Biography:
The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock group active from 1975 until 1990, founded by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson both from London, England. The group is based on a number of regular group members such as Stuart Elliot and Ian Bairnson, complemented with varying lead vocals such as Colin Blunstone (the Zombies), Chris Rainbow and Gary Brooker (Procol Harum). The group is well known for its concept albums, which cover themes such as Edgar Allan Poe, Gaudi, and Freud.
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- Eye In The Sky
- Ammonia Avenue
- Breakdown
- Children Of The Moon
- Closer To Heaven
- Damned If I Do
- Day After Day The Show Must Go On
- Days Are Numbers
- Dont Answer Me
- Dont Hold Back
- Dont Let It Show
- Freudiana
- Games People Play
- I Dont Wanna Go Home
- I Wouldnt Want To Be Like You
- If I Could Change Your Mind
- Inside Looking Out
- La Sagrada Familia
- Lets Talk About Me
- Light Of The World
- Limelight
- Little Hans
- May Be A Price To Pay
- Nothing Left To Lose
- Oh Life There Must Be More
- Old And Wise
- One Good Reason
- One More River
- Prime Time
- Psychobabble
- Separate Lives
- Shadow Of A Lonely Man
- Silence And I
- Since The Last Goodbye
- Some Other Time
- Sooner Or Later
- Standing On Higher Ground
- The Cask Of Amontillado
- The Eagle Will Rise Again
- The Same Old Sun
- The Voice
- Time
- To One Paradise
- Turn Of A Friendly Card
- Voyager
- Vulture Culture
- What Goes Up
- You Dont Believe
- Youre Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned
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Games People Play – The Alan Parsons Project
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Written by: Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson
From: "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
This is the original key. Maybe a little easier to play: transpose -2
to Am and then use a capo 2nd fret to match the recording. I added tabs
and chord voicings for both options below.
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[Interlude] and [Verse] basic riff
no capo:
Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 A6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-2---2---2---2-|--------2---2---|
B|3-3---3---2---0-|--------0---2---|
G|4-4-2-4---2---0-|--------0---2---|
D|4-4-2-4---2---0-|--------0---2---|
A|2-2-0-2---0-----|------------0---|
E|--------------3-|--------3-------|
capo 2nd fret:
Am/G
Am Am G6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-0---0---0---0-|--------0---0---|
B|1-1---1---0---1-|--------1---0---|
G|2-2-2-2---0---2-|--------2---0---|
D|2-2-2-2---0---3-|--------3---0---|
A|0-0---0-------3-|--------3-------|
E|----3-----3---1-|--------1---3---|
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CHORDS
no capo capo 2nd fret
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2 G6 3-x-0-0-0-0
Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2 Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
A5 x-0-2-2-x-x Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0
Em9 0-2-0-0-0-2 Dm9 x-x-0-2-1-0 or x-5-3-5-5-x
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-5-2 Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0
Gmaj7/B x-2-0-0-0-2 Fmaj7/A x-0-3-2-1-0
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[Intro]
| Bm | % | % | % |
[Verse]
Bm A6 Gmaj7
Where do we go from here
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Now that all other children are growin' up
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
And how do we spend our lives
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
If there's no-one to lend us a hand
[Interlude]
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
[Pre-Chorus]
[ Gmaj7 ] [ A6 ] Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
I don't want to live here no more
Gmaj7 A6 | Bm A5 Bm A5 | Gmaj7
I don't want to stay
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life
Gmaj7 A6 | Bm A5 Bm A5 | Gmaj7 A6
Quietly fading a – way aah
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Are not right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 | Bm | % |
Games people play in the middle of the night
[Verse]
Bm A6 Gmaj7
Where do we go from here
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Now that all of the children have grown up
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
And how do we spend our time
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Knowin' nobody gives us a damn
[Interlude]
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
[Pre-Chorus]
[ Gmaj7 ] [ A6 ] Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
I don't want to live here no more
Gmaj7 A6 | Bm A5 Bm A5 | Gmaj7
I don't want to stay
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life
Gmaj7 A6 | Bm A5 Bm A5 | Gmaj7 A6
Quietly fading a – way yeah-hey
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Just don’t make it right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I'm telling you the truth right now
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 | Bm | % | % | % |
