Merkle chords by Dan Bern
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
- Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Intro:
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Sometimes I think about it when I’m all alone
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When I’m walking ‘round home and it’s late at night
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And I don’t feel right and I just can’t sleep
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And I can’t keep the dark from pourin’ out
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Verse 1:
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It was a gray afternoon at the Polo Grounds
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Merkle should have touched second base
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Tie game, two outs, bottom of the ninth
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Merkle should have touched second base
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Cubs in the field and the Giants at the plate
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Merkle should have touched second base
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A Giant on third and Merkle on first
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Merkle should have touched second base
Chorus 1:
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Gotta go the whole way, make it a sure thing
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Don’t leave, don’t leave nothing to chance
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Gotta go the whole way, make it a sure thing
D A E C#7
Don’t leave, don’t leave nothing to chance
Verse 2:
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The Giant at the plate hits a single up the middle
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Merkle should have touched second base
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The Giant on third brings the winning run home
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Merkle should have touched second base
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Merkle on first starts trotting up to second
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Merkle should have touched second base
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He pulls up short and he runs off the field
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Merkle should have touched second base
Chorus 2:
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Gotta go the whole way, make it a sure thing
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Don’t leave, don’t leave nothing to chance
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Gotta go the whole way, make it a sure thing
D A E C#7
Don’t leave, don’t leave nothing to chance
Verse 3:
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Frank Chance was the peerless leader of the Cubs
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Merkle should have touched second base
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He calls for the ball and he steps on the bag
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Merkle should have touched second base
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The ump yells yer out! and he takes the run away
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Merkle should have touched second base
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Extra innings and Chicago wins
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Merkle should have touched second base
Chorus 3:
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Gotta go the whole way, make it a sure thing
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Don’t leave, don’t leave nothing to chance
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Gotta go the whole way, make it a sure thing
D A E C#7
Don’t leave, don’t leave nothing to chance
Verse 4:
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Pennant ends tied ‘tween the Giants and the Cubs
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Merkle should have touched second base
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They play one game with the season on the line
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Merkle should have touched second base
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Chicago wins, Merkle doesn’t even play
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Merkle should have touched second base
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And all he hears til the end of his days is
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Merkle should have touched second base
Chorus 4:
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Gotta go the whole way, make it a sure thing
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Don’t leave, don’t leave nothing to chance
D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
Gotta go the whole way, make it a sure thing
D A E C#7
Don’t leave, don’t leave nothing to chance
Outro:
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Sometimes I think about him when I’m all alone
E F#m
Merkle should have touched second base
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When I’m walkin round home and it’s late at night
E F#m
Merkle should have touched second base
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And I don’t feel right and I just can’t sleep
E F#m
Merkle should have touched second base
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And I can’t keep the dark from pourin’ out
E F#m
Merkle should have touched second base
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Hitler would have never invaded Poland
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Merkle should have touched second base
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Monica Lewinsky woulda married Dan Quayle
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Merkle should have touched second base
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My mother and my dad woulda raised me as a wolf
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Merkle should have touched second base
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Godot woulda shown up in the second act
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Merkle should have touched second base
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