introd : Am7 D7/9 Am7 D7/9

G D#7+ D7 Am7
seems i’ve played the game for much too long

G# G4 G f#o
i let people buy my love and i

Fm7 E7/5+ g#o Am7 D7/9 Am7 D7/9
never got to sing my songs for you .

G D#7+ D7 Am7
i had all my bets laid all on you

G# G4 G f#o
set your stakes too high , you’re bound to lose .

Fm7 E7/5+ g#o Am7 D7/9
in the game of love you pay your dues .

C7+ E4 Bm7 F7+
say that happiness cannot be measured ,

E7/5+ f#o C/G F5 – /6 E4/7 C7+ G#m/5+
and a little pain can bring you all life’s little pleasures .

D5 – /7/9 C#m7/5 –
what a joke .

chorus :

Am7 F#7/9 – B7 Em7 D7/9
i was not your woman , i was not your friend ,

C7+ D4 Em Am7 B7
but you gave me something to remember .

B7/D# C7+ Em
no other man said love yourself

G9 Am7
nobody else can .

F#7/9 –
we weren’t meant to be ,

B7 Em7 D7/9
at least not in this lifetime ,

C7+ D4 Em Am7 B7
but you gave me something to remember .

B7/D# Em
i hear you still say , “love yourself” .

G D#7+ D7 Am7
i had all my bets laid all on you

G# G4 G f#o
set your stakes too high , you’re bound to lose .

Fm7 E7/5+ g#o Am D7/9
in the game of love i’ve paid my dues .

C7+ E4 Bm7 F7+
guess i’m waiting for my place in your sun ,

E7/5+ f#o C/G F5 – /6 E4/7 C7+ G#m/5+
wish i had the chance to know you and it wasn’t stormy weather .

D5 – /7/9 C#m7/5 –
what a shame , who’s to blame?