Dirtiest Uniforms

Tune down to Eb standard [Verso 1] D G He could always be found in the back yard A G D The bases he'd round until it grew too dark D G When his time came, he didn't hesitate A G D They put him in the game and he stepped up to the plate D G He was thinking curve ball, but he got instead A G D 95 miles an hour right into his head D G He hobbled down to first with a lump on his face A G D And on the very next pitch he up and stole 2nd base [Refrão] D G With greatest speed, he wasn't born A G D But he had the dirtiest uniform D G With greatest speed, he wasn't born A G D But he had the dirtiest uniform [Verso 2] D G Lord was out of touch, kids were out of reach A G D She never gave up on her passion to teach D G Even though the school was on the wrong side of the tracks A G D She crossed over, she came and gave back D G We knew she could've left, but she stuck around A G D Get everyone else's feet back on the ground D G Then we would try and we'd achieve A G D 'Cause she's the first one to arrive and the last one to leave [Refrão] D G From the wealthiest town, she wasn't born A G D She had the dirtiest uniform D G From the wealthiest town, she wasn't born A G D She had the dirtiest uniform [Verso 3] D G Both of them folks, they were heroes to me A G D And I grew up with hopes for something to be D G I'd watch him play, listen to her teach A G D And I set out on my way to practice what they preached D G So I heard my calling, and I found my thing A G D And I spend my nights falling down trying to sing D G But I get back up just like they taught A G D And I keep on working with the tools that I've got [Refrão] D G With the pertiest voice I wasn't born A G D But I have the dirtiest uniform D G With the pertiest voice I wasn't born A G D But I have the dirtiest uniform [Verso 4] D G Name's in the lights, get out of the van A G D Get another night playing in the band D G Putting in the miles, living the dream A G D It's all been worth while the times we took one for the team [Refrão] D G With catchiest sound, we weren't born A G D We've got the dirtiest uniforms D G With catchiest sound, we weren't born A G D We've got the dirtiest uniforms D G Oh the catchiest songs, we don't perform A G D We've got the dirtiest uniforms D G Oh the catchiest songs, we don't perform A G D We've got the dirtiest uniforms