Race Among the Ruins Chords & Lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot
Race Among the Ruins
guitar chords lyrics
RACE AMONG THE RUINS
Gordon Lightfoot
Intro
A A D G, D A G-F, Dx4:
[V1]
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
G D
Sometimes you must feel blue [wait 2, 3, 4]
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 ... D
If you plan to face tomorrow Do it soon
[V2]
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 ... D
If you plan to face tomorrow Do it soon
[V3]
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 you 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 x 2]
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
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_______________
END
