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Thread #20754   Message #488208
Posted By: Pseudolus
20-Jun-01 - 04:43 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords: Playing Right Field (Willy Welch)-PP&M
Subject: RE: Chord req: The Right Field
Just a couple changes in the above plus I threw in the chord changes where I happen to phrase them. this is a great song that never fails to please especially in venues where the audience is really into listening to lyrics!!!

Frank

[G]Saturday [G/F#]summers, when [Em]I was a kid
We'd [C]run to the [C/B]schoolyard and [Am]here's what we [D]did
We'd [C]pick out the [D]captains and we'd [C]choose up the [D]teams
It was [G]always a [G/F#]measure of [Em]my self esteem
Cuz the [C]fastest, the [C/B]strongest, played [Am]shortstop and first
The [C]last ones they [C/B]picked were the [D]worst
[C]I never [C/B]needed to [Am]ask, it was sealed,
I just [C]took up my [C/B]place in right [D]field.
Playing...

CHORUS:
[G]Right [G/F#]field, it's [Em]easy, you know.
[C]You can be [C/B]awkward and [Am]you can be [D]slow
That's why [C]I'm here in [D]right field
Just [C]watching the [D]dandelions [G]grow

Playing [G]right [G/F#]field can be [Em]lonely and dull
[C]Little Leagues [C/B]never have [Am]lefties that [D]pull
I'd [C]dream of the [D]day they'd [C]hit one my [D]way
[G]They never [G/F#]did, but [Em]still I would pray
That [C]I'd make a [C/B]fantastic [Am]catch on the run
And [C]not lose the [C/B]ball in the [D]sun
And [C]then I'd [C/B]wake from this [Am]long reverie
And [C]pray that [C/B]the ball never [D]came out to me
Here in...

CHORUS

(whistle a variation of Take Me Out To The Ballgame...)
(I have often thrown in a big yawn to set up the last verse.....just a thought.)

[G]Off in the [G/F#]distance, the [Em]game's dragging on,
There's [C]strikes on the [C/B]batter, some [Am]runners are [D]on.
I [C]don't know the [D]inning, I've for[C]gotten the [D]score.
The [C]whole team is [C/B]yelling and I [Am]don't know what for.
Then [C]suddenly [C/B]everyone's [Am]looking at me
My [C]mind has been [C/B]wandering; [Am]what could it be?
They [C]point to the [C/B]sky and I [Am]look up above
And a [C]baseball falls into my [D]glove!

Here in [G]right [G/F#]field, it's im[Em]portant you know.
You gotta [C]know how to [C/B]catch, you gotta [Am]know how to [D]throw,
That's why [C]I'm here in [D]Right Field, just [C]watching the [D]dandelions grow!