Beautiful Game

	  		
Fmaj7          Em                   Fmaj7 Em  
We watched the game like we always did 
Fmaj7         Em                 Gm    Dm 
We seemed to lose more than we'd win 
C              C+                 Am     A   
The ref would sweat as we'd blame him 
              Fmaj7 
And then the fights would start 
               Dm 
Out where the buses park  
   C                 G   
I dodged a few black eyes  
   Bb 
Believe me 
        C          Dm     Fmaj7 Em  
It was good to be alive 
Fmaj7      Em              Fmaj7 Em 
The tribal path led to the pub 
Fmaj7      Em             Gm    Dm 
Where we debated how we'd won 
C          C+                 Am     A 
And I'm outside the wayward son 
              Fmaj7 
And then a glass is smashed 
             Dm 
Some fella's on his back 
        C             G   
And it all kicks off again 
   Bb  
As ever 
         C                 Dm      Fmaj7 
There's no one to take the blame 
    Bb        C    Dm         Fmaj7 
As time goes by I search with vigour 
    Bb      C          Dm      Fmaj7 
The days we had seemed so much bigger 
     Bb  C         Dm        Fmaj7 
And everyone would point the finger 
    Bb             Am 
So we would do the same 
      Bb    C                       Dm  Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Em 
To be mesmerised by the beautiful game 
Fmaj7       Em                     Fmaj7 Em 
My old man passed on the flame of loss 
Fmaj7       Em                   Gm    Dm 
The team we loved just gathered moss 
C              C+                 Am     A 
On a rolling stone you wouldn't toss 
          Fmaj7 
But if we win or lose 
               Dm 
We're in each other's shoes 
     C              G 
With blood upon our shirts 
   Bb 
Believe me 
    C             Dm     Fmaj7  
You know how that hurts  
    Bb        C    Dm         Fmaj7 
As time goes by I search with vigour 
    Bb      C          Dm      Fmaj7 
The days we had seemed so much bigger 
     Bb  C         Dm        Fmaj7 
And everyone would point the finger 
    Bb             Am 
So we would do the same 
      Bb    C                       G  C  G  C   Fmaj7 Em 
To be mesmerised by the beautiful game