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The Race Chords

by Kris Kristofferson
KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays445

The Race by Kris Kristofferson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Cadd9, G, D and G/B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed 
  			Intro:  Cadd9  G   Cadd9  G   Cadd9  G   D  G 

Cadd9                        G 
The race is harder than arithmatic 
Cadd9                     G 
Some will say it can't be won 
Cadd9                         G 
Son it gets harder when your shoes are slick 
G/B                      D 
But I had set my mind to run 

Cadd9                     G 
And it was harder that I bargained for 
Cadd9                     G 
Broken dreams at every turn 
Cadd9                  G 
I had heart enough to almost make it thru 
G/B                 D 
And a lesson yet to learn 

Cadd9                         G 
I slipped and fell before the finish line 
Cadd9                          G 
Just when it seemed I couldn't lose 
Cadd9                   G 
I can fall anytime you want me to 
G/B          D              G 
You are the s**t beneath my shoes 


OUTRO: Cadd9   G

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante