The Foot Race Is On chords by Lightnin' Hopkins

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Verse 1
G 
What  (G major) you look at me for? Look
out man
What's the matter with you, I fixin' to,
whoa
Bm 
 (B minor) That man

Verse 2
G 
gon (G major) na jump on me
Bb 
Ab 
And I just got to move  (B flat major) on  out of  (A flat major) his way
G 
That's all there is  (G major) to it
E 
but I'm  (E major) goin'
G 
Ab 
 (G major)  (A flat major) 

Verse 3

Tell me, baby, what you tryin' to do?

Tryin' to mistreat me and I ain't

done nothin' to you

Mama told me now understand

Just keep- a truckin' like a man

I'm gone,

Verse 4

sure gone

I ain't jokin', no time waitin' on

Just keep on goin'

Interlude 1

Look it here, baby, what you tryin' to do?

Verse 5
D 
 (D major) Tryin' to love me and my brother too
G 
Ab 
Eb 
Mama told me  (G major) now understand  (A flat major)  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Eb 
Sit and  (A flat major) listen with a plate  (E flat major) in her hand
Ab 
G 
 (A flat major) I   know,  (G major) 

Verse 6

gotta go

Gotta go, pretty baby

God knows I ain't lyin'

Interlude 2

See, that's when it's

Verse 7
gettin' soft
Eb 
Ab 
 (E flat major) See,  (A flat major) I was gettin' a little tired now
Eb 
And I just slowed down a little bit  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Foot race is on  (A flat major) though
Eb 
 (E flat major) 

Verse 8
A 
Bb 
Eb 
 (A major)  (B flat major)  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Eb 
C# 
Eb 
Ab 
 (A flat major) Look- a yonder  (E flat major) what  (C sharp major) I do  (E flat major) see  (A flat major) 
Eb 
D 
Ab 
D 
Ab 
 (E flat major) Whole lotta  (D major) somethin'  (A flat major) comin'  (D major) after  (A flat major) me but,
I'm gone
They'll have a hard time catch
in' ol' lightnin'
E 
A 
Bb 
Ab 
Eb 
 (E major) Now that I got a little air  (A major)  (B flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Bb 
Ab 
C# 
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) Feel a little better now  (B flat major)  (A flat major)  (C sharp major)  (A flat major)  (E flat major) 
C# 
Eb 
Db 
Ab 
Db 
Ab 
Gb 
Ab 
 (C sharp major)  (E flat major)  (D flat major)  (A flat major)  (D flat major)  (A flat major)  (G flat major)  (A flat major) 

Verse 9
Abm 
Ab 
Eb 
Bb 
Ab 
Eb 
Ab 
 (A flat minor) Keep on runnin'  (A flat major)  (E flat major)  (B flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat major)  (A flat major) 
Ab 
Eb 
You  (A flat major) know they run me,  (E flat major) edge of town
They got tired and they turned around
I sure felt good,
I didn't have to run no more
I ain't jokin', I ain't jivin'
God knows I ain't carryin' on