Pete Rose And Babe Ruth
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Intro: A
A
I'll tell you how it went
A
And all the time we spent
D
Trying to make something of us
C#m D
Something we knew but never was
A
Laid faced down on the bed
A
And spoke in tongues with the dead
D
The times you saw me lose my cool
C#m D
The stares were blank, the words were cruel
D E
But what if I was the problem the whole time?
A
Well, I'd beg forgiveness and oblige
D
The ground just opened wide and ate me whole
D E
Why am I so happy I could die?
A
There were no words to say goodbye
D
The ground just opened wide and ate you whole
A
A
Figured they'd figure out soon
A
They'd never put a man on the moon
D
And no one knows the truth
C#m D
Pete Rose and Babe Ruth
A
What if you got there to see
A
That it's not what you believed?
D
No blinding lights or smiling teeth
C#m
I'd tell you you were wrong all along
D
You'd tell me that you hate me
D E
But what if I was the problem the whole time?
A
Well, I'd beg forgiveness and oblige
D
The ground just opened wide and ate me whole
D E
Why am I so happy I could die?
A
There were no words to say goodbye
D
The ground just opened wide and ate you whole
D E
I'm always looking for the answers and wondering why
A G#m
The rules were ever made for us if we never abide
D E
I'm always looking for the answers and wondering why
A G#m
The rules were ever made for us if we never abide
D E
I'm always looking for the answers and wondering why
A G#m
The rules were ever made for us if we never abide
D E
I'm always looking for the answers and wondering why
A G#m
The rules were ever made for us if we never abide
D A E
But what if I was the problem the whole time?
F#m
Well, I'd beg forgiveness and oblige
A D
The ground just opened wide and ate me whole
D A E
Why am I so happy I could die?
F#m
Well, here were no words to say goodbye
A D
And the ground just opened wide
How to play Pete Rose And Babe Ruth
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.