n[G                 D] nThe lights go on, another game day n n  [Em]                        [C] nI grabbed my bat and headed for the plate n n        [G                 D               Em] nBut the first pitch was a curve and I was done - Strike one! n n          [G]                          [D] nI stepped out of the box, looked the pitcher in the eye n n          [Em                  C]            (See Note #1) nYou could read his lips, "Hey punk, you're mine." n n     [G]                         [D]                      [Em] ([Em] [D Em])--See Note n#3 nSo I gave him a wink and said "Let's see what you can do." - Strike two! n n n nCHORUS: n              [C          Em          D]                     [G] nGotta keep my eye on the ball, swing straight and true and follow through n n[C        Em                  D]    ([D D] [D/G D])--See Note #4  nDon't be afraid whatever the call n n              [C     Em] nBecause we're never alone n n    [D                 G] nOur coach is there to cheer us on n n              [F#]*  [G        F#        G]     (see Note #2) nWell it's the wind up, here comes that ball n n          [Em]                                 [C      D] nYou gotta pray and swing, watch it till it's going, going, its gone n n[G  D    Em C    G  D  Em] nHome    Home    Home  run n n           [Em   D] n(we need a home run) n n n         [G                  D] nYou know life can be like a baseball game n n[Em]                          [C] nWe're on the same team, but we're not all the same n n       [G                D             Em]       ([Em D Em Em D]) nThat's why we've got to learn to play together n n         [G                 D] nI didn't join this team to sit on the bench n n[Em              C] nI'm going deep, swinging for the fence n n[G]                     [D                Em]    ([Em D Em Em D]) nI got some friends on base I gotta get home n n(Repeat Chorus) n nBRIDGE: n n[Em]                                        [C] nWe are not the first to play this game or stand over this plate n n[Em]                                 [C] nWe are surrounded by their legacy, like they're sittin' in the stands n n[C] nI can see them waving their hands n n         [Em  C  Em  G   D] nsaying, "Go, go all the way!" n n n n n nRon's Guitar Notes: n=================== n           /  =  slide up       n           h  =  hammer on        n           p  =  pull off       n n#1  The [F#]... Don't know its official name. This was the one chord in the nsong that  ngave me fits. This was as close as I could get to the sound. I found that nplaying  nthe [G] chord that follows is easier if you play the root 6 [G] chord. n n#2  Roscoe does a little bit of a [C] chord "turnaround" when transitioning nfrom the [C] nchord to the G. Two ways you could play this, one using a hammer on, the nother na slide.  (I have to admit that I like the slide better. But, hey, they're nprobably nboth used!) n n Root [C] Chord Players:      For those who like the fancy stuff: n|--0-0---------3------------x-x---------3---------------------------------| n|--1-1---------0------------5-5---------3---------------------------------| n|--0-0-----0---0------------5-5---------4---------------------------------| n|--2-2-0h2---0-0------------5-5-----5p0-5---------------------------------| n|--3-3---------2------------3-3-5/7-----5---------------------------------| n|--------------3------------x-x---------3---------------------------------| n  n n n#3  Here's the way I like to play this quick [Em] to a [D] stuff: n|--7--7----7--5-----------------------------------------------------------| n|--8--7h8--8--7-----------------------------------------------------------| n|--9--7h9--9--7-----------------------------------------------------------| n|--9--7h9--9--7-----------------------------------------------------------| n|--7-------7--5-----------------------------------------------------------| n|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| n n n#4  This is one of those neat little "colorings" that can make things  nsound so nice. It's a [D] chord. Then a [D] with an open 1st string. Hammer non to the second fret and add the G... finally finish with a D. n n|--2-0h2-3-3-2------------------------------------------------------------| n|--3-3---3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------| n|--2-2---2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------| n|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| n|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| n|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| n n n============================================================== nTranscribed by Ron Masters - GuitarRon@aol.com on Oct 6, 1996 nhttp://users.aol.com/guitarron n n n n n