Home Run

Authors

Geoff Moore (Text)
Steven Curtis Chapman (Text)
1995 Sparrow Song | Peach Hill Songs | Starstruck Music (Copyright)

Home Run

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