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Race

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Capo 7
[Intro]
Em Am
[Verse]
EmSweet sweet hold you gently have over me
Caught me wAmith your eyes and lips like sweet honey
Too Embad I'll never know how sweet the honey tastes
Cause the aAmverage girl simply D7won that race
Well that embEmrace you kept on giving me
Left me Amhanging wanting more till you broke free
Bet sEmhes sweet but not as sweet as I could've been
girls like Amher come and go like tD7he boring wind
[Chorus]
But I'm the Amtype that stays 
with your heart and my heart in many Emdifferent ways
I call you making sure that Amyou're alright in the day or in the middle of the Emnight
sorry if that isn't Amgood enough
confusion has become a Emlittle rough
and I'll be on you like the Amclothes you wear
and run my fingers through your Emcurled gelled hair
but for now ill let the Amrace be won by the D7girl without a boy at Emhome
[Verse]
EmHands so purple, 
from the knuckle aches,
it's 'cause they, 
Amcreate fragile hearts to break. 
But a Emplayer, soon will see that 
his karma goes bad,
when the Amgirl that he wants,
stabs D7him in the back
[Chorus]
But I'm the Amtype that stays 
with your heart and my heart in many Emdifferent ways
I call you making sure that Amyou're alright in the day or in the middle of the Emnight
sorry if that isn't Amgood enough
confusion has become a Emlittle rough
and I'll be on you like the Amclothes you wear
and run my fingers through your Emcurled gelled hair
but for now ill let the Amrace be won by the D7girl without a boy at Emhome

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Race

by Melanie Martinez

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 7

[Intro]

Em Am

[Verse]

Sweet sweet hold you gently have over me

Caught me with your eyes and lips like sweet honey

Too bad I'll never know how sweet the honey tastes

Am D7

Cause the average girl simply won that race

Well that embrace you kept on giving me

Left me hanging wanting more till you broke free

Bet shes sweet but not as sweet as I could've been

Am D7

girls like her come and go like the boring wind

[Chorus]

But I'm the type that stays

with your heart and my heart in many different ways

Am Em

I call you making sure that you're alright in the day or in the middle of the night

sorry if that isn't good enough

confusion has become a little rough

and I'll be on you like the clothes you wear

and run my fingers through your curled gelled hair

Am D7 Em

but for now ill let the race be won by the girl without a boy at home

[Verse]

Hands so purple,

from the knuckle aches,

it's 'cause they,

create fragile hearts to break.

But a player, soon will see that

his karma goes bad,

when the girl that he wants,

stabs him in the back

[Chorus]

But I'm the type that stays

with your heart and my heart in many different ways

Am Em

I call you making sure that you're alright in the day or in the middle of the night

sorry if that isn't good enough

confusion has become a little rough

and I'll be on you like the clothes you wear

and run my fingers through your curled gelled hair

Am D7 Em

but for now ill let the race be won by the girl without a boy at home

About Race Chords by Melanie Martinez

Learn how to play Race by Melanie Martinez with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Race chords”, “Race guitar chords”, or “Melanie Martinez Race chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Race chords and for experienced players who want accurate Race lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, Am, D7.

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