{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2382143,"song":"The Ballplayer","artist":"Joe Purdy","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11492289-the-ballplayer-chords-by-joe-purdy/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2382143?type=chord","rating":0.15621,"votes":0,"content":"GREAT SONG, IN CONVERSATIONAL STYLE, PLAYED IN PIANO AND REPEATING THE SAME PROGRESSION OVER\r\nAND OVER AGAIN. IT'S JUST ONE LONG VERSE. PLAY THE CHORDS LOOSE, AS THOUGH BEING PLAYED ON THE KEYS....\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLong shot gone, it was a cold day for the losers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho came down to Savannah to play for the weekend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]G7[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd don't let 'em slip away, boys, 'cause they'll catch you if you ain't lookin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKeep your mitts up and your caps down at the ballpark[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe said we were both somethin' back then, had the whole world at our fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I still remember the day that they called you up for the big show[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you could have had me still, no but you never do listen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou were too busy packin' your bags for the big lights, the big city, and Spring[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said, I thought I was made outta gold, my big games, my big moments[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'til I threw out my shoulder and they sent me back to the farm league[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, and these days, the best I can do is to keep cold ice on my good arm[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd sometimes it hangs to my side in these late innings[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd all my ramblin' around and all my shameful days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe biggest mistake that I made was to leave you back in Georgia[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm just a washed up ballplayer at best, but I did keep all of my earnin's[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI still got one good arm to hold ya, and one to pay anyone anywhere you think you might wanna go[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnywhere you think you might wanna go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe said it seems so silly now, Lord knows you don't deserve it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith your lost towns and the highways and young girls and tears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I'd give an old man a chance, one more to see just what you're made of[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause you're only as good as the woman who will wait for you after all these years[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe said take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks and I don't care if I ever get back[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor it's root baby root for the home team, if they don't win, it's a shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh it's one...two...three strikes you're out at the old ball game[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"GREAT SONG, IN CONVERSATIONAL STYLE, PLAYED IN PIANO AND REPEATING THE SAME PROGRESSION OVER\nAND OVER AGAIN. IT'S JUST ONE LONG VERSE. PLAY THE CHORDS LOOSE, AS THOUGH BEING PLAYED ON THE KEYS....\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG    G7    C     D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG    G7   C    D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG7   C    D\nG    Em   C    G\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG7  C   D   G","chords":["G","G7","C","D","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}