The Race Is On Chords by George Jones
Tempo:
89.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I feel tears welling up, cooling deep inside, [D] like my heart's from [A] a deep grave.
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful, [B] that I may never [E]
shave.
[A] You might say that I was taking it hard, [D] since you wrote me off [A] with a pause.
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow, [E] when I'm a red-eyed [A] down and bald.
Now the race is on, and here comes pride at the back [D] stretch.
Heartaches are [A] going to the inside, my tears are holding [B] back, they're [Em] trying not to [A] fall.
My heart's out of the running, true [D] love stretched for [A] another's sake.
The race is on, and it looks like heartaches, [E] and the winner [A] loses all.
[D] [A]
[B] [E]
[A] [D]
[A]
[E] [A]
One day I [D] ventured in love, never once suspecting what the final [A] result would be.
How I lived in fear, waking up each morning [B] and finding that you'd [E] gone from me.
[A] There's aching and pain in my heart, for the [D] day was the one that I [A] headed to face.
Somebody new came up to win her, [E] and I came [Em] out in [A] second place.
Now the race is on, and here comes pride at the [D] back stretch.
Heartaches are going to [A] the inside, my tears are holding back, [B] they're trying not [E] to fall.
[A] My heart's out of the running, true [D] love stretched for [A] another's sake.
The race is on, and it looks like heartaches, [E] and the winner [A] loses all.
[D] [E] [A]
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful, [B] that I may never [E]
shave.
[A] You might say that I was taking it hard, [D] since you wrote me off [A] with a pause.
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow, [E] when I'm a red-eyed [A] down and bald.
Now the race is on, and here comes pride at the back [D] stretch.
Heartaches are [A] going to the inside, my tears are holding [B] back, they're [Em] trying not to [A] fall.
My heart's out of the running, true [D] love stretched for [A] another's sake.
The race is on, and it looks like heartaches, [E] and the winner [A] loses all.
[D] [A]
[B] [E]
[A] [D]
[A]
[E] [A]
One day I [D] ventured in love, never once suspecting what the final [A] result would be.
How I lived in fear, waking up each morning [B] and finding that you'd [E] gone from me.
[A] There's aching and pain in my heart, for the [D] day was the one that I [A] headed to face.
Somebody new came up to win her, [E] and I came [Em] out in [A] second place.
Now the race is on, and here comes pride at the [D] back stretch.
Heartaches are going to [A] the inside, my tears are holding back, [B] they're trying not [E] to fall.
[A] My heart's out of the running, true [D] love stretched for [A] another's sake.
The race is on, and it looks like heartaches, [E] and the winner [A] loses all.
[D] [E] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
B
Em
A
D
E
I feel tears welling up, cooling deep inside, [D] like my heart's from [A] a deep grave.
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful, [B] that I may never [E]
shave.
[A] You might say that I was taking it hard, [D] since you wrote me off [A] with a pause.
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow, [E] when I'm a red-eyed [A] down and bald.
Now the race is on, and here comes pride at the back [D] stretch.
Heartaches are [A] going to the inside, my tears are holding [B] back, they're [Em] trying not to [A] fall.
My heart's out of the running, true [D] love stretched for [A] another's sake.
The race is on, and it looks like heartaches, [E] and the winner [A] loses all.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
One day I [D] ventured in love, never once suspecting what the final [A] result would be.
How I lived in fear, waking up each morning [B] and finding that you'd [E] gone from me.
[A] There's aching and pain in my heart, for the [D] day was the one that I [A] headed to face.
Somebody new came up to win her, [E] and I came [Em] out in [A] second place.
Now the race is on, and here comes pride at the [D] back stretch.
Heartaches are going to [A] the inside, my tears are holding back, [B] they're trying not [E] to fall.
[A] My heart's out of the running, true [D] love stretched for [A] another's sake.
The race is on, and it looks like heartaches, [E] and the winner [A] loses all.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful, [B] that I may never [E]
shave.
[A] You might say that I was taking it hard, [D] since you wrote me off [A] with a pause.
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow, [E] when I'm a red-eyed [A] down and bald.
Now the race is on, and here comes pride at the back [D] stretch.
Heartaches are [A] going to the inside, my tears are holding [B] back, they're [Em] trying not to [A] fall.
My heart's out of the running, true [D] love stretched for [A] another's sake.
The race is on, and it looks like heartaches, [E] and the winner [A] loses all.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
One day I [D] ventured in love, never once suspecting what the final [A] result would be.
How I lived in fear, waking up each morning [B] and finding that you'd [E] gone from me.
[A] There's aching and pain in my heart, for the [D] day was the one that I [A] headed to face.
Somebody new came up to win her, [E] and I came [Em] out in [A] second place.
Now the race is on, and here comes pride at the [D] back stretch.
Heartaches are going to [A] the inside, my tears are holding back, [B] they're trying not [E] to fall.
[A] My heart's out of the running, true [D] love stretched for [A] another's sake.
The race is on, and it looks like heartaches, [E] and the winner [A] loses all.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
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