Spoken during Intro
Oh yeah! Let's go! Let's do it! 1, 2, 3, 4! Let's go! Wait for me!

Verse 1
Get out time is here, come on, let's go
Out and get some air for an hour or so!
Some birdie would be fun, it's terrific exercise,
But remember everyone, that we should all be wise and …

Chorus 1
Play it safe, and use consideration.
Play it safe, it's only recreation.

Verse 2
When we get there, let's be sure that we pray
A wholehearted prayer before we play,
Asking the Lord to help us to prevent
Any kind of thing that could cause an accident, and …

Chorus 2
Play it safe, Lord, help us to be careful.
Play it safe, always staying prayerful.
Don't take any chances, in any circumstances,
Better just to play it safe.

Aaaahh!

Verse 3
Remember this rule, never play to be vain.
It's better just to lose than to cause somebody pain.
Don't be like the boy who tried so hard to win,
He ran to hit the birdie, but he hit his partner's chin.

Chorus 3
Play it safe, let's have fun together.
Play it safe, it doesn't matter whether
We should lose or win, 'cause the most important thing is love!

Chorus 4
Play it safe, use consideration.
Play it safe, hey, it's only recreation.

Aaah yeah!

Lord, help us to be careful, always staying prayerful,
It's better just to play it safe.
[Spoken:] Do you copy?
It's so much better just to play it safe!

 

"PLAY IT SAFE" (with chords)

Intro: (E)-(B)-(E)-(A)-(B) 6 times

Spoken during Intro
Oh yeah! Let's go! Let's do it! 1, 2, 3, 4! Let's go! Wait for me!

Verse 1
(E)Get out time is here, come (A)on, let's (B)go
(E)Out and get some air for an (A)hour or (B)so!
Some bir(C#m)die would be (A)fun, it's (B)terrific exercise,
But re(C#m)member every(A)one, that (B)we should all be wise and …

Chorus 1
(E)Play (B)it (E)safe, and (A)use considera(B)tion.
(E)Play (B)it (E)safe, it's (A)only recrea(B)tion.

Verse 2
(E)When we get there, let's be (A)sure that we (B)pray
(E)A wholehearted prayer be(A)fore we (B)play,
(C#m)Asking the (A)Lord to h(B)elp us to prevent
(C#m)Any kind of (A)thing that could (B)cause an accident, and …

Chorus 2
(E)Play (B)it (E)safe, Lord, (A)help us to be (A)careful.
(E)Play (B)it (E)safe(A), always staying (B)prayerful.
Don't take any chances, in any circumstances,
(A)Better just to (B)play it sa(E)fe.

(E)-(A)-(B)

Aaaahh!

Verse 3
(E)Remember this rule, never (A)play to be (B)vain.
(E)It's better just to lose than to (A)cause somebody (B)pain.
(C#m)Don't be like the (A)boy who tr(B)ied so hard to win,
He (C#m)ran to hit the (A)birdie, but he (B)hit his partner's chin.

Chorus 3
(E)Play (B)it (E)safe, (A)let's have fun to(B)gether.
(E)Play (B)it (E)safe, it (A)doesn't matter (B)whether
We should lose or win, 'cause the most important thing is lo(A)ve!(B)

Chorus 4
(E)Play (B)it (E)safe, (A)use conside(B)ration.
(E)Play (B)it (E)safe, hey, it's (A)only recre(B)ation.

(E)

Aaah yeah!

Lord, help us to be careful, always staying prayerful,
It's be(A)tter just to pl(B)ay it sa(E)fe.
[Spoken:] Do you copy?
It's so much be(A)tter just to pl(B)ay it sa(E)fe!