Play Ball tab by Kenny Mason

Tuning: Drop Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb)


Intro:

4/4

eb||----------------|------------------------|
Bb||----------------|------------------------|
Gb||----------------|------------------------|
Db||------2---------|------4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Ab||--0-------0---0-|--4-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Db||0-----------0---|4-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
                               (16th notes)

Verse 1:

eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|  x3
Ab||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
Db||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|

   Look on my face said, "Get the fuck out my face, dawg"
   Looked at my waist, and the look on your face dropped
   Ride with my strap, just to make it home safe, dawg

    Guitar 1
eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Ab||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  ||
  ||Guitar 2
eb||--0-2---0-2---0-|--0-2---0-2---0-|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||----------------|----------------|
Ab||----------------|----------------|
Db||----------------|----------------|

   Do you really wanna play ball?
   Do you really wanna play ball?


Verse 2:

Played the same as Verse 1:

eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|  x3
Ab||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
Db||5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|

   Chasin' my tail, trailin' my fate, dawg
   I was takin' my L's with an L in my face, dawg
   You were makin' up tales, I can tell it's all fake, dawg

    Guitar 1
eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Ab||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  ||
  || Guitar 2
eb||--0-2---0-2---0-|--0-2---0-2---0-|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||----------------|----------------|
Ab||----------------|----------------|
Db||----------------|----------------|

   Do you really wanna play ball?
   Do you really wanna play ball?


Chorus:

eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||5-5-----5-5-----|--4--4--4---4---|  x3
Ab||5-5-----5-5-----|--4--4--4---4---|
Db||5-5-----5-5-----|--4--4--4---4---|
                       •  •

  This shit can get real, real on this side
  Don't come around here, here, at night
  They'll tell you a real, real goodbye


eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|  x2
Ab||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

   Tell me which way you want it, which way you want it
   Which way you want it, which way you want it

eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4---------|
Ab||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4---------|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4---------|

   Which way you want it, which way you want-


Verse 3:

This long verse is played the exact same as verses 1 and 2
combined, but quieter. I like to either use finger strumming
or switch to my neck pickups for this part to achieve a more
restrained tone.

Lyrics for verse 3:

 Life of a rough neck, die for my respect
 Y'all niggas suspect, lie to get success
 Lot of these niggas is lottery tickets in my hood
 Inspirin' me to jug, who 'bout to slip up next?
 Knew how the spot work
 It's without hook and bitch, I took it
 No retaliation 'cause y'all pushin'
 How y'all shook, it got the places that y'all took it
 I watch good ones, turn to Satan 'cause y'all push on

 This black gun was meant to protect Black skin
 Attacking our black out, leavin' you black in
 The back hand back out, better get back, bitch
 The back-in's back, I'm finna do back-flips
 I seen that dark and light side, the alpha bright side
 My partner's that guard my blood side
 All so go long, your housewives
 We all got downsides
 We all that we got on our side


Chorus:

The second chorus is the exact same as the first:

eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||5-5-----5-5-----|--4--4--4---4---|  x3
Ab||5-5-----5-5-----|--4--4--4---4---|
Db||5-5-----5-5-----|--4--4--4---4---|
                       •  •

  This shit can get real, real on this side
  Don't come around here, here, at night
  They'll tell you a real, real goodbye


eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|  x2
Ab||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

   Tell me which way you want it, which way you want it
   Which way you want it, which way you want it

eb||----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4---------|
Ab||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4---------|
Db||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4---------|

   Which way you want it, which way you want-


Outro:

eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|------2---------|------4---------|------2---------|------4---------|
Ab|--0-------0---0-|--4-------4-----|--0-------0---0-|--4-------4-----|
Db|0-----------0---|4-----------4-4-|0-----------0---|4---------------|

(let the last note ring)

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| •   Staccato
| x   Mute

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