The Race Is On Chords
by George Jones
The Race Is On by George Jones is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
N.C. D A
I FEEL TEARS WELLIN UP COLD AND DEEP INSIDE, LIKE MY HEARTS SPRUNG A BIG BREAK
E
AND A STAB OF LONELINESS SHARP AND PAINFUL, THAT I MAY NEVER SHAKE
A D A
YOU MIGHT SAY THAT I WAS TAKING IT HARD, OH, SHE WROTE ME OFF WITH A CALL
E A
BUT DON’T YOU WAGGER THAT I’LL HIDE THE SORROW, WHEN I MAY BREAK RIGHT DOWN AND BAWL
N.C. A D A
WELL, THE RACE IS ON AND HERE COMES PRIDE UP THE BACKSTRETCH, HEARTACHES ARE GOING TO THE INSIDE
E
MY TEARS ARE HOLDING BACK, THEY’RE TRYIN NOT TO FALL
A D A
MY HEARTS OUT OF THE RUNNING, TRUE LOVE’S SCRATCHED FOR ANOTHERS SAKE
E A
THE RACE IS ON AND IT LOOKS LIKE HEARTACHES, AND THE WINNER LOSES ALL
ONE DAY I VENTURED IN LOVE, NEVER ONCE SUSPECTIN, WHAT THE FINAL RESULT WOULD BE
HOW I LIVED IN FEAR WAKING UP EACH MORNING, AND THINKING YOU WERE GONE FROM ME
THERE’S ACHE AND PAIN IN MY HEART, FOR TODAY WAS THE ONE THAT I HATED TO FACE
SOMEBODY NEW CAME UP TO WIN HER, I CAME OUT IN SECOND PLACE
N.C. A D A
NOW, THE RACE IS ON AND HERE COMES PRIDE UP THE BACKSTRETCH, HEARTACHES ARE GOING TO THE INSIDE
E
MY TEARS ARE HOLDING BACK, THEY’RE TRYIN NOT TO FALL
A D A
MY HEARTS OUT OF THE RUNNING, TRUE LOVE’S SCRATCHED FOR ANOTHERS SAKE
E A
THE RACE IS ON AND IT LOOKS LIKE HEARTACHES, AND THE WINNER LOSES ALL