The Distance Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Reluctantly crouched at the starting line
[Em]Engines pumping and thumping in time
The green light flashes, the flags go up
Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup
They [Em]deftly maneuver and muscle for rank
[D]Fuel burning fast on an empty tank
[Em]Reckless and wild, they pour through the turns
Their [D]prowess is potent and secretly stern

[Verse 2]
As they [Em]speed through the finish,
the flags go down
The [D]fans get up and they get out of town
The a[Em]rena is empty except for one man
Still [D]driving and striving as fast as he can
The [Em]sun has gone down
[F#]and the moon has come up
And [F]long ago [Em]somebody left with the cup
But he's [D]driving and [A]striving
and hugging the turns
And [Am/E]thinking of someone
for [Em]whom he still burns

[Chorus 1]
He's going the [Em]distance
He's going for speed
She's all alone
All alone in her time of need
Because he's [Em]racing and pacing
and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse

[Interlude 1]
He's going the distance
[Em]

[Verse 3]
No [Em]trophy, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no wine
He's [D]haunted by something he cannot define
[Em]Bowel-shaking earthquakes
of doubt and remorse
As[D]sail him, impale him
with monster-truck force
In his [Em]mind, he's still driving,
still making the grade
She's [D]hoping in time
that her memories will fade
'Cause he's r[Em]acing and pacing
and plotting the course
He's [D]fighting and biting and riding on his horse
The [Em]sun has gone down
[F#]and the moon has come up
And [F]long ago [Em]somebody left with the cup
But he's [D]striving and [A]driving
and hugging the turns
And [E]thinking of someone
for [Em]whom he still burns

[Chorus 2]
'Cause he's going the [Em]distance
He's going for speed
She's all alone
All alone in her time of need
Because he's [Em]racing and pacing
and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
He's racing and pacing and plotting the course
He's [Em]fighting and biting and riding on his horse
He's going the distance
He's going for speed
He's going the distance

[Outro 1]
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