Chords for gordon lightfoot race among the ruins
Tempo:
98.05 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Ab
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[B] [F] [Bm]
[F] Oh people, you
[C] [F]
[C] [F] think you have the last laugh [Bb] now you know this [F] can't be true
Even [C] though the sun shines down upon you, [Bb] you know sometimes you [F] must feel blue
You make the best of each [Bb] new day, you're not [F] to be sad
Even [C] though the sky falls down upon you, [Bb] you know in this life [F] you ain't that bad
[C] Make a big bet, hear [Bb] the promise [F] of your dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical [Bb] of a bitch someone that I [F] know
[C] Oh, lay a down [Bbm] on sitting in [F] a place among [Bb] the rows
[F] If you plan to [C] face tomorrow [Bb] to it's [Ab] true
[F] The
[C] [F] room that I'm in is littered [Bb] by the bones of the [F] villains
Who play the [C] matching of the moment where [Bb] I'm mysteriously [F] undone
You try to understand [Bb] anything, you never [F] seem to find
[C] Any kind of freedom, a broken plan is [Bb] just another [F] strain of mine
[C] Make a big bet, [Bb] hear the promise [F] of your dream, world [Bb] coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone that [F] I know
[C] Oh, lay [Bb] a down on sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
[F] If you plan to face [C] tomorrow [Gm] to it's true
[Ab] [F] No
[C] [F] big commission, more than left [Bb] to notice, and [F] I'm less even [C] loyal
My brother was Jamaica [Bb] from the rape from [F] stranger past
Just think about the [Bb] fool of eyes, virtue can [F] be found
In a most [C] unusual situation, [Bb] playing just to [F] do the clown
[C] Make a big bet, [Bb] hear the promise of your [F] dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone [F] that I know
Oh, [C] lay a [Bb] down on sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
If [F] you plan to [C] face tomorrow to [Gm] it's [Ab] true
[F]
Make [C] a big bet, hear the [Bb] promise [F] of your dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone that [F] I know
[C] Oh, lay a down on [Bb] sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
[F] If you plan [C] to face tomorrow to [Gm] it's [Ab] true
[F] Thank
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[N] you
[Am]
[B] [F] [Bm]
[F] Oh people, you
[C] [F]
[C] [F] think you have the last laugh [Bb] now you know this [F] can't be true
Even [C] though the sun shines down upon you, [Bb] you know sometimes you [F] must feel blue
You make the best of each [Bb] new day, you're not [F] to be sad
Even [C] though the sky falls down upon you, [Bb] you know in this life [F] you ain't that bad
[C] Make a big bet, hear [Bb] the promise [F] of your dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical [Bb] of a bitch someone that I [F] know
[C] Oh, lay a down [Bbm] on sitting in [F] a place among [Bb] the rows
[F] If you plan to [C] face tomorrow [Bb] to it's [Ab] true
[F] The
[C] [F] room that I'm in is littered [Bb] by the bones of the [F] villains
Who play the [C] matching of the moment where [Bb] I'm mysteriously [F] undone
You try to understand [Bb] anything, you never [F] seem to find
[C] Any kind of freedom, a broken plan is [Bb] just another [F] strain of mine
[C] Make a big bet, [Bb] hear the promise [F] of your dream, world [Bb] coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone that [F] I know
[C] Oh, lay [Bb] a down on sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
[F] If you plan to face [C] tomorrow [Gm] to it's true
[Ab] [F] No
[C] [F] big commission, more than left [Bb] to notice, and [F] I'm less even [C] loyal
My brother was Jamaica [Bb] from the rape from [F] stranger past
Just think about the [Bb] fool of eyes, virtue can [F] be found
In a most [C] unusual situation, [Bb] playing just to [F] do the clown
[C] Make a big bet, [Bb] hear the promise of your [F] dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone [F] that I know
Oh, [C] lay a [Bb] down on sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
If [F] you plan to [C] face tomorrow to [Gm] it's [Ab] true
[F]
Make [C] a big bet, hear the [Bb] promise [F] of your dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone that [F] I know
[C] Oh, lay a down on [Bb] sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
[F] If you plan [C] to face tomorrow to [Gm] it's [Ab] true
[F] Thank
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[N] you
[Am]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Ab
Gm
F
Bb
C
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[F] Oh people, you _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ think you have the last laugh [Bb] now you know this [F] can't be true
