Verse
E E6 E E6
Everything works for you and I'm aching
E E6 E E6 A
These plains are an ocean that's where we grieve
F#m
Where we drown, yeah, yeah
E E6 E E6
Open the turnstyles and we're racing
E E6 E E6 A
B bit like the drama that unfolds at Churchill Downs
F#m
Place your bets, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
E F#m
Spend our time shadowboxin'
A E
Hoping for knockout
[Chorus]
E5 F#5 A5
King of the ring is silly but
E5 C#5 B5 A5
New loves unite, praise the hero king
E5 F#5 A5
We hit a low like the Titanic
E5 C#5 B5 A5
Some kind of affair but she's already gone
B A
He sings la la la la la la, la
B A
He sings la la la la la la, la
B A
He sings la la la la la la, la
B A
He sings la la la la la la, la
[Verse 2]
E E6 E E6
Indian princess was a blockbuster
E E6 E E6 A
Dances the waltz at her father's country club
F#m
The southern boys, yeah yeah
E E6 E E6
Everyone waits for you and mint juleps
E E6 E E6 A
The dance floor's an ocean and that's where we drown
F#m
We're the debutantes, yeah yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
E F#m
Spend our time shadowboxin'
A E
Hoping for knockout
[Chorus]
E5 F#5 A5
King of the ring is silly but
E5 C#5 B5 A5
New loves unite, praise the hero king
E5 F#5 A5
We hit a low like the Titanic
E5 C#5 B5 A5
Some kind of affair but she's already gone
B A
He sings la la la la la la, la
B A
He sings la la la la la la, la
B A
He sings la la la la la la, la
B A
He sings la la la la la la, la