The Race Is On — George Jones
Chords and lyrics for The Race Is On by George Jones (key of A).
Verse 1
* means chord is strummed and then silenced.
N.C. means no chord
Verse 1
N.C.
I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside
Like [D]my heart's sprung a big [A]break
And the [A]stab of loneliness [A]sharp and painful
That [B]I may never [E7]shake
Now, [A]you might say that I was [A]takin' it hard
Oh, she [D]wrote me off with a[A] call
But don't you [A]wager that'll hide the [A]sorrow
E A A*
When I may break right down and bawl?
Chorus
Now, the race is [A]on and here comes [A]Pride up the backstretch
[D] Heartaches are [D]goin' to the inside
[A] My Tears are [D]holdin' back
[B] They're tryin' not to [E7]fall
[A]My Heart's out of the [A]runnin'
True Love's [D]scratched for another's [A]sake
The race is [A]on and it looks like [A]Heartaches
E A A*
And the winner loses all.
Solo
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
Verse 2
N.C.
One day I ventured in love, never once suspectin'
What the [D]final result would [A]be
How I [A]lived in fear of wakin' [A]up each a-morning
And [B]findin' that you're gone from [E7]me
There's [A]ache and pain in my heart
For [D]today was the one that I hated to [A]face
Somebody [D]new came up to [A]win her
I came [E]out in second [A]place.[A8]
Chorus
Well, the race is [A]on and here comes Pride up the backstretch
[D]Heartaches are goin' [A]to the inside
My Tears are holdin' back
They're [E]tryin' not to fall
[A]My Heart's out of the runnin'
True Love's [D]scratched for [A]another's sake
The race is on and it looks like Heartaches
And the [E][A]winner loses all.
[A]
[D] [A]
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