Games people play in the middle of the night
[Interlude]
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
[Solo]
| Em9 Gmaj7 | A6 Bm |
| Em9 Gmaj7 | A6 Bm |
| Em9 Gmaj7 | A6 Bm |
| Em9 Gmaj7 | A6 [ Bm ] |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Are not right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 | Bm |
Games people play in the middle of the night
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Just don’t make it right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I'm telling you the truth right now
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 | Bm | % | % | % |
Games people play in the middle of the night (fade out]
Games People Play – The Alan Parsons Project
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Written by: Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson
From: "The Turn Of A Friendly Card" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
This is the original key. Maybe a little easier to play: transpose -2
to Am and then use a capo 2nd fret to match the recording. I added tabs
and chord voicings for both options below.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Interlude] and [Verse] basic riff
no capo:
Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 A6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-2---2---2---2-|--------2---2---|
B|3-3---3---2---0-|--------0---2---|
G|4-4-2-4---2---0-|--------0---2---|
D|4-4-2-4---2---0-|--------0---2---|
A|2-2-0-2---0-----|------------0---|
E|--------------3-|--------3-------|
capo 2nd fret:
Am/G
Am Am G6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-0---0---0---0-|--------0---0---|
B|1-1---1---0---1-|--------1---0---|
G|2-2-2-2---0---2-|--------2---0---|
D|2-2-2-2---0---3-|--------3---0---|
A|0-0---0-------3-|--------3-------|
E|----3-----3---1-|--------1---3---|
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CHORDS
no capo capo 2nd fret
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2 G6 3-x-0-0-0-0
Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2 Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
A5 x-0-2-2-x-x Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0
Em9 0-2-0-0-0-2 Dm9 x-x-0-2-1-0 or x-5-3-5-5-x
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-5-2 Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0
Gmaj7/B x-2-0-0-0-2 Fmaj7/A x-0-3-2-1-0
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[Intro]
| Bm | % | % | % |
[Verse]
Bm A6 Gmaj7
Where do we go from here
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Now that all other children are growin' up
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
And how do we spend our lives
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
If there's no-one to lend us a hand
[Interlude]
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
[Pre-Chorus]
[ Gmaj7 ] [ A6 ] Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
I don't want to live here no more
Gmaj7 A6 | Bm A5 Bm A5 | Gmaj7
I don't want to stay
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life
Gmaj7 A6 | Bm A5 Bm A5 | Gmaj7 A6
Quietly fading a – way aah
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Are not right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 | Bm | % |
Games people play in the middle of the night
[Verse]
Bm A6 Gmaj7
Where do we go from here
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Now that all of the children have grown up
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
And how do we spend our time
A6 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Knowin' nobody gives us a damn
[Interlude]
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
[Pre-Chorus]
[ Gmaj7 ] [ A6 ] Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
I don't want to live here no more
Gmaj7 A6 | Bm A5 Bm A5 | Gmaj7
I don't want to stay
Gmaj7 A6 Bm A5 Bm A6 Gmaj7
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life
Gmaj7 A6 | Bm A5 Bm A5 | Gmaj7 A6
Quietly fading a – way yeah-hey
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Just don’t make it right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I'm telling you the truth right now
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 | Bm | % | % | % |
Games people play in the middle of the night
[Interlude]
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
| Bm | Bsus4 | Gmaj7/B | % |
[Solo]
| Em9 Gmaj7 | A6 Bm |
| Em9 Gmaj7 | A6 Bm |
| Em9 Gmaj7 | A6 Bm |
| Em9 Gmaj7 | A6 [ Bm ] |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
| Bm A5 Bm A6 | Gmaj7 A6 |
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Are not right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 | Bm |
Games people play in the middle of the night
[Chorus]
Em9 Gmaj7
Games people play
A6 A6 Bm
You take take it or you leave it
Em9 Gmaj7
Things that they say
A6 Bm
Just don’t make it right
Em9 Gmaj7 A6
If I'm telling you the truth right now
A6 Bm
Would you believe it
Em9 Gmaj7 A6 | Bm | % | % | % |
Games people play in the middle of the night (fade out]
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