Run For The Roses

Tom : F#m

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
F#m E D
Seems like everyone I know longs for the good life
E F#m E/G#
The smell of sweet success that they call happiness
A E D
We keep our score with notches on our silver belts
E E/D C#
But torn and tattered sleeves can hide nobilities
Dmaj7 Amaj7
But it's the people that we treasure, the moments we define
Bm C#
That gives us every reason to cross the finish line

[Chorus 1]
F#m E D
Every day we run for the roses
F#m E D
Every passing hour we reach for victory
A E
But when we count up all the gold
F#m C#m
Well it's the same old story told
Dmaj7 C# D
On the last page we will find our legacy
A E F#m
Oh oh we run for the roses

[Verse 2]
F#m E D
Every day I rise to hear the voices telling me
E F#m E/G#
Don't be the runner up, go claim the loving cup
A E D
So I keep on moving on the only way I know
E E/D C#
Charging straight ahead just like a thoroughbred
Dmaj7 Amaj7
But it's the riches that we share with family and friends
Bm C#
The love that flows between us that matters in the end

[Chorus 2]
F#m E D
Every day we run for the roses
F#m E D
Every passing hour we reach for victory
A E
But when the final vote is cast
F#m C#m
And we see ourselves at last
Dmaj7 C# D
We pray we like the portrait that we see
A E F#m D
Oh oh we run for the roses
A C#
Oh oh we run

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
F#m E D
I knew a man whose only goal was fame and fortune
E F#m E/G#
There in the spotlight's glow he sacrificed his soul
A E D
So he found himself alone without what matters most
E E/D C#
And that's the love he sought, not the battles fought
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Somewhere east of eden, there at journey's end
Bm C#
It's love alone that saves us, I promise you my friend

[Chorus 2]
F#m E D
Every day we run for the roses
F#m E D
Every passing hour we reach for victory
A E
Into this world we're tossed
F#m C#m
Till the final bridge is crossed
Dmaj7 C# D
Where it all remains the greatest mystery
A E F#m D
Oh oh still we run for the roses
A E D
Oh oh we run
A E F#m D
Oh oh we run for the roses
A E D
Oh oh we run
A E F#m D A
Oh oh we run for the roses
E
We run