G5 D5
The lights go on, another game day
E5 C5
I grabbed my bat and headed for the plate
G5 D5 E5
But the first pitch was a curve and I was done - Strike one!
G5 D5
I stepped out of the box, looked the pitcher in the eye
E5 C5 (See Note #1)
You could read his lips, "Hey punk, you're mine."
G5 D5 E5 ( E5 D5 E5 )
So I gave him a wink and said "Let's see what you can do." - Strike two!
CHORUS:
C5 E5 D5 G5
Gotta keep my eye on the ball, swing straight and true and follow through
C5 E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 )--See Note #4
Don't be afraid whatever the call
C5 E5
Because we're never alone
D5 G5
Our coach is there to cheer us on
F#* G5 F#5 G5 (see Note #2)
Well it's the wind up, here comes that ball
E5 C5 D5
You gotta pray and swing, watch it till it's going, going, its gone
G5 D5 E5 C5 G5 D5 E5
Home Home Home run
E5 D5
(we need a home run)
G5 D5
You know life can be like a baseball game
E5 C5
We're on the same team , but we're not all the same
G5 D5 E5 ( E5 D5 E5 E5 D5 )
That's why we've got to learn to play together
G5 D5
I didn't join this team to sit on the bench
E5 C5
I'm going deep, swinging for the fence
G5 D5 E5 ( E5 D5 E5 E5 D5 )
I got some friends on base I gotta get home
(Repeat Chorus)
BRIDGE:
E5 C5
We are not the first to play this game or stand over this plate
E5 C5
We are surrounded by their legacy, like they're sittin' in the stands
C5
I can see them waving their hands
E5 C5 E5 G5 D5
saying, "Go, go all the way!"
Ron's Guitar Notes:
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/ = slide up
h = hammer on
p = pull off
#1 The F#... Don't know its official name. This was the one chord in the
song that
gave me fits. This was as close as I could get to the sound. I found that
playing
the G chord that follows is easier if you play the root 6 G chord.
#2 Roscoe does a little bit of a C chord "turnaround" when transitioning
from the C
chord to the G. Two ways you could play this, one using a hammer on, the
other
a slide. (I have to admit that I like the slide better. But, hey, they're
probably
both used!)
Root C Chord Players: For those who like the fancy stuff:
| --0-0---------3------------x-x---------3--------------------------------- |
| --1-1---------0------------5-5---------3--------------------------------- |
| --0-0-----0---0------------5-5---------4--------------------------------- |
| --2-2-0h2---0-0------------5-5-----5p0-5--------------------------------- |
| --3-3---------2------------3-3-5/7-----5--------------------------------- |
| --------------3------------x-x---------3--------------------------------- |
#3 Here's the way I like to play this quick Em to a D stuff:
| --7--7----7--5----------------------------------------------------------- |
| --8--7h8--8--7----------------------------------------------------------- |
| --9--7h9--9--7----------------------------------------------------------- |
| --9--7h9--9--7----------------------------------------------------------- |
| --7-------7--5----------------------------------------------------------- |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
#4 This is one of those neat little "colorings" that can make things
sound so nice. It's a D chord. Then a D with an open 1st string. Hammer
on to the second fret and add the G... finally finish with a D.
| --2-0h2-3-3-2------------------------------------------------------------ |
| --3-3---3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------ |
| --2-2---2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
