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The Long Race

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Asus2: x02200
[Intro]
 Asus2   E    D|4x
[Verse]
Asus2It's a hazy winter's day
F#mAnd I'm staring out on the sDouthland
Asus2In the twilight distance on the bay
F#mMy mind sees you running throuDgh the marshland
[Pre-Chorus]
BmAll these yDears I've been Awaiting for Eyou
BmThrough the high Dtides and the lAow tides toEo
BmBut if I stop nDow hAow could EI ever be with yGou?
[Chorus]
It's a lAong loEng raDceA  E  
AIf I Etry I will sDurely fiAniEsh
It's a lAong lEong rDaceA  E  
AIf I Etry I will sDurely wiAn Eit
DOne day, oGne night with you
 Asus2   E    D|2x
[Verse]
Asus2There's a village on the lower eastern shore
F#mWhere the watermen's boats are anchoDred
Asus2And they work so hard all day long
F#mShowing me what you want to go afDter
[Pre-Chorus]
BmAll these Dyears I've been Apushing so Ehard
BmThrough the high Dtimes and the lAow times Etoo
BmBut if I stop Dnow Ahow could I Eknow what I could Gdo?
[Chorus]
It's a lAong loEng raDceA  E  
AIf I Etry I will sDurely fiAniEsh
It's a lAong lEong rDaceA  E  
AIf I Etry I will sDurely wiAn Eit
DOne day, oGne night with you

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The Long Race

by Bruce Hornsby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

F#m

Asus2: x02200

[Intro]

Asus2 E D

|4x

[Verse]

Asus2

It's a hazy winter's day

F#m D

And I'm staring out on the southland

Asus2

In the twilight distance on the bay

F#m D

My mind sees you running through the marshland

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm D A E

All these years I've been waiting for you

Bm D A E

Through the high tides and the low tides too

Bm D A E G

But if I stop now how could I ever be with you?

[Chorus]

A E D A E

It's a long long race

A E D A E

If I try I will surely finish

A E D A E

It's a long long race

A E D A E

If I try I will surely win it

D G

One day, one night with you

Asus2 E D

|2x

[Verse]

Asus2

There's a village on the lower eastern shore

F#m D

Where the watermen's boats are anchored

Asus2

And they work so hard all day long

F#m D

Showing me what you want to go after

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm D A E

All these years I've been pushing so hard

Bm D A E

Through the high times and the low times too

Bm D A E G

But if I stop now how could I know what I could do?

[Chorus]

A E D A E

It's a long long race

A E D A E

If I try I will surely finish

A E D A E

It's a long long race

A E D A E

If I try I will surely win it

D G

One day, one night with you

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