Dock Ellis No-no Chords

Key: Bbm Intro: Em Am Em B11 Em Am Em B11 Verse 1: Em It was a lovely summer’s morning Am An off-day in LA Em So thought one Dock Ellis B11 As he would later say Em His girlfriend read the paper Am She said, Dock, this can’t be right Em It says here that you’re pitching B11 In San Diego tonight

Verse 2: Em We got to get you to the airport Am So off Dock Ellis flew Em His legs were a little bit wobbly B11 And the rest of him was too Em Took a taxi to the ballpark Am An hour before the game Em Gave some half-assed explanation B11 Found the locker with his name [Interlude] Em Am Em B11 Verse 3: Em The organ in the upper deck Am Played all the schmaltzy hits Em You could hear it in the club house B11 Where Dock was getting dressed Em His sunglasses he reached for Am From his locker, in a case Em Dock Ellis put his jersey on B11 Then he put them on his face Verse 4: Em Time came to go on out there Am Down the corridor Em The walls were a little bit wavy B11 There were ripples in the floor Em He went out to the bullpen Am To do a bunch of stretches Em Loosen up a little B11 Throw some warm-up pitches [Instrumental] Em Am Em B11 Em Am Em B11 Verse 5: Em All rose for the national anthem Am People took off their hats Em Fireworks were exploding B11 And the cokes were already going flat Em Dock was back there in the dugout Am So many things to watch Em Some players spit tobacco juice B11 And others grabbed their crotch Verse 6: Em Then the umpire hollered, Play Ball! Am And so it came to be Em Dock’s Pirates batted first B11 And when they went down 1-2-3 Em Dock’s catcher put his mask on Am And he handed Dock the ball Em And it was three hundred and twenty-seven feet B11 To the left and right field walls [Interlude] Em Am Em B11 Verse 7: Em So Dock's Pirates took the field then Am And Dock stood on the rubber Em He bounced a couple of pitches B11 And he bounced a couple others Em You might say about that day Am He looked a little wild Em The lead-off batter trembled B11 Em Nobody knew why Dock Ellis smiled Em Verse 8: Em Well you walk 8 and you hit a guy Am The things that people shout Em Especially the manager B11 But he did not take Dock out Em Dock found himself a rhythm Am And a crazy little spin Em Amazing things would happen B11 When Dock Ellis zeroed in Verse 9: Em Sometimes he saw the catcher Am Sometimes he did not Em Sometimes he held a beach ball B11 Other times it was a dot Em Dock was tossing comets Am That were leaving trails of glitter Em In the seventh inning stretch B11 He still had a no-hitter Verse 10: Em So he turns to Cash, his buddy Am Says, I got a no-no going Em Speaking the unspeakable B11 Then he goes back out there throwing Em Bottom of the ninth Am He stood high upon the mound Em Three more outs to go B11 He’d have his name in Cooperstown [Instrumental] Em Am Em B11 Em Am Em B11 Verse 11: Em First up was Cannizzaro Am He flied out to Alou Em Then Kelly grounded out for Dean B11 And the shortstop yelled, “That’s two” Em Must’ve been a mad house Am Fans upon their feet Em The littler ones among them B11 Standing on their seats Verse 12: Em Well, that would’ve been Herbel Am But Spezio pinch-hit Em He took a third strike looking B11 And officially, that was it Em It was a lovely summer’s morning Am An off-day in LA Em So thought one Dock Ellis B11 Em As he would later say Am Em