Chords with lyrics
Intro:
| C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 | Am/C G/C | C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 | Am/C
Verse:
G/C C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
I remember when baseball was everything
Am/C G/C
It was Little League, but what a big game
A minorAm DmDm
There were two men on and one man out
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
I got a fastball hangin' outside
Am/C G/C
I swung that bat with all my might
A minorAm DmDm
And the ball was gone, they say I knocked the cover off
FF C majorC G+G
It was the only homer that I ever had, you shoulda seen my dad
Chorus:
C majorC FF
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me as long as I'm holdin' on
C majorC
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me, the devil on a good day ain't that strong
DmDm FF
I'm keepin' it here inside me as long as I live and breathe
G+G FF
The ball was soarin' and the crowd was roarin'
E minorEm G/DG/D
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
Instrumental:
| C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 | Am/C G/C
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
I was nineteen, it was a good job
Am/C G/C
Movin' TVs on a loading dock
A minorAm DmDm
'Til the boss said, "Son, try to lose every seventh one
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
I got it worked out with a good friend
Am/C G/C
Keep your mouth shut, and we'll cut you in
A minorAm DmDm
Now what do you say, don't you want to be rich one day"
FF C majorC G+G
I lost a real good job that night, but I kept my pride
Chorus:
C majorC FF
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me as long as I'm holdin' on
C majorC
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me, the devil on a good day ain't that strong
DmDm FF
I'm keepin' it here inside me as long as I live and breathe
G+G FF
I said goodbye with my head held high
E minorEm G/DG/D C majorC
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
Bridge:
FF E minorEm DmDm E minorEm
And sometimes it feels like my best years are be- hind me
FF E minorEm Eb MajorEb DmDm
Then somehow, out of nowhere, something sneaks up to re- mind me
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 Am/C G/C
Like this mornin', I woke up to a little voice that spoke up
A minorAm DmDm
Sayin', "Daddy, please, fix a bowl of Rice Krispies
FF C majorC G+G
You're the bestest friend that I ever had, you know I love you, Dad"
Chorus:
C majorC FF
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me as long as I'm holdin' on
C majorC
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me, the devil on a good day ain't that strong
DmDm FF
I'm keepin' it here inside me as long as I live and breathe
G+G FF E minorEm DmDm
I got more than I ever asked for and there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
Outro:
| C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 | Am/C G/CNobody, | C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 humm | Am/C C majorC