The Ball Game Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C][Am][F][C][E][C][Am][C][Am][C][G]
[C][Am][C]

[Verse 1]
Life is a [C]ball [F]game
Bein' played each [C]day
Life [B]is [Am]a ball gam[D]e
Everybody can [G]play

[Verse 2]
Yes you know, [C]Jesus
standing at the home plate
He's a- [E]waiting for you [Am]there
You know, the [F]life is a [C]ball game
[Am]But you've got t[D]o pl[G]ay it fair[C]

[Verse 3]
The [F]first base is temptation
You know [C]the second base is sin
The third base tribula[Am]tion
If you [D]pass, you can make it [G]in

[Verse 4]
Old man So[C]lomon is the umpire
And [E]Satan pitchin' a [Am]game
He'll [F]do his best to [C]strike [Am]you out
But keep [D]playin' [G]just [C]the same

[Verse 5]
You know, [C]Daniel's up to bat first
You know, [F]he pray three times a [C]day
Yes Satan pitched him [Am]a fast ball
But he [D]hit it anyway

[Verse 6]
[G]Yes you know,
[C]Job is [G]up to bat [C]next
Satan's [E]struck him in every [Am]way
But [F]Job hit a [C]home run
[Am]And he came [D]on in th[G]at day[C]

[Verse 7]
Yes you know, [C]prayer is a strong bat
To [F]hit at Satan's [C]ball
And when you start [Am]to swing it
You got to [D]give it your all and [G]all

[Verse 8]
Yes you know, [C]the
priest gonna be your catcher
And on [E]him you can de[Am]pend
Oh Je[F]sus, standing at the [G]home plate
[Am]And He is wa[D]iting for you [G]to come in[C]

[Verse 9]
Yes you know, [C]Moses
[F]is on [C]the sidelines
[F]Waiting to be [C]called
You know,
the day he parted the Red [Am]Sea
He knew [D]Christ, all and [G]all

[Verse 10]
Then [C]John came in the ninth inning
An[E]d the game was almost [Am]done
Then [F]God gave John [C]a vision
[Am]And he knew [D]we'd alrea[G]dy won[C]

[Verse 11]
Yes you know [F]life is a ball game
[C]Being played each day
You know life is a [Am]ball game
[D]Each and everybody can [G]play

[Verse 12]
Yes you know, [C]Je
sus is standing at the home plate
He is [E]waiting for you [Am]there
Well you know, [F]life [D]is a bal[C]l game
[Am]But you've got t[D]o pl[G]ay it fair

[Outro 1]
[C][Am][D][G][C]