4/4 (92bpm)
Intro
G Am7addG G Am7addG
/ / / / / / / /
Verse
G
Well, it took a little time
C
But I guess you finally learned
G G/F# Em
That promises get broken
Am D
And bridges do get burned
G G7
You've been sifting through the ashes
C Cm
Just trying to find a flame
Am G
Holdin on to nothing
D G \\\D7
You're a victim of the game
G
You were standin way too close
C
To see it all fall apart
G G/F# Em
And there were things you couldn't hear
Am D
'Cause you listenin with your heart
G G7
But you can't say I didn't warn you
C Cm
Now there's no one else to blame
Am G
There's no one quite as blind
D G
As a victim of the game
Chorus
C Dm7 G C
And it don't matter who you are
G Dm7 E E7
It treats everyone the same
Am D
All you need's a heart
C D G
To be a victim of the game
Verse
G
You know it's really gettin to you
C
When you take to tellin lies
G G/F# Em
And you can try to fool your friends
Am D
But you can't look 'em in the eye
G G7
There ain't no standing tall
C Cm
In the shadow of the shame
Am7 G
When everybody knows
D G
That you're a victim of the game
Chorus
C Dm7 G C
And it don't matter who you are
G Dm7 E E7
It treats everyone the same
Am D
All you need's a heart
C D G
To be a victim of the game
Bridge
G G/F# G7
Oh you know when I look into your eyes
C Cm
I can really feel the pain
Am G
Starin' in the mir---ror
D 𝄌 C - Bm - D - G
At a victim of --- the ga - a - a - ame
[Thanks to Tex Wendellsson for corrections]