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Version 1RUN FOR THE ROSES Written by: Dan Fogelberg --/ZdDwm3QIwfg (Unhurried waltz tempo) (Capo to taste. I usually capo one fret, but I am not sure whether this is the original key or not.) [Intro] E E/G# A B7 E E/G# A B7 [Verse 1] E E/G# A B7 Born in the valley, and raised in the trees E E/G# A B7 Of Western Kentucky, on wobbly knees E E/G# A Am With Mama beside you, to help you along, E C#m F#m B7 You'll soon be a-growing up strong. [Verse 2] E E/G# A B7 All the long lazy mornings, in pastures of green, E E/G# A B7 The sun on your withers, the wind in your mane E E/G# A Am Could never prepare you for what lies ahead: E C#m F#m B7 The run for the roses so red. And it's [Chorus] A B7 G#m Run for the roses as fast as you can A B7 G#m Your fate is delivered. Your moment's at hand. A B7 G#m A It's the chance of a lifetime, in a lifetime of chance, F#m B7 And it's high time you joined in the dance. D A It's high time you joined in the dance. [Verse 3] E E/G# A B7 From sire to sire, it's born in the blood. E E/G# A B7 The fire of a mare and the strength of a stud. E E/G# A Am It's breeding, and it's training, and it's something unknown, E C#m A B7 That drives you and carries you home. [Chorus] A B7 G#m And it's run for the roses as fast as you can A B7 G#m Your fate is delivered. Your moment's at hand. A B7 G#m A It's the chance of a lifetime, in a lifetime of chance, F#m B7 And it's high time you joined in the dance. D A It's high time you joined in the dance.