Key: C
Introduction: C F C F
C
It took a little time
F
But I guess you finally learned
C Am
Of promises getting broken
Dm7 G
And bridges do get burned
C C6
You've been sifting through the ashes
E7 F
Just trying to find a flame
G C
Holding on to nothing
G C G
You're a victim of the game
C
You were standing way too close
F
To see it fall apart
C Am
There were things you couldn't hear
Dm7 G
'Cause you were listening with your heart
C C6
You can't say I didn't warn you
E7 F
Now there's no one else to blame
G C
There's no one quite as blind
G C G
As a victim of the game
F Bb F
And it don't matter who you are
C Bb A A7 Dm
It treats everyone the same
F G
When all you need's a heart
F G C F
To be a victim of the game
C
You know it's really getting to you
F
When you take to telling lies
C Am
You can try to fool your friends
Dm7 G
But you can't look 'em in the eye
C C6
There ain't no standing tall
E7 F
In the shadow of the shame
G C
When everybody knows
G C G
That you're a victim of the game
F Bb F
It don't matter who you are
C Bb A A7 Dm
It treats everyone the same
F G
When all you need's a heart
F G C
To be a victim of the game
When I look into your eyes
E7 F
I can really feel the pain
G C
Staring in the mirror
G C
At a victim of the game