Tuning: G C E A

The Race Is On by George Jones written by Don Rollins

^GI feel tears welling up cold and deep inside Like my ^Cheart's sprung a big ^Gbreak

And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful

^A7That I may never ^D7shake You ^Gmight say that I was taking it hard Oh she w^Crote me off with a c^Gall

But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow

When I ^D7may break right down and ^Gbawl

Well the race is on and here comes Pride up the backstretch

^CHeartaches are going to the in^Gside My Tears are holding back ^A7They're trying not to^D7 fall

My ^GHeart's out of the running True Love's ^Cscratched for another's ^Gsake

The race is on and it looks like Heartaches

And the ^D7winner loses ^Gall

One day I ventured in love never once suspecting

What the ^Cfinal result would ^Gbe How I lived in fear of waking up each morning ^A7And thinking that you're gone fro^D7m me

There's ^Gache and pain in my heart For today was ^Cthe one that I hated to ^Gface

Somebody new came up to win her

I came ^D7out in second ^Gplace Repeat # 3 & 4

George Jones - The race is on