G : 320033
Em : 022000
D5 : x577xx
E5 : x799xx
G5 : 355xxx
B5 : x244xx
A5 : 577xxx
Riff (Played over D and D6
chord sequence):
E|--10-10-10-----------------|
B|-----------12-12-12--10-10-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D D6 D D6
Everything works for you and I'm aching
D D6 D D6 G
These plains are an ocean that's where we grieve
Em
Where we drown, yeah, yeah
D D6 D D6
Open the turnstyles and we're racing
D D6 D D6 G
A bit like the drama that unfolds at Churchill Downs
Em
Place your bets, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
D Em
Spend our time shadowboxin'
G D
Hoping for knockout
[Chorus]
D5 E5 G5
King of the ring is silly but
D5 B5 A5 G5
New loves unite, praise the hero king
D5 E5 G5
We hit a low like the Titanic
D5 B5 A5 G5
Some kind of affair but she's already gone
A G
He sings la la la la la la, la
A G
He sings la la la la la la, la
A G
He sings la la la la la la, la
A G
He sings la la la la la la, la
[Verse 2]
D D6 D D6
Indian princess was a blockbuster
D D6 D D6 G
Dances the waltz at her father's country club
Em
The southern boys, yeah yeah
D D6 D D6
Everyone waits for you and mint juleps
D D6 D D6 G
The dance floor's an ocean and that's where we drown
Em
We're the debutantes, yeah yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
D Em
Spend our time shadowboxin'
G D
Hoping for knockout
[Chorus]
D5 E5 G5
King of the ring is silly but
D5 B5 A5 G5
New loves unite, praise the hero king
D5 E5 G5
We hit a low like the Titanic
D5 B5 A5 G5
Some kind of affair but she's already gone
A G
He sings la la la la la la, la
A G
He sings la la la la la la, la
A G
He sings la la la la la la, la
A G
He sings la la la la la la, la
