Chords for songsThe DistanceThe Distance chordsby CakeYear: 1996Genre: RockGuitarSimplifiedOriginalTabsTuningE A D G B ECapoNo capoTransposeEADGBEEmDF#2FAAm/EELearnSmart scrollChord HighlightVerse 1Reluctantly 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 As they Verse 2Em speed through the finish, the flags go down The D fans get up and they get out of town The aEm rena is empty except for one man Still D driving and striving as fast as he can The Em sun has gone F# down 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 Em for whom he still burns Chorus 1He'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 1He's going the distance Em Verse 3No 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 AsD 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 Em racing and pacing and plotting the course He's D fighting and biting and riding on his horse The Em sun has gone F# down 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 Em for 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 1Em Em Em
