The Offspring - Race Against Myself: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Race Against Myself" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Race Against Myself Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Offspring

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Race Against Myself" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#m                E
All I want, all I need
                        F#m
Always lies just out of reach
                    E
I've been coming up empty

I've run as fast as I can run
I've pushed as hard as anyone
Still, there's nothing for me

Chorus:
        F#m         D       A         E
(And I want) I've tried as hard as I can
        F#m        D    A           E
(And I need) I've taken all I can stand
        F#m      D     A         E
(And I fall) But I am running a race
  F#m      D      A        E
Against myself, against myself, yeah

Burning out, strung along
Now my sorrow is my song
My whole world is half-hearted
For my pain I have none
After all is said and done
Now I'm back where I started

Chorus:
(And I want)
I've gone as far as I can
(And I need)
I've taken all I can stand
(And I fall)
But I am running a race
Against myself
Against myself, yeah

(And I want)
I've tried as hard as I can
(And I need)
I've taken all I can stand
(And I fall)
But I am losing the race
Against myself
Against myself, yeah
Against myself


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Race Against Myself" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Race Against Myself" by The Offspring.

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