The Ball Game Chords by Sister Wynona Carr

Tempo:
137.95 bpm
Chords used:

F

Dm

Bb

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sister Wynona Carr - The Ball Game - 1952 chords
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[F] [D] [C]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [F] [C]
[F] Life is a ball game [Bb] being played each [F] day.
[D] Life is [Dm] a ball game, [G] everybody [C] can play.
Yes, you know [Bb] Jesus [F] standing at the home plate.
[A] He's waiting [Dm] for you there.
You [Bb] know life is [F] a ball game, [G] but you've got to [F] play it fair.
[Bb] First base is temptation.
You know [F] the second base is sin.
Third base, [Dm] tribulation.
[G] If you pass, you can [C] make it in.
[F] Old man Solomon is the umpire.
[A] And Satan, pitch [Dm] in a game.
[Bb] He'll do his best.
[C] Strike [Dm] you out, but [G] keep playing just [F] the same.
You know [Gm] Daniel's up to bat first.
You [Bb] know he prayed three [F] times a day.
Yes, Satan pitched him [Dm] a fastball, but [G] he hit it [C] anyway.
Yes, [F] you know Job [C] is up to bat next.
[A] Satan struck him in [Dm] every way.
[Bb] But Job hit [F] a home [Dm] run, and [G] he came on in [F] that day.
Yes, you know prayer is our strong bet.
[Bb] To hear that Satan [F] fall.
[F] And when you start [Dm] swinging, you've [G] got to give it your all.
[C]
Yes, you [F] know faith's going to be your catcher.
And [A] on him you can [Dm] depend.
For [Bb] Jesus standing [F] at the home plate, and [G] he's waiting [C] for you to [F] come in.
Yes, you [Bb] know Moses is on [F] the sidelines, [Bb] waiting to [F] be called.
You know the [C] day he parted [Dm] the Red Sea, he [G] knew Christ all in all.
[F] Then John came in the ninth inning, and [A] the game was almost [Dm] done.
[Bb] Then God gave John [F] a [Dm] vision, and [G] he knew he'd [Gm] already [F] won.
[Dm] Yes, you [Bb] know life is a ball game, [F] being played each day.
You know life [Dm] is a ball game, [G] each and everybody [C] can play.
Yes, [F] you know Jesus is standing at the home plate.
[A] He's waiting for [Dm] you there.
Well, [Bb] your life [F] is a ball game, [G] but you've got to play [F] it fair. Yeah.
[G] [F]
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F
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Dm
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Bb
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G
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C
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F
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Dm
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To start learning Sister Wynona Carr - (Album Version) The Ball Game chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bb, F, Dm, G, C, A, Dm, Bb, C, F and G. Set your pace at 69 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 138. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ Life is a ball game _ _ [Bb] being played each [F] day.
[D] _ _ Life is [Dm] a ball game, _ _ [G] _ everybody [C] can play.
Yes, you know [Bb] Jesus [F] standing at the home plate.
[A] He's waiting [Dm] for you there.
You [Bb] know life is [F] a ball game, [G] but you've got to [F] play it fair.
_ _ [Bb] First base is temptation.
You know [F] the second base is sin.
_ _ Third base, [Dm] tribulation.
_ [G] If you pass, you can [C] make it in.
_ [F] Old man Solomon is the _ umpire.
[A] And Satan, pitch [Dm] in a game.
[Bb] He'll do his best.
[C] Strike [Dm] you out, but [G] keep playing just [F] the same.
You know [Gm] Daniel's up to bat first.
You [Bb] know he prayed three [F] times a day.
Yes, Satan pitched him [Dm] a fastball, but [G] he hit it [C] anyway. _
Yes, [F] you know Job [C] is up to bat next.
[A] Satan struck him in [Dm] every way.
_ [Bb] But Job hit [F] a home [Dm] run, and [G] he came on in [F] that day.
Yes, you know prayer is our strong bet.
[Bb] To hear that Satan [F] fall.
_ [F] And when you start [Dm] swinging, you've [G] got to give it your all.
[C] _ _
Yes, you [F] know faith's going to be your catcher.
And [A] on him you can [Dm] depend.
For [Bb] Jesus standing [F] at the home plate, and [G] he's waiting [C] for you to [F] come in.
Yes, you [Bb] know Moses is on [F] the sidelines, _ [Bb] waiting to [F] be called.
You know the [C] day he parted [Dm] the Red Sea, he [G] knew Christ all in all.
_ [F] Then John came in the ninth inning, and [A] the game was almost [Dm] done.
_ [Bb] Then God gave John [F] a [Dm] vision, and [G] he knew he'd [Gm] already [F] won. _
[Dm] Yes, you [Bb] know life is a ball game, _ [F] being played each day.
You know life [Dm] is a ball game, _ [G] each and everybody [C] can play.
Yes, [F] you know Jesus is standing at the home plate.
[A] He's waiting for [Dm] you there.
Well, [Bb] your _ life [F] is a ball game, [G] but you've got to play [F] it fair. Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Wynona Carr.

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