Racing Like A Pro Chords by The National

Racing Like A Pro chords by The National

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Chords:
Dm:     10-8-0-10-x-x
Dm/C:   8-8-0-10-x-x
Bb:     6-8-0-10-x-x
Bb*:    6807xx
Dm/A:   5807xx
Gm:     3503xx
Asus4:  5707xx
Aadd4:  5706xx
Dm*:    10-8-0-x-10-x
Dm/C*:  8-8-0-x-10-x
Bbmaj7: 6-8-0-x-10-x
Cadd9:  8-10-0-9-x-x
Amadd4: 5705xx
F6:     1302xx

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Intro:
  Dm                       Dm/C                     Bb
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------10----------10--|--------10----------10--|--------10----------10--|--------10----------10--|
D|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
A|8-----------8-----------|8-----------8-----------|8-----------8-----------|8-----------8-----------|
E|--10--10--10--10--10--10|--8---8---8---8---8---8-|--6---6---6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6---6---6-|

Dm Dm/C Bb
Dm Dm/C Bb

Verse 1:
Dm       Dm/C           Bb
  You're pink, you're young, you're middle class
Dm     Dm/C              Bb
  They say it doesn't matter
Dm     Dm/C      Bb
  Fifteen blue shirts and womanly hands
Dm       Dm/C               Bb
  You're shooting up the ladder

Chorus:
Bb*    Dm/A     Gm
  Your mind is racing like a pro now
Bb*   Dm/A            Gm
Oh my god, it doesn't mean a lot to you
Bb*   Dm/A            Gm
  One time you were a glowing young ruffian
Bb*   Dm/A          Asus4       Aadd4
Oh my god, it was a million years ago

Interlude:
Dm Dm/C Bb

Verse 2:
Dm    Dm/C           Bb
  Sometimes you get up and bake a cake or something
Dm    Dm/C       Bb
  Sometimes you stay in bed
Dm    Dm/C         Bb
  Sometimes you go la di da di da di da da
Dm           Dm/C           Bb
  Until your eyes roll back into your head

Chorus:
Bb*    Dm/A     Gm
  Your mind is racing like a pro now
Bb*   Dm/A            Gm
Oh my god, it doesn't mean a lot to you
Bb*   Dm/A            Gm
  One time you were a glowing young ruffian
Bb*   Dm/A          Asus4       Aadd4
Oh my god, it was a million years ago

Bridge:
Dm       Dm/C        Bb
  You're dumbstruck baby
Dm       Dm/C        Bb
  You're dumbstruck baby, now you know
Dm       Dm/C        Bb
  You're dumbstruck baby
Dm       Dm/C        Bb
  You're dumbstruck baby, now you know

Interlude:
Dm* Dm/C* Bbmaj7
Dm* Dm/C* Bbmaj7
Dm* Dm/C* Bbmaj7
Dm* Dm/C* Bbmaj7 Bb6

Chorus:
Bb*    Dm/A     Gm
  Your mind is racing like a pro now
Bb*   Dm/A            Gm
Oh my god, it doesn't mean a lot to you
Bb*   Dm/A            Gm
  One time you were a glowing young ruffian
Bb*   Dm/A          Asus4       Aadd4
Oh my god, it was a million years ago

Bridge:
(In the studio version, the guitar lingers on a Dm while the other instruments do these chords.)
(In some live versions, it's the same as the previous bridge.)
(In other live versions, it's the following)
Dm       Cadd9       Bb* Amadd4
  You're dumbstruck baby
Gm       F6          Bb*   Cadd9
  You're dumbstruck baby, now you know
Dm       Cadd9       Bb* Amadd4
  You're dumbstruck baby
Gm       F6          Bb*   Cadd9
  You're dumbstruck baby, now you know

Dm       Dm/C        Bb
  You're dumbstruck baby
Dm Dm/C Bb
Dm Dm/C Bb

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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