Verse
G G6 G G6
Everything works for you and I'm aching
G G6 G G6 C
These plains are an ocean that's where we grieve
Am
Where we drown, yeah, yeah
G G6 G G6
Open the turnstyles and we're racing
G G6 G G6 C
D bit like the drama that unfolds at Churchill Downs
Am
Place your bets, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
Spend our time shadowboxin'
C G
Hoping for knockout
[Chorus]
G5 A5 C5
King of the ring is silly but
G5 E5 D5 C5
New loves unite, praise the hero king
G5 A5 C5
We hit a low like the Titanic
G5 E5 D5 C5
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 G6 G G6
Indian princess was a blockbuster
G G6 G G6 C
Dances the waltz at her father's country club
Am
The southern boys, yeah yeah
G G6 G G6
Everyone waits for you and mint juleps
G G6 G G6 C
The dance floor's an ocean and that's where we drown
Am
We're the debutantes, yeah yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
Spend our time shadowboxin'
C G
Hoping for knockout
[Chorus]
G5 A5 C5
King of the ring is silly but
G5 E5 D5 C5
New loves unite, praise the hero king
G5 A5 C5
We hit a low like the Titanic
G5 E5 D5 C5
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