Victim of the Game
Garth Brooks
transcribed by Alden Smith
Intro G C G C
Verse
G
Well, it took a little time
C
But I guess you finally learned
G D/F# Em
That promises get broken
Am D
And bridges do get burned
G
You've been sifting through the ashes
B C
Just trying to find a flame
C G
Holdin on to nothing
D G
You're a victim of the game
G
You were standin way too close
C
To see it all fall apart
G D/F# Em
And there were things you couldn't hear
Am D
'Cause you 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 no one quite as blind
D G
As a victim of the game
Chorus
G C
And it don't matter who you are
G D B
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 D/F# Em
And you can try to fool your friends
Am D
But you can't look 'em in the eye
G
There ain't no standing tall
B C
In the shadow of the shame
C D
When everybody knows
D G
That your a victim of the game
Chorus
G C
And it don't matter who you are
G D B
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 B
Oh you know when I look into your eyes
D C
I can really feel the pain
C D
Starin in the mirror
G D C G
At a victim of the game
