Forbidden Games - Miriam Makeba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8nyffS-2Ds
Intro: F# Bm Em F# Bm G F#
V1
Bm Em
Everyone knows you belong to another,
Bm Em
Spinning your magic for him and no other,
F#7 Bm
Still, I've been content to be part of this fantasy,
F#7 Bm
Part of this game that I play.
Chorus
G#m F#7
Though it's forbidden and you'll love me never,
G#m Em
I'll keep my love hidden and love you forever,
Bm F#7
Through countless eternities you will be mine,
Em F#7 Bm
In these forbidden games that I play.
V2
Bm Em
Though it's forbidden for my arms to hold you,
Bm Em
And though it's forbidden, my tears must have told you,
F#7 Bm
That I hold you secretly each time we meet,
B7 Em
In these forbidden games that I play.
V3
Bm Em
Though it's forbidden in dim quiet places,
Bm Em
To capture the rainbows my aching heart chases,
F#7 Bm
My bittersweet ecstasies come to me here,
B7 Em
In these forbidden games that I play
V4
Bm Em
Everyone knows you belong to another,
Bm Em
Spinning your magic for him and no other,
F#7 Bm
Still, I've been content to be part of this fantasy,
F#7 Bm
Part of this game that I play.
Chorus
G#m F#7
Though it's forbidden and you'll love me never,
G#m Em
I'll keep my love hidden and love you forever,
Bm F#7
Through countless eternities you will be mine,
Em F#7 Bm
In these forbidden games that I play.
V5
Bm Em
Everyone knows you belong to another,
Bm Em
Spinning your magic for him and no other,
F#7 Bm
Still, I've been content to be part of this fantasy,
F#7 Bm
Part of this game that I play.
Chorus
G#m F#7
Though it's forbidden and you'll love me never,
G#m Em
I'll keep my love hidden and love you forever,
Bm F#7
Through countless eternities you will be mine,
Em F#7 Bm
In these forbidden games that I play.
Outro:
Bm F#7
In these forbidden games that I play,
Em F#7 Bm
In these forbidden games that I play
