Joe Purdy - The ballplayer
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GREAT SONG, IN CONVERSATIONAL STYLE, PLAYED IN PIANO AND REPEATING THE SAME PROGRESSION OVER
AND OVER AGAIN. IT'S JUST ONE LONG VERSE. PLAY THE CHORDS LOOSE, AS THOUGH BEING PLAYED ON THE KEYS....
[Verse]
GLong shot G7gone, it was a Ccold day for the Dlosers
GWho came dEmown to Savannah to Cplay for the Dweekend
GAnd don't let 'em slip awG7ay, boys, 'cause they'll Ccatch you if you ain't Dlookin'
Keep your Gmitts up and your Emcaps down at the balClpark D
GShe said we were both somethin' back G7then, had the Cwhole world at our Dfingers
Gand I still remember the day that they Emcalled you up for the bCig show D
GAnd you could have had me G7still, no but yCou never do Dlisten
GYou were too busy packin' your Embags for the big Clights, the big Dcity, and SprinGg
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
GHe said, I thought I was made outta G7gold, my big gaCmes, my big Dmoments
G'til I threw out my shoulder and they Emsent me back to the Cfarm league D
GYeah, and these days, the best I can G7do is to keep Ccold ice on my Dgood arm
GAnd sometimes it hangs to my siEmde in these late Cinnings D
GAnd all my ramblin' arG7ound and all my Cshameful daDys
GThe biggest mistake that I Emmade was to leave Cyou back in GDeorgia
GAnd I'm just a washed up ballplayer at G7best, but I diCd keep all of my Dearnin's
GI still got one good arm to hold ya, and Emone to pay anyone Canywhere you think Dyou might wanna Ggo
AnywG7here you think Cyou might wanna Dgo
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
GShe said it seems so silly nowG7, Lord knows Cyou don't deserDve it
GWith your lost towns and the Emhighways and yoCung girls and Dtears
GBut I'd give an old man a G7chance, one Cmore to see just what you're Dmade of
G'Cause you're only as good as the Emwoman who will Cwait for you after Dall these yeGars
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
GShe said take me out to the ballG7game, take me Cout to the cDrowd
GAnd buy me some peanuts and Emcrackerjacks and I don't Ccare if I eDver get back
For it's Groot baby root for the homG7e team, if they dCon't win, it's a Dshame
Oh it's Gone...two...Emthree strikes you're out at the Cold Dball gGame
[Outro]
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