The Day Basketball Was Saved Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Rosey, how are you?
Jackie, hey man, that's really out of [E]sight
Well, [D]thanks, Rosey
wow, you sure are big
Well, you know
Being big get me into a lot
of doors
Man, you're big enough
to be an athlete so
You ever play any sports?
Just a little figure skating
Why don't you come up to
the house and
Play some bas[C]ketball
with us some time
Oh, I'll see if I can round
Up a few [D]figure skaters
You better [C]bring your best
man 'cause me and
My brothers are gonna put you away
[E]Beat us?[C] You little guys? Right
In your wildest dream
You ain't never seen [G]a team like
I [C]gotlike I gotlike I [Bm]got[D]
[Bm][D][Bm][D][Bm]

[Verse 2]
[Bm]Peanut[Dm]s! P[G]opcorn![Bm]
Peanut[D]s! Popcorn!
[G]The[B] sporting world's
[G]had many teams
The fans have called first rate
[Bm]They had the Yanke[C]es in the [G]'40s
[Bm]All agreed were really g[B]reat[Em]
Packers [C#dim]and Celti[C]cs [Em]piled up[G]
Records [C]hard [B]to beat
[Em]But good as they all seem [Dbdim]to be[C]
[Em]They tasted of defeat[C][D]
[E]No team has ever won[Em] 'em all
[D]And al[G]ways stayed [C]on [Cdim]top[B]
Except [E]that group [Em]of super[D]stars no
[C]Team could ever [Cdim]stop[B]
[E]A bunch of [D]splendid ath[C#dim]letes who[C]
All [E]stood [G]strong and [C]tall
They [Em]called them[G]selves the [C]Dream Team
[B]And their game [C]was [G]bas[Bm] ket[Em]ball
[C]The[G] ce[Bm]nter,[B]
a massive collection of bones
Was known by the nickname of Sky
[C]scraper [B]Jones[C][Db][Dm][Ebm][E]
[Bm]The forw[B]ards were both
Brilliant ball handlers, too
Named Kangaroo [E]Carson and Dead-
[F#]Eye [Bm]McGoo[C#m][C#dim][F#][Bm]
The [C]guards were two giants who
Played with great cool
Called Bulldozer Benson and
Hookshot O'Toole
To[C#m]gether they moved [Ab]like
a well- [C#]oiled ma[C#m]chine
And ran up such scores it was
almost obscene
[C#]The team is un[Ab]beatable, [C#]everyone said
And if no one can beat them
[Bb]Then basket[G]ball's[D]
dead
Basketball's dead, yes,
basketball's dead
[C]No team will beat them
So no team can meet
[Dm]them theit'sdead
But [Bm]wait, [Em]folk[E]s![Em][Dm]
[E](Huh, it's not?)
From out of Indiana like bees from a hive
Came a little known team called
the [F#]Jackson [B]5[E]
They came with a mission impossbily tough
To whip the Dream Team
'til they holler [Em]"Enough"[C]
We'll [F]razzle your frazzle
We'll muzzle you guys
[C]We'll [F]dazzle each one [C]of you
[Db]Right [Dbm]down t[C]o size
[F]We'll shiver your timber[C]s 'til
[Fm]All of you f[C]all the [Ab]Jacksons
will beat you
[C]And save basketball
[F#][A]

[Verse 3]
[B]A l[Bm]augh [C#]roars [F#m]up on
the [F#sus4]Dream Team[F#]'s side
And they laughed so hard
That they nearly [F#m]cried
Go home, little [A]boys, [Bm]get off the court
It's [F#m]a big [Bm]man's [A]game,
you're much too [F#]short
Too [G]short, my foot, that's just [Gm]your [D]way
Of [G]saying you're [D]afraid [A]to [D]play
[G]Afraid to [F]play? [Fm]Hear[C] that squi[E]rt?
[A]Go [D]home before you[Dm] all[G] get hurt
We'd like to [D]get [G]just one thing straight
We heard you [D]guys was really great
But [G]so far [D]all [G]we've [Gm]heard is [G]talk
[Dm]Are you [G]gonna play or [Em]are
you [Ebm]gonna walk?"

[Verse 4]
With [Ab]that the [B]Dream Team [Db]got real mad
[E]And the[Ab]y blew what lit[B]tle coo[E]l they had[Em]
[Eb]This[G] time [Ab]you guys,
[F#m]you've gone t[F]oo far[E][D]
[Ebm]We'll [A]show you [Ab]all h[G]ow good [F#]we are
[G]We'[A]ll play you now[G] but
[D]we're so [F#]sore[G]
[A]We may [Am]not e[G]ven [F]let you [E]score
Oh yeah? Oh yeah? We've [F]heard it [E]all
[Em]Let's [E]cut the talk and et's play [Am]ball
So the [C]team[G]s lined up and
the ball was [A]tossed
And the [Am]game [C]got un[F]der[C]way[E]
And the [Am]Dream [A]Team [C]knew [G]from
The very first [F]tap
[B]That [Bb]the Jacksons knew how to [Ab]play
[Bb]They dribbled, they [Ab]passed, [Gb]they faked
They shot
They [Bb]hustled, [Bbm]they drove r[Ab]ight on t[Gb]hrough
[Gbm]And ever[Bb]y time t[Ab]hat the
[G]Dream Team scored
Well, [Bb]the Jackson 5 scored,

