Home Run

Authors

1995 Sparrow Song | Peach Hill Songs | Starstruck Music (Copyright)
Geoff Moore (Text)
Steven Curtis Chapman (Text)

Home Run

Verse 1
G
D
The lights go on, 
another game day.
Em
C
grabbed my bat and headed 
for the plate.
G
D
Em
But the 
first pitch was a 
curve and I was 
done - strike one.
G
D
I stepped 
outta the box, looked the 
pitcher in the eye.
Em
C
You could 
read his lips, "Hey 
punk, you're mine."
G
D
Em
EmDEm
So I 
gave him a wink and said, "
Let's see what you can 
do" - strike two.
Chorus 1
C
Em
D
G
Gotta keep my 
eye on the 
ball, swing 
straight and true and 
follow through,
C
Em
D
D
Don't be 
afraid whatever the 
call,
C
Em
Because we're 
never 
alone,
D
G
Our 
Coach is there to 
cheer us on.
F#
G
F#
G
Well it's the 
wind 
up, here 
comes that 
ball.
Em
C
D
You gotta 
pray and swing, watch it 'till it's 
goin' 
goin' it's gone.
Chorus 2
G
D
Em
C
G
D
Em
Hom
hom
ho
me 
run.
Em
D
(We need a 
home 
run)
G
D
Em
C
G
D
Em
Hom
hom
ho
me 
run.
Em
D
(We need a 
home 
run)
Verse 2
G
D
You know 
life can be like a 
baseball game;
Em
C
We're on the same team but 
we're not all the same.
G
D
Em
Em
That's 
why we've got to 
learn to play 
together.
G
D
I didn't 
join this team to 
sit on the bench.
Em
C
I'm goin' deep, 
swingin' for the fence.
G
D
Em
EmDEmEmD
I got some friends on 
base I gotta get 
home.
Bridge 1
Em
C
We are not the first to play this game or 
stand over this plate.
Em
C
We are surrounded by the legacy, 
like they're sittin' in the stands.
C
Em
C
Em
G
D
I can see them wavin' their hands, sayin', "
Go ,
go 
all 
the 
way!"
Bridge 2
Come on now
Home home home run hey it's gone gone now
Home home home run hey it's our home run