The Game chords by Timothy Robert Salzman

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

 C   Am    F    G

🎸 Verse 1:
      C                        Am
It's late in the evenin’, the game has gone long
     F                       G
You step to the plate, but something seems wrong
     C                           Am
The fans are all standing, it’s filled to the brim
       F                     G
With devils and demons, and fears from within
  F                             G
High stakes and highways, and choices you make
  F            G           C        C   Am    F    G
Cause you to tremble and shake

🎸 Verse 2:
     C                       Am
You turn to the pitcher, and to your surprise
      F                       G
The devil himself’s, lookin’ back in your eyes
      C                           Am
You raise up your hand, and step back from the box
      F                        G
The demons are laughing, the stadium rocks
     F                         G
The game can be painful
you have to admit
    F            G        C       C   Am    F    G
It sure would be easy to quit

🎸 Verse 3:
     C                          Am
You look at the dugout, you're makin’ a choice
     F                         G
But deep down inside you, you hear a small voice
     C                         Am
The voice of your father, the voice of a friend
      F                     G
Says son I am with you, so step on back in
     F                            G
You summon some courage, as the devils all shout
      F        G                C
Just one more swing and you’re out

🎸 Instrumental:
 C Am F G C Am F G F G F G C

🎸 Verse 4:
     C                          Am
You spit in the dirt, and step back to the plate
     F                         G
The devil stops laughing, his eyes filled with hate
     C                           Am
He throws you a curve ball, the best that he’s got
     F                         G
You draw back and swing, just how you’d been taught
    F                     G
A sound like a rifle, a sound like a gun
     F         G           C       C   Am    F    G
You drop your bat and you run

🎸 Verse 5:
      C                         Am
The demons still laughing, you round second base
        F                       G
They scream you can’t make it, not in this place
    C                             Am
A light fills the building, an invisible choir
    F                       G
Cheering from heaven, they drown out the liar
       F                        G
Your second wind blows, like a storm in the night
      F         G             C
You raise your eyes and you fight

🎸 Instrumental:
 C Am F G C Am F G F G F G C

🎸 Verse 6:
      C                    Am
The choir is singing, you look to your coach
       F                      G
He’s waving you home, as you make your approach
      C                     Am
The dugout is empty, your friends at the plate
      F                     G
The devils and demons, now facing their fate
       F                     G
Your father is saying, this game has been won
     F        G           C
My faithful servant well done
       F                   G
Your father is shouting, along with the Son
      F        G           C     F    G    C
My faithful servant well done