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Capo 1
Standard Tuning
[Verse 1]
DLittle Boy, in a baseball hat
Stands Ain the field with his Gball and Dbat
(D)
Says I am the greatest player of them all
Puts his Abat on his shoulder and he Gtosses up his Dball
[Chorus]
And the Aball goes up and the ball comes down
GSwings his bat all the Dway around
The Aworld's so still you can hear the sound
The Gbaseball falls to the groundD  
[Verse 2]
(D)
Now the little boy doesn't say a word
Picks Aup his ball, he is GundeterrDed
(D)
Says I am the greatest there has ever been
And Ahe grits his teeth and he Gtries it aDgain
[Chorus]
And the Aball goes up and the ball comes down
GSwings his bat all the Dway around
The Aworld's so still you can hear the sound
The Gbaseball falls to the groundD  
[Bridge]
He Bmmakes no excuses, he Gshows no fear
He just Dcloses his eyes and Alistens to the cheers
[Verse 3]
DLittle boy, he adjusts his hat
Picks Aup his ball, stares Gat his Dbat
(D)
Says I am the greatest the game is on the line
And he Agives his all Gone last Dtime
[Chorus]
And the Aball goes up like the moon so bright
GSwings his bat with all his might
And the Aworld's so still as still can be
And the Gbaseball falls, and that's strike threeD  
[Outro]
(D)
Now it's supper time and his mama calls
Little Aboy starts home with his Gbat and Dball
(D)
Says I am the greatest that is a fact
But even AI didn't know I could Gpitch like Dthat
(D)
Says I am the greatest that is understood
But even AI didn't know I could Gpitch that Dgood

All chords in this song (4)

The story behind the song

This song tells the charming story of a little boy playing baseball alone, confidently declaring himself "the greatest player." Despite swinging and missing three times, his spirit remains unbroken. As his mother calls him in, he reveals his secret strategy: he's the pitcher, making those missed swings into strikeouts, proving his claim of being the greatest. It's a heartwarming tale about perspective and unwavering self-belief.

AI-written from these sources:The Greatest (Kenny Rogers song) — Wikipedia ↗Kenny Rogers — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Greatest

by Kenny Rogers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

Standard Tuning

[Verse 1]

Little Boy, in a baseball hat

A G D

Stands in the field with his ball and bat

()

Says I am the greatest player of them all

A G D

Puts his bat on his shoulder and he tosses up his ball

[Chorus]

And the ball goes up and the ball comes down

G D

Swings his bat all the way around

The world's so still you can hear the sound

G D

The baseball falls to the ground

[Verse 2]

()

Now the little boy doesn't say a word

A G D

Picks up his ball, he is undeterred

()

Says I am the greatest there has ever been

A G D

And he grits his teeth and he tries it again

[Chorus]

And the ball goes up and the ball comes down

G D

Swings his bat all the way around

The world's so still you can hear the sound

G D

The baseball falls to the ground

[Bridge]

Bm G

He makes no excuses, he shows no fear

D A

He just closes his eyes and listens to the cheers

[Verse 3]

Little boy, he adjusts his hat

A G D

Picks up his ball, stares at his bat

()

Says I am the greatest the game is on the line

A G D

And he gives his all one last time

[Chorus]

And the ball goes up like the moon so bright

Swings his bat with all his might

And the world's so still as still can be

G D

And the baseball falls, and that's strike three

[Outro]

()

Now it's supper time and his mama calls

A G D

Little boy starts home with his bat and ball

()

Says I am the greatest that is a fact

A G D

But even I didn't know I could pitch like that

()

Says I am the greatest that is understood

A G D

But even I didn't know I could pitch that good

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