ through the ashes
B C
just tryin’ to find a flame
C G
holdin’ on to nothin’
D G
you’re a victim of the game

[ [ verse 2 ] ]
G
you were standin’ way too close
C
to see it all fall apart
G D/F# E
and there were things you couldn’t hear
A D
’cause you were listenin’ with your heart
G
but you can’t say i didn’t warn you
B C
now there’s no one else to blame
C G
there’s on one quite as blind
D G
as a victim of the game

[ [ chorus ] ]
C F C
and it don’t matter who you are
G F B
it treats everyone the same
A A/G D
all you need’s a heart
C D G
to be a victim of the game

[ [ interlude ] ]
G C G D

[ [ verse 3 ] ]
G
you know it’s really gettin’ to you
C
when you take to tellin’ lies
G D/F# E
and you can try to fool your friends
A D
but you can’t look ’em in the eye
G
there ain’t no standin’ tall
B C
in the shadow of the shame
G
when everybody knows
D G
that you’re a victim of the game

[ [ chorus ] ]
C F C
and it don’t matter who you are
G F B
it treats everyone the same
A A/G D
all you need’s a heart
C D G
to be a victim of the game
G
oh , you know , when i look into your eyes
B D# C
i can really feel the pain
C G
starin’ in the mirror
D
at a victim of . .
G
the game

[ [ outro ] ]
C A/B A G