Homer And Jethro - Daddy Played First Base guitar tab

DADDY PLAYED FIRST BASE

Recorded by Homer and Jethro

Original words and music to Daddy Sang Bass: Carl Perkins

[G] I remember when I was a lad

What a fine [C] baseball team we [G] had

Folks would come from miles around to see us [D7] play

We played the [G] Redsox, beat their sox off

We played the [C] Redlegs, beat their legs [G] off

We played the Astros, ... [D7] But it rained that [G] day. [P]

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[NC] Daddy played first base, Mama played [G] second

Brother and [C] sister were the catcher and the [G] pitcher

Shortstop was a good old Boy Named [D7] Sue

Three big, [G] home run hittin' guys

Out in the [C] outfield shaggin' [G] flies

Brothers Art and Bart and [D7] cousin Far-go, [G] too.

I remember one place so well

Stayin' at the old Baseball Hotel

Owned and operated by my uncle Fred

We all laughed when he explained

How the Baseball Hotel got it's name

The pitcher's on the table

And the catcher's under the bed.

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Out to the barnyard we would go

Learnin' how to hit and run and throw

We had cows and horses all around the place

Once we laughed until we split

When my daddy got a hit

He slid into what he thought was second base.

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