Race Among The Ruins

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RACE AMONG THE RUINS
Gordon Lightfoot
[Intro]
D D AD
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D D AD
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[Verse 1]
D D
You think you had the last laugh now
G D
you know this can't be true
A A
Even though the sun shines down upon you now
G D
Sometimes you must feel blue
D D
You make the best of each new day
G D
You try not to be sad
A A
Even though the sky falls down upon you
G D
Call it midnight feelin' bad
[Chorus]
A A/G
When you wake up to the promise
D/F# G
Of your dream world comin' true
D A
With one less friend to call on
G D
Was it someone that I knew...
A A/G
Away you will go sailin'
D/F# G
In a race among the ruins
D A G F
If you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon
[Instrumental]
D D AD
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D D AD
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[Verse 2]
D D
The road to love is littered
G D
By the bones of other ones
A A
Who by the magic of the moment
G D
Were mysteriously undone
D D
You try to understand it
G D
But you never seem to find
A A
Any kind of freedom, comin' clean
G D
Is just another state of mind
[Chorus]
A A/G
When you wake up to the promise
D/F# G
Of your dream world comin' true
D A
With one less friend to call on
G D
Was it someone that I knew...
A A/G
Away you will go sailin'
D/F# G
In a race among the ruins
D A G F
If you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon
[Instrumental]
D D AD
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[Verse 3]
D D
So take the best of all that's left
G D
You know this cannot last
A A
Even though your mother was your maker
G D
From her apron strings you've passed
D D
Just think about the fool
G D
Who by his virtue can be found
A A
In a most unusual situation
G D
Playin' jester to the clown
[Chorus]
A A/G
When you wake up to the promise
D/F# G
Of your dream world comin' true
D A
With one less friend to call on
G D
Was it someone that I knew...
A A/G
Away you will go sailin'
D/F# G
In a race among the ruins
D A G F D
If you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon
[Chorus]
A A/G
When you wake up to the promise
D/F# G
Of your dream world comin' true
D A
With one less friend to call on
G D
Was it someone that I knew...
A A/G
Away you will go sailin'
D/F# G
In a race among the ruins
D A G F
If you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon
[Outro]
D D AD
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D D AD
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Free chords for Race Among The Ruins by Gordon Lightfoot. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

RACE AMONG THE RUINS
Gordon Lightfoot
[Intro]
| D      | D   A D |
| D      | D   A D
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
| D      | D   A D |
| D      | D   A D
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
| D      | D   A D
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
| D      | D   A D |
| D      | D   A D

Race Among The Ruins Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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