Even [C] though the sun shines down upon you, [Bb] you know sometimes you [F] must feel blue
You make the best of each [Bb] new day, you're not [F] to be sad
Even [C] though the sky falls down upon you, [Bb] you know in this life [F] you ain't that _ bad
[C] Make a big bet, hear [Bb] the promise [F] of your dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical [Bb] of a bitch someone that I [F] know
_ _ [C] Oh, lay a down [Bbm] on sitting in [F] a place among [Bb] the rows
[F] If you plan to [C] face tomorrow [Bb] to it's [Ab] true
[F] The _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ room that I'm in is littered [Bb] by the bones of the [F] villains
Who play the [C] matching of the moment where [Bb] I'm mysteriously [F] _ undone
You try to understand [Bb] anything, you never [F] seem to find
[C] Any kind of freedom, a broken plan is [Bb] just another [F] strain of mine
[C] Make a big bet, [Bb] hear the promise [F] of your dream, world [Bb] coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone that [F] I know
[C] Oh, lay [Bb] a down on sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
[F] If you plan to face [C] tomorrow [Gm] to it's true
[Ab] _ [F] No _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ big commission, more than left [Bb] to notice, and [F] I'm less even [C] loyal
My brother was Jamaica [Bb] from the rape from [F] stranger past _
Just think about the [Bb] fool of eyes, virtue can [F] be found
In a most [C] unusual _ situation, [Bb] playing just to [F] do the clown
_ [C] Make a big bet, [Bb] hear the promise of your [F] dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone [F] that I know
Oh, [C] lay a [Bb] down on sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
If [F] you plan to [C] face tomorrow to [Gm] it's [Ab] true
_ [F]
Make _ [C] a big bet, hear the [Bb] promise [F] of your dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone that [F] I know
[C] Oh, lay a down on [Bb] sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
[F] If you plan [C] to face tomorrow to [Gm] it's [Ab] true
[F] Thank _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [N] you
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[F] Oh people, you _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ think you have the last laugh [Bb] now you know this [F] can't be true
Even [C] though the sun shines down upon you, [Bb] you know sometimes you [F] must feel blue
You make the best of each [Bb] new day, you're not [F] to be sad
Even [C] though the sky falls down upon you, [Bb] you know in this life [F] you ain't that _ bad
[C] Make a big bet, hear [Bb] the promise [F] of your dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical [Bb] of a bitch someone that I [F] know
_ _ [C] Oh, lay a down [Bbm] on sitting in [F] a place among [Bb] the rows
[F] If you plan to [C] face tomorrow [Bb] to it's [Ab] true
[F] The _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ room that I'm in is littered [Bb] by the bones of the [F] villains
Who play the [C] matching of the moment where [Bb] I'm mysteriously [F] _ undone
You try to understand [Bb] anything, you never [F] seem to find
[C] Any kind of freedom, a broken plan is [Bb] just another [F] strain of mine
[C] Make a big bet, [Bb] hear the promise [F] of your dream, world [Bb] coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone that [F] I know
[C] Oh, lay [Bb] a down on sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
[F] If you plan to face [C] tomorrow [Gm] to it's true
[Ab] _ [F] No _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ big commission, more than left [Bb] to notice, and [F] I'm less even [C] loyal
My brother was Jamaica [Bb] from the rape from [F] stranger past _
Just think about the [Bb] fool of eyes, virtue can [F] be found
In a most [C] unusual _ situation, [Bb] playing just to [F] do the clown
_ [C] Make a big bet, [Bb] hear the promise of your [F] dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone [F] that I know
Oh, [C] lay a [Bb] down on sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
If [F] you plan to [C] face tomorrow to [Gm] it's [Ab] true
_ [F]
Make _ [C] a big bet, hear the [Bb] promise [F] of your dream, [Bb] world coming true
[F] And one less [C] critical of [Bb] a bitch someone that [F] I know
[C] Oh, lay a down on [Bb] sitting [F] in a place [Bb] among the rows
[F] If you plan [C] to face tomorrow to [Gm] it's [Ab] true
[F] Thank _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [N] you
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _