Intro:
Ab5    B5    F#5    C#5    F#5


Ab5
I'm taking it slow, keeping the pace
B5
I'm only looking to place
F#5
Never a loss, never a win
Eb5
Bronze metals hang from my bed
Ab5
I'm running the grey matter laps
B5
Outta my mind on the outer track
F#5
If I don't feel someone else will
Eb5
It's all downhill from here



Ab5
On my own
B5               F#5
Running out the one man marathon
Eb5
Going for the bronze, bronze, bronze


Ab5
Taken the licks, getting my stripes
B5
Everything in life comes with a price
F#5
By a thread stay alive
Eb5
Make it happen with a third rate stride for the
Ab5
Runner up, runner up, runner up prize
B5
I'll take what I can get at the finish line
F#5
Drafting the pack in the blind
Eb5
All thoroughbreds in their prime


Ab5
Bound to show
B5
Running down this lonely road
F#5
Forgoing the gold
Eb5
I'm going, going, going for the bronze


Guitar Solo:
Ab5   B5   F#5   Eb5


Ab5                   B5
I know there could be nothing more than this
             F#5 
As there all pushing their limits
          Eb5 
I am left wondering what I miss
Ab5
Because they all seemed trapped
           B5
Hopelessly fighting over scraps
        F#5
I won't miss them when they're gone
        Eb5
I won't miss them when they're gone


Ab5
On my own
B5
Running out the one man marathon
F#5
Going for the bronze, bronze, bronze
Eb5
Going for the bronze, bronze, bronze