Key: C major
Intro 1
C
Verse 1
Am
G
the race is soon beginning
C
G
My father bet the family fortune
G
Am
E
My father had a hunch,
E
Am
so Daddy could make a wager.
D
G
Ma would scoff.
She would scoff,
hear her scoff,
C
Am
and they're off.
G
E
and they're off.
Am
C
F
Tickets float to the ground,
F#dim
C
an d the band
Am
G
Starts to play as the horses go round,
Am
G
but Dad was unaffected.
G
Am
E
We said, but Dad, the dumb horse lost.
F
E
He said, sometimes joy has a terrible cost.
D
G
Ma would scoff.
She would scoff.
Hear her scoff.
Am
G
Yeah, they're off.
G
E
And they're off.
Am
C
F
There is blood on the ground.
D
C
And the band starts to play
Am
G
as the horses go round,
Eb
C
People lose money and
Ab
Betting, of course, is hail on the horses
Eb
G
and on families.
When the betting is done,
it's a joke to believe someone won.
C
G
All they did was fight.
Am
G
Plus, they discussed the weather.
C
G
my father bet the family fortune
D
E
Am
E
they also laughed a lot
E
Am
I often forgot to tell you
D
G
but it's true
yes it's true it is true
C
Am
G
and he's off daddy's off
G
E
why he's off
Verse 2
Am
C
F
D
What was lost was not found
Verse 3
Verse 4
Am
G
As the horses go round
Verse 5
Verse 6
Ab
G
C
And they're off
Verse 7
Am
G
Yeah, they're off
G
E
Am
C
F
and there is blood on the ground.
F#dim
C
And the band starts to play
Am
G
as the horses go round and round
and round and round and
Gsus4
G
C
And and the rats, they're off!
Outro 1
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC G Am E F...
More songs by Philip Quast
Discover chords for more songs to play
Related songs
Discover chords for more songs to play
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
