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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