Scorpions - The Game of Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Game of Life" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#            A
The time has come
           Dm
For me to talk to you
And I don't mean
To hurt your pride

A#                      Dm        C
But everybody needs a friend sometimes
            A#       Gm
To make you see the light

Chorus:
                Dm
In the game of life
               A#
The strong survive
           F
We're on a one-way street
                  C/E   Dm
We got to make it out alive
    A#                     A  C
And never let 'em drag us down
               Dm
In the game of life
We live and die
Another breath begins
Another chance to win the fight
From the moment that you hit the ground
In the game of life

You're born to hunt
And never run away
And then you're hunted
By the prey
The wounded deer
Leaps highest to the sun
Until his day is done

Chorus:
In the game of life
The strong survive
We're on a one-way street
We got to make it out alive
And never let 'em drag us down
In the game of life
We live and die
Another breath begins
Another chance to win the fight
From the moment that you hit the ground
In the game of life

Here comes the morning
It's time to play
The game of life
The game of life

Chorus:
In the game of life
The strong survive
We're on a one-way street
We got to make it out alive
And never let 'em drag us down
In the game of life
We live and die
Another breath begins
Another chance to win the fight
From the moment that you hit the ground
In the game of life


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Game of Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Game of Life" by Scorpions.

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