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Ballgame by Kevin Devine
Ballgame
Standard tuning, no capo.
e|-0---0--0--0--0---0-/-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|-0---0--0--0--0---0-/-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|-4---4--4--2--1---1-/-4--4--4--2--1--1--|
D|-6---6--6--3--2---2-/-6--6--6--3--2--2--|
A|-0---0--0--0--0---0-/-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-X---X--X--X--X---X-/-X--X--X--X--X--X--|
Then a straight E, with occasional hammer-on. Repeat a lot.
e|--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--0--0--0--0--2--|
B|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--0--0--|
G|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--2--2--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--|
Starting 1:37 in the song:
e|--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--2--2--2--1--1--2--4--2--1--|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--4--6--4--2--|
A|--4--4--4--2--0--0--0--0--2--|
E|--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bounce back and forth between this part and aforementioned "hammer-on E" part.
At the end of the song follow this four times with a C#min.
A good man doesn't drink,
And I've been drinking alone.
So what does that make me?
My hands they always shake,
And no one's calling my phone.
So what does that make me?
And I know the kid with his guitar so drunk and anxious,
has been done to death but tell me what hasn't, I'll try it.
Because I'm selfish enough to want to get better,
But I'm backwards enough not to take any steps to get there.
And when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase,
It's what you've become and it's what you will stay,
That's ballgame.
Cause I don't got room in my life for anyone else.
And I've driven away all the people that could help.
And I still don't even know what I need to do to fix myself.
And there's a clamp around my chest
That tightens every time I lapse into another sorry story,
About my miserable collapse;
A bronze box I keep encased in glass and dust off whenever I want your pity.
Cause lately I've had to come to grips with scope and figure.
How my problems stack up in a world two steps from ruin,
or maybe it's rapture.
Well either way I realize that my shit's about as small as it could be,
but that makes me feel worse for even feeling this bad in the first place.
Cause there's a war starting soon and all the flags will be waving,
Daniel's twenty year old friend will be ready, and willing, and waiting.
He's a marine and he told me.
And it makes me sad, really really fucking sad,
But at least he'll act.
I'll just bite my tongue and then say
"Daniel you wish him luck, I'll pray that he comes back for his mother's sake,"
And then I'll drink those thoughts away,
I've gotten good at that.
Cause when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase,
It's what you've become and it's what you will stay,
That's ballgame.
Yeah when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase,
it's what you've become and it's what you will stay, that's ballgame.
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version 2
Intro/Verse
-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-4-4-4-4--2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
-6-6-6-6--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--2h0----------------0-----0-------------|
-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-----------------0h2---0h2---0-0h2-0-----|
-4-4-4-4--2--1-1------1---1-1-1----------------------2-1-|
-6-6-6-6--4--2-2------2---2-2-2--------------------------|
----------------------0---2-2-2--------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
a good man doesnt drink, well ive been drinking alone
so what does that make me?
my hands they always shake and no ones calling my phone
so what does that make me?
and i know the kid with his guitar so drunk and anxious
hes been done to death but tell me what hasnt and ill try it
because im selfish enough to wanna get better
but im backwards enough not to take any steps to get there
and when you realize its a pattern and not a phase
its what youve become and its what you will stay thats ballgame
-0---------------------------0-------0------0-----0-------------|
-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-0--0h2---0h2---0-0h2-0-----|
-1---------------------------1-2-4-4-1----------------------2-1-|
-2---------------------------2-4-6-2-2--------------------------| x3
-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-2--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
cause I dont got room.. in my life... for anyone else
ive driven away all the people that could help
and i still dont even know what i need to do to fix myself (whoo!)
-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-4-4-4-4--2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
-6-6-6-6--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--2h0----------------0-----0-------------|
-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-----------------0h2---0h2---0-0h2-0-----|
-4-4-4-4--2--1-1------1---1-1-1----------------------2-1-|
-6-6-6-6--4--2-2------2---2-2-2--------------------------|
----------------------0---2-2-2--------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
well theres a clamp around my chest that tightens
everytime i laps into another sorry story
about my miserable collapse a bronz box i keep incased in glass
and dust off whenever i want your pity
cause lately ive had to come to grips with scope
and figure how my problems stack up in a world two steps from ruin
well everyone says its rapture, well either way i realize
my shits about as small as it could be wich makes me feel worse
for even feeling this bad in the first place
(in the live version he strums then mutes where theres a *)
(and lets ring where theres a ~ )
---------------- ~ ----------|
---------------0 ~ ----------|
---------------4 ~ ----------|
---------------6 ~ ----------|
---------------0 ~ ----------|
---------------- ~ ----------|
cause theres a war starting soon and all the flags will be waving
--------- ~ ---------------------------- * -------- * ------------~
--------0 ~ ----------------------------0* --------0* ------------~
--------4 ~ ----------------------------4* --------4* ---------1--~
--------6 ~ ----------------------------6* --------6* ---------2--~
--------0 ~ ----------------------------0* --------0* ---------2--~
--------- ~ ---------------------------- * -------- * ------------~
daniels twenty year old friend will be ready and willing and waiting
---------- ~ ------------------|
---------- ~ ------------------|
-1---1---1 ~ ------------------|
-2---2---2 ~ ------------------|
-2---2---2 ~ ------------------|
---------- ~ ------------------|
hes a marine and he told me
-0---------------------------0-------0------0-----0-------------|
-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-0--0h2---0h2---0-0h2-0-----|
-1---------------------------1-2-4-4-1----------------------2-1-|
-2---------------------------2-4-6-2-2--------------------------|
-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-2--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
it makes me sad really fucking sad, atleast hell act
ill just bite my tongue and then say daniel you wish him luck
i pray that he comes back, for his mothers sake
and then ill drink those thoughts away, ive gotten good at that
-4-4-4-4---2-----------|
-5-5-5-5---2---0-0-0-0-|
-6-6-6-6---4---1-1-1-1-|
-6-6-6-6---4---2-2-2-2-| x 2
-4-4-4-4---2---2-2-2-2-|
-4-4-4-4---2---0-0-0-0-|
-0---------------------------0-------0--|
-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-0--|
-1---------------------------1-2-4-4-1--|
-2---------------------------2-4-6-2-2--|
-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-2--|
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yeah when you realize its a pattern and not a phase
its what youve become and its what you will stay thats ballgame
whoah thats ballgame
(on the live video I saw he uses a quote from a Brand New song)
-4-4-4-4---2-----------|
-5-5-5-5---2---0-0-0-0-|
-6-6-6-6---4---1-1-1-1-|
-6-6-6-6---4---2-2-2-2-| repeat until end
-4-4-4-4---2---2-2-2-2-|
-4-4-4-4---2---0-0-0-0-|
im sinking like a stone in the sea
and im burning like a bridge for your body
A good man doesn't drink,
And I've been drinking alone.
