The Race Is On Chords by Suzi Quatro

Tempo:
85.1 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D]
Go ahead and laugh at me, [A] try to be the man you want to be.
[Bm] Baby, it's not hard to see [A] what's going on.
[E]
[D] Maybe we should celebrate, [A] drink champagne, why should we wait?
[Bm] Why don't we ask some friends around?
They [D] can help us play this game we found.
[E] Let's bring everybody down, will we ever be [D] wrong?
Here we stand [A] like a couple of [E] fools and the race is [A] on.
[D] Hand in hand as we break the [E] rules and the race is on.
[D] What's the talk?
[A] Do the one who lost [E] win the race?
No, [A] he's wrong.
You may [D] say, why begin [A] when we both can't [E] even put the pace?
No, [A] it's wrong.
[D] Hand in [A] hand like a couple of [E] fools and the race [A] is on.
[D] [A]
[D] [E]
[D] [A] Simply call them alibis, [Bm] this life will be, it ain't cool if [A] you're in front of [E]
us.
[D] Oh, and why waste so much [A] fun?
Let's not forget the lonely [Bm] ones, lonely, falling out of [D] love.
This game we play can be so [E] rough.
Now maybe we've gone far enough, but are you sure you know what's [D] wrong?
Here we [A] stand like a couple of fools and the race is on.
[D] Hand in [A] hand as we break the [E] rules and the race is [A] on.
[D] What's the [A] talk?
Do the one who [E] lost win the race?
[A] No, he's wrong.
You [D] may say, why [A] begin when we both [E] can't even put the pace?
[A] No, it's wrong.
[D] Hand in [A] hand like a couple of [E] fools and the race [A] is on.
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [E]
[D] Oh, here we [A] stand like a couple of [E] fools and the race is [A] on.
[D] Hand in [A] hand as we break the [E] rules and the race [A] is on.
[D] What's the [A] talk?
Do the one who [E] lost win the race?
[A] No, he's wrong.
You [D] may say, why begin [A] when we both [E] can't even put the pace?
[A] No, it's wrong.
[D] Hand in [A] hand like a couple of [E] fools and the race [A] is on.
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] The race is on.
[Bm] The [A] race is on.
[F#m]
The [D] race is on.
[A] The race is on.
[F#m]
[D] The race [A] is on.
[F#m]
[D] The race is on.
[A] The race is on.
[D] The race is on.
The [A] race is on.
The race is on.
[F#m] The [D] race is on.
The race is on.
The race is on.
[Bm] [E] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Suzi Quatro - (2017 Remaster) The Race Is On chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, A, D, A, E, A and F#m. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 85 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 170. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Minor.

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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D]
Go ahead and laugh at me, [A] try to be the man you want to be. _
[Bm] Baby, it's not hard to see [A] what's going on.
[E] _ _
[D] Maybe we should celebrate, [A] drink champagne, why should we wait?
[Bm] Why don't we ask some friends around?
They [D] can help us play this game we found.
[E] Let's bring everybody down, will we ever be _ [D] wrong?
Here we stand [A] like a couple of [E] fools and the race is [A] on.
_ [D] Hand in hand as we break the [E] rules and the race is on.
_ [D] What's the talk?
[A] Do the one who lost [E] win the race?
No, [A] he's wrong.
You may [D] say, why begin [A] when we both can't [E] even put the pace?
No, [A] it's wrong.
_ [D] Hand in [A] hand like a couple of [E] fools and the race [A] is on.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Simply call them alibis, [Bm] this life will be, it ain't cool if [A] you're in front of [E]
us.
[D] Oh, and why waste so much [A] fun?
Let's not forget the lonely [Bm] ones, lonely, falling out of [D] love.
This game we play can be so [E] rough.
Now maybe we've gone far enough, but are you sure you know what's _ [D] wrong?
Here we [A] stand like a couple of fools and the race is on.
[D] Hand in [A] hand as we break the [E] rules and the race is [A] on.
_ [D] What's the [A] talk?
Do the one who [E] lost win the race?
[A] No, he's wrong.
You [D] may say, why [A] begin when we both [E] can't even put the pace?
[A] No, it's wrong.
[D] Hand in [A] hand like a couple of [E] fools and the race [A] is on.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] Oh, here we [A] stand like a couple of [E] fools and the race is [A] on.
_ [D] Hand in [A] hand as we break the [E] rules and the race [A] is on.
_ [D] What's the [A] talk?
Do the one who [E] lost win the race?
[A] No, he's wrong.
You [D] may say, why begin [A] when we both [E] can't even put the pace?
[A] No, it's wrong.
_ [D] Hand in [A] hand like a couple of [E] fools and the race [A] is on.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] The race is on.
[Bm] The [A] race is on.
[F#m]
The [D] race is on.
[A] The race is on.
[F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ The race [A] is on.
[F#m]
[D] The race is on.
[A] The race is on.
[D] The race is on.
The [A] race is on.
The race is on.
[F#m] The [D] race is on.
The race is on.
The race is on.
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _

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The If You Knew Suzi… album includes this song.

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