The Game by Echo & The Bunnymen (1987) Intro F, Em Dm, C, C, G, C, C, G, G C A sense of duty was my one intention G and an ugly beauty was my own invention C Pride a proud refusal G I refuse to need your approval C Too many seekers, too few beacons G But through the fog, we'll keep on beaming F Through the crying hours Em of your glittery years Dm C all the living out, of your tinsel tears F and the midnight trains, I never made Em Dm C 'cos I'd already G C, C, G, G played...the game C Everybody's got their own good reason G why their favorite season, is their favorite season C Winter winners and those summers suns G aren't good for everyone, aren't good for everyone C Spring has sprung and autumns G So well done, so well done F And it's a better thing Em that we do now, Dm C forgetting everything, the whys and hows F While you reminisce Em about the things you miss Dm C G C D, G, G you won't be ready, to kiss...goodbye G C The earth is a world D The world is a ball G A ball in a game with no rules at all C And just as I wonder D at the beauty of it all G you go and drop it and it breaks when it falls F I'll never understand Em why you thought I would Dm C need to be reassured and be understood F When I always knew Em that your bad's my good Dm C and I was ready G C ready...to be loved C, G, G, C, C, G, G C Born under Mars G With Jupiter rising C Fallen from stars G That lit my horizon F I'll never understand Em why you thought I would Dm C need to be reassured and be understood F Em When I always knew that your bad's my good Dm C G and I was ready, ready...to be F Through the crying hours Em of your glittery years Dm C all the living out of your tinsel tears F and the midnight trains Em Dm C G I never made 'cos I'd al-ready played F and it's a better thing Em Dm that we do now forgetting C Everything the whys and hows F Em While you reminisce about the things you miss Dm C G C you won't be ready to kiss...goodbye