Suzi Quatro – The Race Is On (Ukulele)

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The Race Is On:Suzi Quatro. #43 in UK and #28 in Australia in 1978. INTRO: F C F C #1.
F                                C
Go ahead and laugh at me, try to be the 
man you oughta be.
Dm                                C
Baby, it's not hard to see what's going on.

      F                          C
Well, maybe we should celebrate, drink champagne, 
why should we wait?
Dm
Why don't we ask some friends around, they can 

F                                G
help us play this game we found..let's bring 
everybody down.
        G7
Will we ever be ready for what we're heading for?
CHORUS:
F                    C                        G
Here we stand like a couple of fools..and the race 

   C
is on.

F                  C                        G
Hand in hand as we break the rules..and the race 

   C
is on.

F                      C                     G
What's the cost to the one who lost when the race 

     C
goes wrong.

             F                  C
You may say, why begin, when we both can't win, but 

    G         C
the race goes on.

F                   C                       G       C
Hand in hand like a couple of fools and the race is on.
(INTERLUDE:) F C F G #2.
      F                
Well, surprise surprise, a few more lies, or do we 

C
simply call them alibis?

     Dm                                C
This life we lead ain't fooling either one of us.

    F                                    C
And while we're having so much fun let's not forget 
the lonely ones.
     Dm                               F
It's lonely falling out of love, this game we play 
can be so rough.
    G                            G7
Now maybe we've gone far enough..are you sure you 
know just what where heading for? CHORUS:
F                    C                       G
Here we stand like a couple of fools..and the race 

   C
is on.

F                  C                        G
Hand in hand as we break the rules..and the race 

   C
is on.

F                      C                     G
What's the cost to the one who lost when the race 

     C
goes wrong.

             F                  C
You may say, why begin, when we both can't win, but 

    G         C
the race goes on.

F                   C                       G       C
Hand in hand like a couple of fools and the race is on.
(INTERLUDE:) F C F C F C F G CHORUS:
F                    C                       G
Here we stand like a couple of fools..and the race 

   C
is on.

F                  C                        G
Hand in hand as we break the rules..and the race 

   C
is on.

F                      C                     G
What's the cost to the one who lost when the race 

     C
goes wrong.

             F                  C
You may say, why begin, when we both can't win, but 

    G         C
the race goes on.

F                   C                       G       C
Hand in hand like a couple of fools and the race is on.
(INTERLUDE:) F C F C OUTRO:
            F               C
The race is on..the race is on..(x6)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.