42 chords by Reckless Kelly

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
C majorC                 FF         C majorC
In the joy of the new season we'd ride our bikes for miles
C majorC
To a vacant lot on Maple Street
     FF         G+G
toss the bat and choose up sides
C majorC
All summer long from dusk till dawn
FF        C majorC
we all paid our dues
C majorC             FF      G+G
Everybody was the babe but I was always 42
A minorAm
As the jerseys faded one by one
FF            C majorC
the babes would come and go
C majorC                  FF      G+G
But I played every inning from the sandlot to the show
     FF      C majorC
Got my letter and my grip
   A minorAm     FF
I'l see you boys around
    C majorC     G+G     A minorAm
I got a one way ticket to Cooperstown
   FF   C majorC
My ticket's punched to Cooperstown

Verse 2:
C majorC                 FF       C majorC
His rookie year they called him up just to send him down
C majorC
Couldn't even hit his weight
     FF        G+G
Couldn't turn that thing around
C majorC
But on the field that echoes life
    FF         C majorC
It's a boys game played by men
C majorC
and sometimes it knocks you down
       FF   G+G
But you get back up again
FF
He's got his number
C majorC
He's got his grip
    A minorAm    FF
He's following a sound
C majorC      G+G
Destiny is calling
    A minorAm
From Cooperstown
    FF    C majorC G+G   C majorC
These wheels are bound for Cooperstown

Verse 3:
C majorC
Well I learned to play down in triple A augmentedA
   FF       C majorC
They gave me one more shot
C majorC
Skip said take the ball kid touch em' all
   FF       G+G
Gotta give it all you got
C majorC
So I played er' one game at a time
   FF    C majorC
and that was all it took
C majorC
Just like Jack I never looked back
    FF        G+G
And the rest is in the books
      FF        C majorC
There ain't nothin' I can't do
A minorAm    FF
Just like 42
   FF  C majorC G+G  A minorAm
What goes around comes around
    FF    C majorC       A minorAm
These wheels are bound for Cooperstown
    FF    C majorC       A minorAm
These wheels are bound for Cooperstown