The Race Is On - George Jones [Verse 1] [NC] I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside Like [D] my heart's sprung a big [A] break And the [A] stab of loneliness [A] sharp and painful That [B] I may never [E7] shake Now, [A] you might say that I was [A] takin' it hard Oh, she [D] wrote me off with a [A] call But don't you [A] wager that'll hide the [A] sorrow When I may [E] break right down and [A] bawl? [A] |[Chorus] |[NC] Now, the race is [A] on and here comes [A] Pride up the backstretch |[D] Heartaches are [D] goin' to the inside |[A] My Tears are [D] holdin' back |[B] They're tryin' not to [E7] fall |[A] My Heart's out of the [A] runnin' |True Love's [D] scratched for another's [A] sake |The race is [A] on and it looks like [A] Heartaches |And the [E] winner loses [A] all. [A] [Instrumental] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [Verse 2] [NC] One day I ventured in love, never once suspectin' What the [D] final result would [A] be How I [A] lived in fear of wakin' [A] up each a-morning And [B] findin' that you're gone from [E7] me There's [A] ache and pain in my heart For [D] today was the one that I hated to [A] face Somebody [D] new came up to [A] win her I came [E] out in second [A] place. [A] |[Chorus] |[NC] Well, the race is [A] on and here comes Pride up the backstretch |[D] Heartaches are goin' [A] to the inside |My Tears are holdin' back |They're tryin' [E] not to fall |[A] My Heart's out of the runnin' |True Love's [D] scratched for [A] another's sake |The race is on and it looks like Heartaches |And the [E] winner [A] loses all. Outro: [A] [D] [A]