Artist: George Jones
Capo on 1
[INTRO]
[F] [C/E] [G/D] [G] [C] [C]
Well, you [C]didn't think I knew that you'd been cheatin' on [F]me
You [G]thought that I was stayin' home while you went on a [C]spree
But I've been staying outta sight and I see the things you [F]do
I've been playin' [C/E]possum, [G/D]I've been a- [G]watchin' [C]you
[CHORUS]
Playin' [F]possum, playin' possum, a-watchin' yo[C]u
Seein' [D7]you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't [G]do
But [C]I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is [F]true
I'll keep playing [C/E]possum and [G/D]keep on [G]loving [C]you
[Inst]
[F] [C/E] [G/D] [G] [C] [C]
Last [C]night I climbed up in a tree a-just outside his [F]house
And [G]I saw him a-chasing you, a-playing cat and [C]mouse
Then I crawled up and went on home I didn't know what to [F]do
I've been a-playing [C/E]possum, yes [E/D]I've been a- [G]watching [C]you
[CHORUS]
Playin' [F]possum, playin' possum, a-watchin' yo[C]u
Seein' [D7]you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't [G]do
But [C]I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is [F]true
I'll keep playing [C/E]possum and [G/D]keep on [G]loving [C]you
[Inst]
[F] [C/E] [G/D] [G] [C] [C]
[CHORUS]
Playin' [F]possum, playin' possum, a-watchin' yo[C]u
Seein' [D]you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't [G]do
But [C]I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is [F]true
I'll keep playing [C/E]possum and [G/D]keep on [G]loving [C]you
Yeah, [F]I'll keep playing [C/E]possum and [G/D]keep on [G]loving [C]you -----
[INTRO]
[F] [C/E] [G/D] [G] [C] [C]
Well, you [C]didn't think I knew that you'd been cheatin' on [F]me
You [G]thought that I was stayin' home while you went on a [C]spree
But I've been staying outta sight and I see the things you [F]do
I've been playin' [C/E]possum, [G/D]I've been a- [G]watchin' [C]you
[CHORUS]
Playin' [F]possum, playin' possum, a-watchin' yo[C]u
Seein' [D7]you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't [G]do
But [C]I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is [F]true
I'll keep playing [C/E]possum and [G/D]keep on [G]loving [C]you
[Inst]
[F] [C/E] [G/D] [G] [C] [C]
Last [C]night I climbed up in a tree a-just outside his [F]house
And [G]I saw him a-chasing you, a-playing cat and [C]mouse
Then I crawled up and went on home I didn't know what to [F]do
I've been a-playing [C/E]possum, yes [E/D]I've been a- [G]watching [C]you
[CHORUS]
Playin' [F]possum, playin' possum, a-watchin' yo[C]u
Seein' [D7]you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't [G]do
But [C]I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is [F]true
I'll keep playing [C/E]possum and [G/D]keep on [G]loving [C]you
[Inst]
[F] [C/E] [G/D] [G] [C] [C]
[CHORUS]
Playin' [F]possum, playin' possum, a-watchin' yo[C]u
Seein' [D]you do all those thing that I know you shouldn't [G]do
But [C]I'll keep hanging on because my love for you is [F]true
I'll keep playing [C/E]possum and [G/D]keep on [G]loving [C]you
Yeah, [F]I'll keep playing [C/E]possum and [G/D]keep on [G]loving [C]you -----
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