George Jones - The Race Is On

[ nc ] i feel tears wellin’ up cold and deep inside
like my [ D ] heart’s sprung a big [ A ] break
and a stab of loneliness sharp and painful
[ E ] that i may never shake
you might [ A ] say that i was taking it hard
oh , she [ D ] wrote me off with A [ A ] call
but don’t you wager that i’ll hide the sorrow
when i may [ E ] break right down and [ A ] bawl?

[ nc ] well , the race is [ A ] on and here comes pride up the backstretch
[ D ] heartaches are going to the in – [ A ] side
my tears are holding back
they’re tryin’ [ E ] not to fall
[ A ] my heart’s out of the running
true love’s [ D ] scratched for another’s [ A ] sake
the race is on and it looks like heartaches
and the [ E ] winner loses [ A ] all .

one day i ventured in love , never once suspectin’
what the final result would be
how i lived in fear of waking up each morning
and thinkin’ that you’re gone from me
there’s ache and pain in my heart
for today was the one that i hated to face
somebody new came up to win her
i came out in second place .