Verse
G# G#6 G# G#6
Everything works for you and I'm aching
G# G#6 G# G#6 C#
These plains are an ocean that's where we grieve
A#m
Where we drown, yeah, yeah
G# G#6 G# G#6
Open the turnstyles and we're racing
G# G#6 G# G#6 C#
D# bit like the drama that unfolds at Churchill Downs
A#m
Place your bets, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
G# A#m
Spend our time shadowboxin'
C# G#
Hoping for knockout
[Chorus]
G#5 A#5 C#5
King of the ring is silly but
G#5 F5 D#5 C#5
New loves unite, praise the hero king
G#5 A#5 C#5
We hit a low like the Titanic
G#5 F5 D#5 C#5
Some kind of affair but she's already gone
D# C#
He sings la la la la la la, la
D# C#
He sings la la la la la la, la
D# C#
He sings la la la la la la, la
D# C#
He sings la la la la la la, la
[Verse 2]
G# G#6 G# G#6
Indian princess was a blockbuster
G# G#6 G# G#6 C#
Dances the waltz at her father's country club
A#m
The southern boys, yeah yeah
G# G#6 G# G#6
Everyone waits for you and mint juleps
G# G#6 G# G#6 C#
The dance floor's an ocean and that's where we drown
A#m
We're the debutantes, yeah yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
G# A#m
Spend our time shadowboxin'
C# G#
Hoping for knockout
[Chorus]
G#5 A#5 C#5
King of the ring is silly but
G#5 F5 D#5 C#5
New loves unite, praise the hero king
G#5 A#5 C#5
We hit a low like the Titanic
G#5 F5 D#5 C#5
Some kind of affair but she's already gone
D# C#
He sings la la la la la la, la
D# C#
He sings la la la la la la, la
D# C#
He sings la la la la la la, la
D# C#
He sings la la la la la la, la