Run For The Roses

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 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 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 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 Dmaj7 C# F#m E D C# Bm C# D 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 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