B             E
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful, that I may never shake
A                                                 D                   A
You might say that I was taking it hard since she broke me off with a call
                                                         E                    A    N.C.
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow when I may break right down and bawl

[Chorus]
N.C.            A
Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
D
Heartaches are going to the inside
A                          B                     E
My tears are holding back, they're trying not to fall
A                                          D                         A
My heart's out of the running, true love's scratched for another's sake
A
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
        E            A   N.C.
And the winner loses all

[Guitar Solo]
A   D A    B E
A   D A    N.C.

[Verse 2]
N.C.                                                       D                  A
One day I ventured in love, never once suspecting what the final result would be
                                                  B                             E
How I lived in fear of waking up each morning and finding that you're gone from me
        A                                             D                   A
There's ache and pain in my heart for the name of the one that I had to replace
                                      E                  A     N.C.
Somebody new came up to win her and I came out in second place

[Chorus]
N.C.            A
Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
D
Heartaches are going to the inside
A                          B                     E
My tears are holding back, they're trying not to fall
A                                          D                         A
My heart's out of the running, true love's scratched for another's sake
A
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
        E            A D  E  A
And the winner loses all