G 
Playing around, playing around 
G                   Am  D 
That’s all you ever do 
G 
I can be found waiting around 
G           D          G 
Waiting for you to get through 
 
Playing around, playing around  
Sometimes you seem so blue 
But I'll let you go and I'll watch you grow 
Till I know your playing is through 
 
Chorus: 
Bm                       C          G 
But I don’t suppose that you notice me 
       G           D           G 
'Cause I'm not the play around kind 
    Bm                C             G  
But I hope someday to have you with me 
Am            D        G 
When you quit playing around 
 
Playing around, playing around  
but playmates won't see you through 
and when they're all gone and no-ones around 
I'll be there waiting for you