{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":935284,"song":"Race Among The Ruins","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/935284-race-among-the-ruins-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/935284?type=chord","rating":4.80821,"votes":76,"content":"RACE AMONG THE RUINS\r\nGordon Lightfoot\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou think you had the last laugh now[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nyou know this can't be true[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEven though the sun shines down upon you now[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSometimes you must feel blue[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou make the best of each new day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou try not to be sad[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEven though the sky falls down upon you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCall it midnight feelin' bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A/G[/ch]\r\nWhen you wake up to the promise[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf your dream world comin' true[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith one less friend to call on[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWas it someone that I knew...[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A/G[/ch]\r\nAway you will go sailin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn a race among the ruins[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe road to love is littered[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBy the bones of other ones[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWho by the magic of the moment[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWere mysteriously undone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou try to understand it[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut you never seem to find[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAny kind of freedom, comin' clean[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs just another state of mind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A/G[/ch]\r\nWhen you wake up to the promise[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf your dream world comin' true[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith one less friend to call on[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWas it someone that I knew...[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A/G[/ch]\r\nAway you will go sailin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn a race among the ruins[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo take the best of all that's left[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know this cannot last[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEven though your mother was your maker[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom her apron strings you've passed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust think about the fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho by his virtue can be found[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn a most unusual situation[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlayin' jester to the clown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A/G[/ch]\r\nWhen you wake up to the promise[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf your dream world comin' true[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith one less friend to call on[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWas it someone that I knew...[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A/G[/ch]\r\nAway you will go sailin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn a race among the ruins[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A/G[/ch]\r\nWhen you wake up to the promise[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf your dream world comin' true[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith one less friend to call on[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWas it someone that I knew...[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A/G[/ch]\r\nAway you will go sailin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn a race among the ruins[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"RACE AMONG THE RUINS\nGordon Lightfoot\n\n[Intro]\n| D      | D   A D |\n| D      | D   A D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n| D      | D   A D |\n| D      | D   A D\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n| D      | D   A D\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n| D      | D   A D |\n| D      | D   A D","chords":["D","A","G","A/G","D/F#","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}