Home Run

Authors

Geoff Moore (Text)
Steven Curtis Chapman (Text)

Home Run

Verse 1
G
D
The lights go on, 
another game day.
bA
F
I 
grabbed my bat and headed 
for the plate.
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a
eu
But the 
first pitch was a 
curve and I was 
done - strike one.
7
9
I stepped 
outta the box, looked the 
pitcher in the eye.
b9
s
You could 
read his lips, "Hey 
punk, you're mine."
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b
sf
A+BAc
So I 
gave him a wink and said, "
Let's see what you can 
do" - strike two.
Chorus 1
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bB
c
9
Gotta keep my 
eye on the 
ball, swing 
straight and true and 
follow through,
s
d*
m
C
Don't be 
afraid whatever the 
call,
b
*c
Because we're 
never 
alone,
B
7
Our 
Coach is there to 
cheer us on.
?B
f
As
e
Well it's the 
wind 
up, here 
comes that 
ball.
u#
E
#
You gotta 
pray and swing, watch it 'till it's 
goin' 
goin' it's gone.
Chorus 2
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G
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s
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s
cA
Hom
e 
hom
e 
ho
me 
run.
DB
E
(We need a 
home 
run)
E
C
7e
F
u
7
?+
Hom
e 
hom
e 
ho
me 
run.
#+
f
(We need a 
home 
run)
Verse 2
s
G
You know 
life can be like a 
baseball game;
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E
We're on the same team but 
we're not all the same.
u
?
?9
?s
That's 
why we've got to 
learn to play 
together.
c
D
I didn't 
join this team to 
sit on the bench.
u9
+
I'm goin' deep, 
swingin' for the fence.
b
s
ad
e+a+c?d+
I got some friends on 
base I gotta get 
home.
Bridge 1
sD
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We are not the first to play this game or 
stand over this plate.
GA
*
We are surrounded by the legacy, 
like they're sittin' in the stands.
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Ea
e
sc
G
d
I can see them wavin' their hands, sayin', "
Go ,
go 
all 
the 
way!"
Bridge 2
Come on now
Home home home run hey it's gone gone now
Home home home run hey it's our home run
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