Ashley McBryde - Play Ball: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Play Ball" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C
Pete chalks the ballfields down at Dennis
Linde park
Turns the sprinklers on at sun-up and
the lights on after dark
If you got time to talk, he'll give you his
two cents
The grass is always greener on his side of
the fence, yeah

He lost his wife to cancer and a thumb in Vietnam
Jokes he used to be a hitchhiker,
but not for very long
He runs off the gophers in a golf
cart full of dents
And the grass is always greener,
'cause he makes sure it is, yeah

Chorus:
            F
Says you're old as you feel, and I feel 35
         C
And any day you wake up's a damn good day
to be alive
        F
Soak it in when you win 'cause you can't
win 'em all
      Am                 G
Go to church, love your mama
      C
And play ball

I broke into concessions once,
but he didn't call the cops
He just made me clean the grease traps
and replace the bubble pops
That's the spring that daddy left,
he knew I was actin' out
And when I hit that first home run,
he took me to Golden Corral, yeah

Chorus:
Says, "You're old as you feel,
and I feel thirty-five
And any day you wake up's a
damn good day to be alive
Soak it in when you win,
'cause you can't win 'em all
Go to church, love your mama and play ball," yeah

D
Someone to put the time in or fill an empty seat
The world would be a better place if we
all had a Pete


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Play Ball" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Play Ball" by Ashley McBryde.