RACE AMONG THE RUINS
Gordon Lightfoot

Intro
A A D G, D A G-F, Dx4:

[V1]

    D (xx0232@1)               DYou (xx0232@1)think you had the last laugh now
    G (320003@1)                Dyou (xx0232@1)know this can't be true
                A (x02220@1)             AEven (x02220@1)though the sun shines down upon you
    G (320003@1)                 DSometimes (xx0232@1)you must feel blue   [wait 2, 3, 4]
    D (xx0232@1)              DYou (xx0232@1)make the best of each new day
    G (320003@1)           DYou (xx0232@1)try not to be sad
                A (x02220@1)             AEven (x02220@1)though the sky falls down upon you
        G (320003@1)              DCall (xx0232@1)it midnight feelin' bad

[CHORUS]

         A (x02220@1)            A/GWhen (302220@1)you wake up to the promise
        D/F# (200232@1)             GOf (320003@1)your dream world comin' true
     D (xx0232@1)                AWith (x02220@1)one less friend to call on
       G (320003@1)            DWas (xx0232@1)it someone that I knew.....
 A (x02220@1)             A/GAway (302220@1)you will go sailin'
     D/F# (200232@1)         GIn (320003@1)a race among the ruins
       D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)          G... (320003@1)F... (133211@1)DIf (xx0232@1)you plan to face tomorrow Do it soon

[V2]

    D (xx0232@1)             DThe (xx0232@1)road to love is littered
       G (320003@1)            DBy (xx0232@1)the bones of other ones
           A (x02220@1)          AWho (x02220@1)by the magic of the moment
     G (320003@1)          DWere (xx0232@1)mysteriously undone
    D (xx0232@1)         DYou (xx0232@1)try to understand it
        G (320003@1)           DBut (xx0232@1)you never seem to find
            A (x02220@1)            AAny (x02220@1)kind of freedom comin' clean
         G (320003@1)             DIs (xx0232@1)just another state of mind

[CHORUS]

         A (x02220@1)            A/GWhen (302220@1)you wake up to the promise
        D/F# (200232@1)             GOf (320003@1)your dream world comin' true
     D (xx0232@1)                AWith (x02220@1)one less friend to call on
       G (320003@1)            DWas (xx0232@1)it someone that I knew.....
 A (x02220@1)             A/GAway (302220@1)you will go sailin'
     D/F# (200232@1)         GIn (320003@1)a race among the ruins
       D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)          G... (320003@1)F... (133211@1)DIf (xx0232@1)you plan to face tomorrow Do it soon

[V3]

            D (xx0232@1)     DSo (xx0232@1)take the best of all that's left
    G (320003@1)              DYou (xx0232@1)know this cannot last
                 A (x02220@1)            AEven (x02220@1)though your mother was you maker
         G (320003@1)                  DFrom (xx0232@1)her apron strings you've passed.
     D (xx0232@1)             DJust (xx0232@1)think about the fool
           G (320003@1)           DWho (xx0232@1)by his virtue can be found
          A (x02220@1)     AIn (x02220@1)a most unusual situation
        G (320003@1)           DPlayin' (xx0232@1)jester to the clown

[CHORUS x 2]

         A (x02220@1)            A/GWhen (302220@1)you wake up to the promise
        D/F# (200232@1)             GOf (320003@1)your dream world comin' true
     D (xx0232@1)                AWith (x02220@1)one less friend to call on
       G (320003@1)            DWas (xx0232@1)it someone that I knew.....
 A (x02220@1)             A/GAway (302220@1)you will go sailin'
     D/F# (200232@1)         GIn (320003@1)a race among the ruins
       D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)          G... (320003@1)F... (133211@1)DIf (xx0232@1)you plan to face tomorrow Do it soon

         A (x02220@1)            A/GWhen (302220@1)you wake up to the promise
        D/F# (200232@1)             GOf (320003@1)your dream world comin' true
     D (xx0232@1)                AWith (x02220@1)one less friend to call on
       G (320003@1)            DWas (xx0232@1)it someone that I knew.....
 A (x02220@1)             A/GAway (302220@1)you will go sailin'
     D/F# (200232@1)         GIn (320003@1)a race among the ruins
       D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)          G... (320003@1)F... (133211@1)D______
If you plan to face tomorrow Do it soon_______________

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