The Loving Of The Game Chords
The Loving Of The Game by Steve Goodman is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, D, F, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
C D F C C
Verso 1:
N.C. D
I saw the Feather River glide
F C
Over shinin´ goldensand,
C D
Struck a silver ribbon wide,
G C
Held a million in my hand.
C Am
But beside the lookin´ for
C Am
Oh, the finding´s always tame,
C D
And there´s nothin´ drives a gambler
F C
Like the lovin´ of the game.
Verso 2:
N.C. D
All my life I ran around,
F C
Searchin´ hard from town to town,
C D
But I never ever found
G C
Anything to tie me down.
C Am
Still, I wouldn't trade my time
C Am
For a solid diamond claim,
C D
No, I would not trade a fortune
F C
For the the lovin´ of the game.
C D F C C
Verso 3:
N.C. D
So long, darling, don´t you cry,
F C
I hope that things pan out for you.
C D
All the good times going by,
G C
Got to have ourselves a few.
C Am
Where I´m goin´ has no end,
C Am
What I´m seekin´ has no name,
Am D
No, the treasure´s not the takin´,
F C
It´s the lovin´ of the game.
OUTRO:
C D
No, the treasure´s not the takin´,
F C C
It´s the lovin´ of the game.