The Race Is On lyrics chords

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The Race Is On lyrics and chords are intended for your personal use, it was recorded by George Jones and Sawyer Brown. It's a fun and easy song to, be prepared to practice a bit, it's up tempo.

The Race Is On

by George Jones  written by Don Rollins

I feel tears welling up cold and deep inside

        C                    G

Like my heart's sprung a big break

And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful

A7               D7

That I may never shake

You might say that I was taking it hard

        C                   G

Oh  she wrote me off with a call

But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow

       D7                       G

When I may break right down and bawl

Well the race is on and here comes Pride up the backstretch

C                             G

Heartaches are going to the inside

My Tears are holding back

A7                   D7

They're trying not to fall

My Heart's out of the running

            C                       G

True Love's scratched for another's sake

The race is on and it looks like Heartaches

        D7           G

And the winner loses all

One day I ventured in love never once suspecting

         C                  G

What the final result would be

How I lived in fear of waking up each morning

A7                               D7

And thinking that you're gone from me

There's ache and pain in my heart

              C                       G

For today was the one that I hated to face

Somebody new came up to win her

       D7            G

I came out in second place

Repeat # 3 & 4

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This old song is fun and easy to do, it has simple chords and a great rhythm. It does take a few minutes practice to get the timing correct, just copy and paste these The Race Is On lyrics and chords so you can learn it.