Chords for Guided By Voices - The Race Is On, The King Is Dead
Tempo:
110.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D]
[Bm] [E] [D] [C#]
[D] [A] [G]
[E] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G]
[E] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G]
[E] [G] [A]
[D] He's got [A] a son [G]
[E] and he's [G] got a daughter, [A] he said.
[D] [A] Richard's [G] drunk, [E] [G] suitcase on [A] the bed, [D] [A] [G]
[E] [G] [A]
[D] [A] sugar's on, [G]
[E] [G] smokers lose [A] their day.
[D] [A] Spotlight [G] on, [E] girls [G] who flew [A]
away.
[D] Drips [A] on our [G]
arms, [Em] the [G] tanners still [A]
remain.
[D] Drunken, [A] flat [D] boys through, [E] [G] initiation [A]
game.
[G] [F#] Greetings, noble [E]
Caesar, we [D] have [C#] come to [Bm]
congratulate [G] you
on your [F#m] successful [Em]
crossing of [D] the Rubicon.
[G] [E] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [D]
Circling to fair grounds, new [A] and new,
[D] challenging of our shore and our races [A] [G] are.
The [E]
king is [D] [A] dead, [D] the race [A] is [G] on, [E] the king is [G] [A] dead.
[G]
Every [F#m] single [Em] highway is the [D]
[C#m] wrong way [Bm] home.
[G]
Traffic [F#m] [Em] information's wrecked in [D] turn [G] around.
Shed your [D] old army, turn your head like salt.
[G] [F#] [E] [D] [C#]
[G]
[Bm]
[Bm] [E] [D] [C#]
[D] [A] [G]
[E] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G]
[E] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G]
[E] [G] [A]
[D] He's got [A] a son [G]
[E] and he's [G] got a daughter, [A] he said.
[D] [A] Richard's [G] drunk, [E] [G] suitcase on [A] the bed, [D] [A] [G]
[E] [G] [A]
[D] [A] sugar's on, [G]
[E] [G] smokers lose [A] their day.
[D] [A] Spotlight [G] on, [E] girls [G] who flew [A]
away.
[D] Drips [A] on our [G]
arms, [Em] the [G] tanners still [A]
remain.
[D] Drunken, [A] flat [D] boys through, [E] [G] initiation [A]
game.
[G] [F#] Greetings, noble [E]
Caesar, we [D] have [C#] come to [Bm]
congratulate [G] you
on your [F#m] successful [Em]
crossing of [D] the Rubicon.
[G] [E] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [D]
Circling to fair grounds, new [A] and new,
[D] challenging of our shore and our races [A] [G] are.
The [E]
king is [D] [A] dead, [D] the race [A] is [G] on, [E] the king is [G] [A] dead.
[G]
Every [F#m] single [Em] highway is the [D]
[C#m] wrong way [Bm] home.
[G]
Traffic [F#m] [Em] information's wrecked in [D] turn [G] around.
Shed your [D] old army, turn your head like salt.
[G] [F#] [E] [D] [C#]
[G]
[Bm]
Key:
G
A
D
E
Bm
G
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] He's got [A] a son [G] _
_ _ [E] and he's [G] got a daughter, [A] he said.
_ _ [D] _ [A] Richard's [G] drunk, _ _ _ [E] _ [G] suitcase on [A] the bed, _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] sugar's on, [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [G] smokers lose [A] their day.
_ _ [D] _ [A] Spotlight [G] on, _ _ _ [E] girls [G] who flew [A]
away.
_ _ [D] Drips [A] on our [G] _
arms, [Em] the [G] tanners still [A]
remain.
_ _ [D] Drunken, [A] flat [D] boys through, _ _ [E] _ [G] initiation _ [A]
game.
_ _ [G] _ [F#] Greetings, noble [E]
Caesar, we [D] have [C#] come to [Bm]
congratulate _ [G] you
on your [F#m] successful [Em]
crossing of [D] the _ Rubicon. _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Circling to fair grounds, new [A] and new,
_ _ _ _ [D] challenging of our shore and our _ _ races [A] _ _ [G] are.
The _ [E]
king is [D] _ [A] dead, _ _ [D] the race [A] is _ [G] on, _ [E] the king is [G] _ _ [A] dead.
_ _ [G]
Every [F#m] single [Em] highway is the [D] _
[C#m] wrong way [Bm] _ home.
_ [G]
Traffic [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ information's wrecked in [D] turn _ _ [G] around.
_ Shed your [D] old army, _ _ turn your head like salt.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] He's got [A] a son [G] _
_ _ [E] and he's [G] got a daughter, [A] he said.
_ _ [D] _ [A] Richard's [G] drunk, _ _ _ [E] _ [G] suitcase on [A] the bed, _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] sugar's on, [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [G] smokers lose [A] their day.
_ _ [D] _ [A] Spotlight [G] on, _ _ _ [E] girls [G] who flew [A]
away.
_ _ [D] Drips [A] on our [G] _
arms, [Em] the [G] tanners still [A]
remain.
_ _ [D] Drunken, [A] flat [D] boys through, _ _ [E] _ [G] initiation _ [A]
game.
_ _ [G] _ [F#] Greetings, noble [E]
Caesar, we [D] have [C#] come to [Bm]
congratulate _ [G] you
on your [F#m] successful [Em]
crossing of [D] the _ Rubicon. _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Circling to fair grounds, new [A] and new,
_ _ _ _ [D] challenging of our shore and our _ _ races [A] _ _ [G] are.
The _ [E]
king is [D] _ [A] dead, _ _ [D] the race [A] is _ [G] on, _ [E] the king is [G] _ _ [A] dead.
_ _ [G]
Every [F#m] single [Em] highway is the [D] _
[C#m] wrong way [Bm] _ home.
_ [G]
Traffic [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ information's wrecked in [D] turn _ _ [G] around.
_ Shed your [D] old army, _ _ turn your head like salt.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [C#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _