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INTRO:    Cadd9     G    Cadd9     G    Cadd9     G    D  G  
Cadd9The race is harder than arithGmatic
Cadd9Some will say it can't be Gwon
Cadd9Son it gets harder when your sGhoes are slick
G/BBut I had set my mind to Drun
Cadd9And it was harder that I bGargained for
Cadd9Broken dreams at every turGn
Cadd9I had heart enough to aGlmost make it thru
G/BAnd a lesson yet to Dlearn
Cadd9I slipped and fell before the Gfinish line
Cadd9Just when it seemed I couldn't Glose
Cadd9I can fall anytime you wGant me to
G/BYou are the sD**t beneath my Gshoes
OUTRO:    Cadd9  G  

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The Race

by Kris Kristofferson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/B

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D G

INTRO:

Cadd9 G

The race is harder than arithmatic

Cadd9 G

Some will say it can't be won

Cadd9 G

Son it gets harder when your shoes are slick

G/B D

But I had set my mind to run

Cadd9 G

And it was harder that I bargained for

Cadd9 G

Broken dreams at every turn

Cadd9 G

I had heart enough to almost make it thru

G/B D

And a lesson yet to learn

Cadd9 G

I slipped and fell before the finish line

Cadd9 G

Just when it seemed I couldn't lose

Cadd9 G

I can fall anytime you want me to

G/B D G

You are the s**t beneath my shoes

Cadd9 G

OUTRO:

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