[Interlude 1]
too
[Bb][Bdim][Bb][Abdim]
[C][Gdim]
[C#dim][Bbdim][Bb][D][G][C][B][Am][C]
[Em]
[B]When the

[Verse 5]
[Em]buzzer [C]went off at
The end of the half
[Em]The Dream Team wanted to hide[B]
They [C]couldn't believe it was happening
But [Em]the score [A]was really t[B]ied[E]
We've gotta [F]stop [Fm]those guys
We've [C]gotta [F]stop 'em quick
We've [C]gotta [F]realize
[Bb]They[C]'re looking mighty slick
We've gotta [F]start our drive
Or [C]think [F]of some good [Eb]trick
[C]To stop [F]the Jackson 5
They're [C]making us look sick[Ab]!
[Db](Sic[Dm]k! Sick! Sick! Sick) hey,[Dbm]
I've got [C#dim]a way
[C#]Let's [F#m]fill them up with
[E]peanuts and popcorn
And [D]then [G]see [D]how they [C#m]play[F#]
[B]Hey, Mr Vendor, [E]listen to me
[F]Tho[Fm]se Jacksons cou[C]ld
[G#]use [D]some ene[C]rgy
So pass out your [B]tray and let [E]them grab
[Fm]We're such good [F#]sports we'll
pick up the [C]tab

[Verse 6]
We've got a [C]great attack
We've got them on the run
If we can hold them back
Then we'll be [Ab]number one
[G]We have the [C]final lap
The jump will be reveresed
Just play the second half

[Verse 7]
The way we played the first yeah!
[Db]Jack[Dbm]ie, come and check the score
I'll [Db]be right back
Guys don't leave the floor
Peanuts! Popcorn! [Gb]Have a [Gdim]ball!
[G]Free [Ab]of char[Bb]ge, kids[Ebm] take it all[Ab][D]
[C#]Free of charge? Is [F#m]that f[G]or real?
Free of charge! That's
some good deal!
[Dm]Maybe [D]we [Dm]shouldn't! Maybe we should!
It may be [D]bad! [Dm]And it may be good!
What if Jackie [D]finds out[Dm]?
[D]Who's going to tell?
Then, [Bb]I guess [B]we might as [E]well!
[F]So the

[Verse 8]
[Bb]Jacksons ate 'til all
The food was gone
[F]While [Bb]the cheerleaders cheered the
Two team[Bb]s on

[Verse 9]
Re- bop, re- bop, hootie- rootie zackie
Come on, Dream Team,
let's stop Jackie
Michael, Marlon, Tito, and Jermaine
We've got the brawn,
we've got the brains
Dream Team! Dream Team!

[Verse 10]
Fly high, fly high, fly high
One, two, [Bb]three, ABC, Do- Re- Mi,
man alive!
[Bb]Ho ho ho! Ho ho ho! Go go go! Jackson 5!

[Verse 11]
[Cb]The whistle [D]blew for the s[Cbm]econd [A]half
[Cb]The excitement fille[Dm]d the [D]plac[F]e[D]
You could [Cb]tell both [D]teams
[B]were all charged up
As [B]they stood [D]there face to [B]face
They [C]dribbled, they passed, they [Ab]faked
They [G]shot they [C]moved with
dazzling [Ab]speed[G]
But [C]the two teams seemed so
[Ab]evenly [G]matched[C]
Neither one could hold [C]the lead
[C#m]With 1[C#]5 second [C#m]s left[D] in the game
The [C#]Dream [Eb]team led [C#m]by one
They [C#]knew if they could [F#]freeze the ball
The Jack[G]sons would [Db]be done
[Dm]Just then the four young Jackson boys
Began to moan and [Dm]groan[B]
[D]They dropped to the [Dm]ground
with bellyaches
Leaving [A]Jackie standing [D]alone
[Ebm]Too much popcorn! Too many peanuts!
We had too much junk!"
We're [Ebm]sorry, Jackie, we let you down!
It looks like the Jacksons
are [Ebm]sunk!

[Verse 12]
[Em]The ref called time to re[C]move
the [Bm]boys
[Em]"The game's over!" [G]he said
"Y[C]ou're through!"
[B]But Jac[E]kie said, "Re[G]f, I'll pla[C]y mysel[B]f
If [E]that's what I have to [C]do"[Em][C]
So the [F]ref [Fm]gave Jackie the
[Db]ball and [C]said:
"There's [Fm]time for one
more [Db]play"[C]
And [Fm]Jackie said, "Well, that's [Db]all I need
[C]I know I'll find a[F] way"

[Verse 13]
[Gb]Jackie took the ball and star[Bm]ted out
[F#]Way at the end of the [Gbm]court
But [F#]he still had to get past
[Cb]five of the best
Who [F#]ever [C]played the [F#]sport
As [D]the clock kept ticking the [F#]seconds away
No mis[F#sus4]take could he afford
[F#m]But he[F#dim] went all the[F#] way
With a brilliant [Bm]dis p[G]lay
And as [F#]the buzzer [F#sus4]went off,
[F#]he s[Bm]cored![D]
[F#]

[Verse 14]
[G]All the fans in the stands went wild
When Jackie [Em]won the [G]game[Em][D]
And [G]the Dream Team said he played so well
He belonged in the Hall [C]of Fame
[A][D]

[Verse 15]
[G]
So the Jackson 5 ended up on [Bm]top[B][A]
And we thank them one [D]and all
[F#]For not only did they beat the best
They [A]also saved the [Asus4]game
[A]of basketball

[Outro 1]
[G][D]