Suzi Quatro – The Race Is On chords

The Race Is On:Suzi Quatro.
#43 in UK and #28 in Australia in 1978.

INTRO: D A D A

#1.
D                                AGo ahead and laugh at me, try to be the 

man you oughta be.
Bm                                ABaby, it's not hard to see what's going on.
      D                          AWell, maybe we should celebrate, drink champagne, 

why should we wait?
BmWhy don't we ask some friends around, they can 
D                                Ehelp us play this game we found..let's bring 

everybody down.
        E7Will we ever be ready for what we're heading for?

CHORUS:
D                    A                        EHere we stand like a couple of fools..and the race 
   Ais on.
D                  A                        EHand in hand as we break the rules..and the race 
   Ais on.
D                      A                     EWhat's the cost to the one who lost when the race 
     Agoes wrong.
             D                  AYou may say, why begin, when we both can't win, but 
    E         Athe race goes on.
D                   A                       E       AHand in hand like a couple of fools and the race is on.

(INTERLUDE:) D A D E

#2.
      D                Well, surprise surprise, a few more lies, or do we 
Asimply call them alibis?
     Bm                                AThis life we lead ain't fooling either one of us.
    D                                    AAnd while we're having so much fun let's not forget 

the lonely ones.
     Bm                               DIt's lonely falling out of love, this game we play 

can be so rough.
    E                            E7Now maybe we've gone far enough..are you sure you 

know just what where heading for?

CHORUS:
D                    A                       EHere we stand like a couple of fools..and the race 
   Ais on.
D                  A                        EHand in hand as we break the rules..and the race 
   Ais on.
D                      A                     EWhat's the cost to the one who lost when the race 
     Agoes wrong.
             D                  AYou may say, why begin, when we both can't win, but 
    E         Athe race goes on.
D                   A                       E       AHand in hand like a couple of fools and the race is on.


(INTERLUDE:) D A D A D A D E

CHORUS:
D                    A                       EHere we stand like a couple of fools..and the race 
   Ais on.
D                  A                        EHand in hand as we break the rules..and the race 
   Ais on.
D                      A                     EWhat's the cost to the one who lost when the race 
     Agoes wrong.
             D                  AYou may say, why begin, when we both can't win, but 
    E         Athe race goes on.
D                   A                       E       AHand in hand like a couple of fools and the race is on.


(INTERLUDE:) D A D A

OUTRO:
            D               AThe race is on..the race is on..(x6)


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