Race Among The Ruins

race among the ruins gordon lightfoot Intro A A D G , D A G - F , dx4 : [ v1 ] D D you think you had the last laugh now G D you know this can’t be true A A even though the sun shines down upon you G D sometimes you must feel blue [ wait 2 , 3 , 4 ] D D you make the best of each new day G D you try not to be sad A A even though the sky falls down upon you G D call it midnight feelin’ bad [ Chorus ] A A/G when you wake up to the promise D/F# G of your dream world comin’ true D A with one less friend to call on G D was it someone that i knew . . . . . A A/G away you will go sailin’ D/F# G in a race among the ruins D A G . . . F . . . D if you plan to face tomorrow do it soon [ v2 ] D D the road to love is littered G D by the bones of other ones A A who by the magic of the moment G D were mysteriously undone D D you try to understand it G D but you never seem to find A A any kind of freedom comin’ clean G D is just another state of mind [ Chorus ] A A/G when you wake up to the promise D/F# G of your dream world comin’ true D A with one less friend to call on G D was it someone that i knew . . . . . A A/G away you will go sailin’ D/F# G in a race among the ruins D A G . . . F . . . D if you plan to face tomorrow do it soon [ v3 ] D D so take the best of all that’s left G D you know this cannot last A A even though your mother was you maker G D from her apron strings you’ve passed . D D just think about the fool G D who by his virtue can be found A A in a most unusual situation G D playin’ jester to the clown [ Chorus x 2 ] A A/G when you wake up to the promise D/F# G of your dream world comin’ true D A with one less friend to call on G D was it someone that i knew . . . . . A A/G away you will go sailin’ D/F# G in a race among the ruins D A G . . . F . . . D if you plan to face tomorrow do it soon A A/G when you wake up to the promise D/F# G of your dream world comin’ true D A with one less friend to call on G D was it someone that i knew . . . . . A A/G away you will go sailin’ D/F# G in a race among the ruins D A G . . . F . . . d______ if you plan to face tomorrow do it soon_______________ end