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The Ball by James Otto
The Ball
Capo 6
No intro
C G
If I hadn't dropped the ball, I would have took it all the way
C G
We were driving toward the goal line, they were screaming in the stands
Am7 F G
I had the chance to be a hero, but it slipped right through my hands
Dm C G F
There would have been a big pep rally, they would have hung my jersey on the
[G}
F C
If I hadn't dropped the ball
C G
Well, me and Sandy Miller were s'posed to meet after the game
Am7 F G
I waited by the bleachers, but she never came
C G
I found a note on my windshield under neath the wiper blade
Am7 F G
With "goodbye" bleeding through it in the cold October rain
Dm C G F G
We probably would've gotten married, and those recruiters in from 'Bama would have
called
F C
If I hadn't dropped the ball
F
Life would have been so different
Am7
If in that instant, things had gone the way I [C} planned
F
But the fact is that they didn't
Am7
And the hand I wound up given
Dm G
Is something that I'll never under stand
(Small pause, no guitar)
C G
I ran away that summer, took a job out on the coast
Am7 F G
And that's where I met your mama, and the rest, I guess you know
C G
If I had the chance to go back and score that last touchdown
Am7 F G
Well, son, I wouldn't do it 'cause you wouldn't be here now
Dm C G F G
And I wouldn't be your hero, I wouldn't be around to catch you when you fall
F C
If I hadn't dropped the ball
F
Life would have been so different
Am7
If in that instant, things had gone the way I [C} planned
F
But the fact is that they didn't
Am7
And the hand I wound up given
Dm G
Is the one that God intended me to have
F Am7
No, I wouldn't be the man I am at [F} all
G C
If I hadn't dropped the ball
Outro
C (single strum)
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
G D/F#
If I hadn't dropped the ball, I would've took it all the way
Em C
Homecoming '89, with ten seconds left to play
G D/F#
We were drivin' toward the goal line, they were screamin' in the stands
Em C
I had the chance to be a hero, but it slipped right through my hands
Am G D C C/B Am
There would've been a big pep rally, and they would've hung my jersey on the wall
D G
If I hadn't dropped the ball
G D/F#
Me and Cindy Miller were supposed to meet after the game
Em C
I waited by the bleachers, but she never came
G D/F#
I found a note on my windshield underneath the wiper blade
Em C
With goodbye bleedin' through it, in the cold October rain
Am
We probably would've gotten married
G D C C/B Am
And those recruiters in from 'Bama would've called
D
If I hadn't dropped the ball
[Bridge]
C F C
Life would've been so different if in that instant
Am G
Things had gone the way I planned
C Bm Em
But the fact is that they didn't, and the hand I wound up getting
Am F D
Is something that I'll never understand
G D/F#
I ran away that summer, took a job out on the coast
Em C
And that's where I met your mama, and the rest I guess you know
G D/F#
If I had the chance to go back and score that last touchdown
Em C
Well, son, I wouldn't do it, 'cause you wouldn't be here now
Am G D C C/B Am
And I wouldn't be your hero, I wouldn't be around to catch you when you fall
D G
If I hadn't dropped the ball
[Bridge]
C F C
Life would've been so different, if in that instant
Am G
Things had gone the way I planned
C Bm Em
But the fact is that they didn't, and the hand I wound up getting
Am F D
is the one that God intended me to have
C C/B Am
No, I wouldn't be the man I am at all
D N/C
If I hadn't dropped.... the ball
Strum C chord hi to lo, string by string. End on G
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