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: 
=================== 
           /  =  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------------------------------------------------------------ |  
 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  
 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  
 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |