The Distance Tab by
Cake

1996Rock1.9K views

Key: E minor•

Verse 1
Reluctantly crouched at the starting line
Em Em 
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   Engines pumping and thumping in time The
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-(5)(6)(7)-------(5)(6)(7)----------------|
E|----------(0)-(0)---------(0)(0)----------|
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green light flashes, the flags go up
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B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-(5)(6)(7)-------(5)(6)(7)----------------|
E|----------(0)-(0)---------(0)(0)----------|
   1       2       3       4
Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup They
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B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-(5)(6)(7)-------(5)(6)(7)----------------|
E|----------(0)-(0)---------(0)(0)----------|
   1       2       3       4
Em Em 
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   deftly maneuver and muscle for rank
E|----------------------------------|
B|-0-------------------1-3-1---0----|
G|-0-------------------2-4-2---0----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4
D/E D/E 
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   Fuel burning fast on an empty tank
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B|---------------------0h1p0--------|
G|-2-------------------0h2p0---2----|
D|-4---------------------------4----|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4
Em Em 
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Reckless and wild, they pour through the turns
D/E D/E 
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Their prowess is potent and secretly stern

Verse 2
Em Em 
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As they speed through the finish,
the flags go down
D/E D/E 
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The   fans get up and they get out of town
Em Em 
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The a   rena is empty except for one man
D/E D/E 
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Still driving and striving as fast as he can
The
Em Em 
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F#/E F#/E 
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   sun has gone down and the moon has come up And
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------(5)---------------------------|
A|-(5)----------(7)------(7)---(5)-----|
E|-----------(7)------(7)---------(7)--|
   1       2       3       4
F/E F/E 
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Em Em 
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   long ago somebody left with the cup But he's
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B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------(0)------(7)(7)-(7)(5)-----|
E|-(0)(1)(2)(3)----(0)----------------(7)--|
   1       2       3       4
D/E D/E 
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A/E A/E 
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   driving and striving and hugging the turns And
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------(5)---------------------------|
A|-(5)----------(7)------(7)---(5)-----|
E|-----------(7)------(7)---------(7)--|
   1       2       3       4
Am/E Am/E 
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Em Em 
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   thinking of someone for whom he still burns
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B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------(0)------(7)(7)-(7)(5)-----|
E|-(0)(1)(2)(3)----(0)----------------(7)--|
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He's going the

Chorus 1
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   distance He's going for
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B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-1-2----|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3------------|
   1       2       3       4
speed She's all a
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B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------7---7-5------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------7----|
   1       2       3       4
lone All alone in her time of
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G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-1-2----|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3------------|
   1       2       3       4
need Because he's
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B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------7---7-5------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------7----|
   1       2       3       4
Em Em 
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   racing and pacing and plotting the course He's
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------0-1-2----|
E|---3---0-0---3-------4------------|
   1       2       3       4
fighting and biting and riding on his horse
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B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------2--------------------------|
A|-1p0---------------------0-1-2----|
E|-----3-------3-------4------------|
   1       2       3       4
He's going the distance
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------2--------------------------|-------(1)----(2)------------------|
A|-1p0---------------------0-1-2----|-(2)-------(2)---------------------|
E|-----3-------3-------4------------|-----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4

Interlude 1

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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-------------------------0-1-2----|---------------------7---7-5------| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------7----| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Verse 3
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trophy, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no wine
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He's  haunted by something he cannot define
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Bowel-shaking earthquakes
of doubt and remorse
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As    sail him, impale him
with monster-truck force
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In his mind, he's still driving,
still making the grade
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She's hoping in time
that her memories will fade
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'Cause he's racing and pacing
and plotting the course
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He's  fighting and biting and riding on his horse
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The sun has gone down
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and the moon has come up
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Em Em 
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And   long ago somebody left with the cup
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A/E A/E 
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But he's  striving and driving
and hugging the turns
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And    thinking of someone
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for whom he still burns

Chorus 2
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'Cause he's going the distance
He's going for speed
She's all alone
All alone in her time of need
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Because he's racing and pacing
and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
He's racing and pacing and plotting the course
Em Em 
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He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
He's going the distance
He's going for speed
He's going the distance

Outro 1
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-1-2----|---------------------7---7-5------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------7----|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-1-2----|---------------------7---7-5------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------7----|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
Em Em 
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-------2--------------------------|
A|-1p0---------------------0-1-2----|-1p0---------------------0-1-2----|
E|-----3-0-----3-------4------------|-----3-------3-------4------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------2--------------------------|-------2--------------------------|
A|-1p0---------------------0-1-2----|-1p0---------------------0-1-2----|
E|-----3-------3-------4------------|-----3-------3-----0-4-0----------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------2--------------------------|-------2--------------------------|
A|-1p0---------------------0-1-2----|-1p0---------------------0-1-2----|
E|-----3-------3-------4------------|-----3-------3-------4------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------2--------------------------|
A|-1p0---------------------0-1-2----|
E|-----3-------3-------4------------|
   1       2       3       4

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