• Song:

    Centerfield

  • Artist:

    John Fogerty

  • Album:

    The Long Road Home: The...

John Fogerty - Centerfield

            C     D       G                   C      D       G
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3----|---------------------------------|
G|--------------0------2--0--4------|--------------0------2--0-2-4----|
D|------------2---0--4-----------0~-|------------2---0--4----------0~-|
A|-----0-2-3------------------------|-----0-2-3-----------------------|
E|---3------------------------------|---3-----------------------------|
           C      D       G             C          G/B
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B|-----------------------------3----|-------1~----------0~------------|
G|--------------0------2--0--4------|-------0~----------0~------------|
D|------------2---0--4-----------0~-|-----2-----------0---------------|
A|-----0-2-3------------------------|---3-------3---2-------2---------|
E|---3------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Am    |D     |G  Gsus G |G  Gsus G |G  Gsus G  Gsus|G  Gsus  G  ||

Verse 1
      G                                      C              G
Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today!
      G                   Bm               D       
We're born again, there's new grass on the field.
  G                                           C                   G
A-roundin' third, and headed for home, it's a brown-eyed handsome man
   C             D              G    Gsus G   Gsus   G
Anyone can understand the way I feel.

Chorus
    G                               C      G
Oh, put me in, coach - I'm ready to play today
G                               C       G/B
Put me in, coach - I'm ready to play today
        Am        D        G          
Look at me, I can be centerfield.

Verse 2
        G                                   C                   G
Well I spent some time in the mudville nine watchin it from the bench
           G                        Bm                 D Dsus D Dsus D  
You know I took some lumps when the mighty case struck out.
   G                                C          G
So say hey willie, tell ty cobb and joe dimaggio
      C                      D                G       Gsus G   Gsus   G
Don't say 'it ain't so', you know the time is now.

Chorus
    G                               C      G
Oh, put me in, coach - I'm ready to play today
G                               C       G/B
Put me in, coach - I'm ready to play today
        Am        D           G   Gsus G   Gsus   G       
Look at me, can I be centerfield.



Int  (same as intro)

Verse 3
      G                                  C                 G
Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat, and brand-new pair of shoes
           G                  Bm               D   Dsus D  Dsus   D  
You know I think it's time to give this game a ride.
        G                                  C             G
Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all - a moment in the sun
C                           D             G       Gsus G   Gsus   G
(pop) it's gone and you can tell that one goodbye!

Chorus 
    G                               C      G
Oh, put me in, coach - I'm ready to play today
G                               C       G/B
Put me in, coach - I'm ready to play today
        Am        D               
Look at me, gotta be...
    G                               C      G
Oh, put me in, coach - I'm ready to play today
G                               C       Em
Put me in, coach - I'm ready to play today
        Am        D        G      Gsus G   Gsus   G      
Look at me, I can be centerfield.


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