:D A7 :D7M
There were two men down
:G D7 :G
And the score was tied
E7 :F#m D :Bm7
In the bottom of the eighth
:Dm6 :A :
When the pitcher died
A7 :D A7 :D7M
And they laid his spikes
:G D7 :G
On the pitcher's mound
E7 :F#m D :Bm7
And his uni-form was torn
:Dm6 :
And his number was left on the ground
E :Am F :Am :
Then the night turned cold
Bb7M :
Colder than the moon
:Gm :Dm
The stars were white as bones
:B7M : :
The stadium was old
E : :
Older than the screams
A :
Older than the teams
:D A7 :D7M
There were three men down
:G D7 :G
And the season lost
E7 :Bm :Em :Bb7M :
And the tarpaulin was ro---lled
:D A7 :D7M :
Upon the winter frost
G D7 :G D7 G:D Em :A :D : :