So what does that make me?
My hands they always shake,
And no one's calling my phone.
So what does that make me?
And I know the kid with his guitar so drunk and anxious,
has been done to death but tell me what hasn't, I'll try it.
Because I'm selfish enough to want to get better,
But I'm backwards enough not to take any steps to get there.
And when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase,
It's what you've become and it's what you will stay,
That's ballgame.
Cause I don't got room in my life for anyone else.
And I've driven away all the people that could help.
And I still don't even know what I need to do to fix myself.
And there's a clamp around my chest
That tightens every time I lapse into another sorry story,
About my miserable collapse;
A bronze box I keep encased in glass and dust off whenever I want your pity.
Cause lately I've had to come to grips with scope and figure.
How my problems stack up in a world two steps from ruin,
or maybe it's rapture.
Well either way I realize that my shit's about as small as it could be,
but that makes me feel worse for even feeling this bad in the first place.
Cause there's a war starting soon and all the flags will be waving,
Daniel's twenty year old friend will be ready, and willing, and waiting.
He's a marine and he told me.
And it makes me sad, really really fucking sad,
But at least he'll act.
I'll just bite my tongue and then say
"Daniel you wish him luck, I'll pray that he comes back for his mother's sake,"
And then I'll drink those thoughts away,
I've gotten good at that.
Cause when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase,
It's what you've become and it's what you will stay,
That's ballgame.
Yeah when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase,
it's what you've become and it's what you will stay, that's ballgame.
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Intro/Verse Part 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4---44-22-11-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-1-1-------------------------------|
D|----6---66-44-22-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-2-2-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro/Verse Part 2
e|----0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----------------|
B|----0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-0-0h2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-0-0-0-0----------------|
G|----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-2-1-1---1-1-1-1----------------|
D|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2----------------|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
e|--2--------0--------0---------0-------0--------0--------0---0-0---0--0--0--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0--|
B|--2--------0--------0---------0-------0--------0--------0h2-0-0h2-0--0--0--0--0-0--0h2-0-0-0-0--|
G|--2--------0--------0---------0-------0--------1--------1---1-1---1--1--1--1--2-1--1---1-1-1-1--|
D|--2---x8---1---x4---2---x4----4--x4---8--x4----2---x5---2---2-2---2--2--2--2--2-2--2---2-2-2-2--|
A|--4--------2--------4---------6-------9--------2--------2---2-2---2--2--2--2--2-2--2---2-2-2-2--|
E|--2--------0--------0---------0-------0--------0------------------------------------------------|
The key to this song is really strumming and proper tempo, so listen to the song to
figure out the strumming pattern. Part 1 and Part 2 should be read as though they were both
on the same tab line.
A good man doesn't drink,
And I've been drinking alone.
So what does that make me?
My hands they always shake,
And no one's calling my phone.
So what does that make me?
And I know the kid with his guitar so drunk and anxious,
has been done to death but tell me what hasn't, I'll try it.
Because I'm selfish enough to want to get better,
But I'm backwards enough not to take any steps to get there.
And when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase,
It's what you've become and it's what you will stay,
That's ballgame.
Cause I don't got room in my life for anyone else.
And I've driven away all the people that could help.
And I still don't even know what I need to do to fix myself.
And there's a clamp around my chest
That tightens every time I lapse into another sorry story,
About my miserable collapse;
A bronze box I keep encased in glass and dust off whenever I want your pity.
Cause lately I've had to come to grips with scope and figure.
How my problems stack up in a world two steps from ruin,
or maybe it's rapture.
Well either way I realize that my shit's about as small as it could be,
but that makes me feel worse for even feeling this bad in the first place.
Cause there's a war starting soon and all the flags will be waving,
Daniel's twenty year old friend will be ready, and willing, and waiting.
He's a marine and he told me.
And it makes me sad, really really fucking sad,
But at least he'll act.
I'll just bite my tongue and then say
"Daniel you wish him luck, I'll pray that he comes back for his mother's sake,"
And then I'll drink those thoughts away,
I've gotten good at that.
Cause when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase,
It's what you've become and it's what you will stay,
That's ballgame.
Yeah when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase,
it's what you've become and it's what you will stay, that's ballgame.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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