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Race To The Bottom chords by
Glen Hansard
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Key: F# minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Slidin' along by the Seine,

it's May Day, this song's in my head once again
D
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It's a long way down to the bottom
C
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we've been racin'

Coughing my lungs up on rue des

Irlandais becoming a risk to myself
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It's a long way down to the bottom
C
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and we're racin'

The radio silence and the anarchists are gathering names,

dates and lists for burnin'
D
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It's a long way down to the bottom
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that we've been racin'
Verse 2
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Oh, how you move me, truly

Oh, how you set my heart

aglow
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Verse 3


I'm shadowing in with the crowds unnoticed,
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somebody painted an 'X' on my back
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It's a long way down to the bottom
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and we're racin'

There's piss on the streets after dark in Paris,
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even our dear Joan of Arc, she knows
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It's a long way down to the bottom
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and we've been racin'
Verse 4
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Even the Gods as they gaze down on us
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Know that there's no one to be saved among us,
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they keep turning away, turning away
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We're singin' along with

the righteous people
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The bullets will rain down from the mosques and steeples,
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they keep turning away, turning away
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Verse 5

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A taste for the wine and a woman's forgiveness,
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her man's in decline, oh, it's a nasty business
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It's a long way down to the bottom
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that we've been racin'
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Our blood is no thicker than this water, my brother,
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you'll find out soon one way or the other
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It's a long way down to the bottom that we've
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been racin'
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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Even the clouds that send

the rains down on us
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See a horizon that goes way beyond us,
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they keep driftin' away, driftin' away
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While down in the dark in

the tick-tock alleys

alleys
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Time's running out and

there's still bills to tally
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We keep chippin' away, chippin' away,
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oh
Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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Slidin' along with the bouquinistes, Baldwin
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and Brecht and the distance between us
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It's a long way down to the bottom
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that we've been racin'

I'm rising up strong like a snake that's charmed,
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a handsome Parisienne on my arm
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It's a long way down to the bottom
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that we've been racin'
Outro 1

Yeah
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • G

Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Race To The Bottom by Glen Hansard is F# minor.

The primary chords used in Race To The Bottom are F#m, D, E, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#m, D, E, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Race To The Bottom is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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