[Tab]
          C      D       G               C      D       G
e|-------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-------|--------------|----3----------|--------------|---------------|
G|-------|-----0-----2-0|--4------------|-----0-----2-0|--2-4----------|
D|-------|---2---0-4----|------0~-------|---2---0-4----|------0~-------|
A|---0-2-|3-------------|-----------0-2-|3-------------|-----------0-2-|
E|-3-----|--------------|---------3-----|--------------|---------3-----|
   C      D       G               C       G/B
e|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B|---------------|----3----------|---1~------0~---|
G|------0-----2-0|--4------------|---0~------0~---|
D|----2---0-4----|------0~-------|--2-------0-----|
A|-3-------------|---------------|3-----3-2-----2-|
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D          |G  Gsus G |G  Gsus G |G  Gsus G  Gsus|G  Gsus  G  ||
[Strophe]
       G                                      C              G 
Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today! 
       G                  Em                 D 
We're born again, there's new grass on the field. 
   G                                            C                  G 
A-roundin' third, and headed for home, it's a brown-eyed handsome man 
   C              D              G 
Anyone can understand the way I feel.
[Refrain]
     G                               C     G 
Oh, put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today 
                                 C     G/B 
Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today 
        D                  G 
Look at me, I can be centerfield.
[Strophe]
         G                                   C                   G 
Well I spent some time in the mudville nine watchin it from the bench 
            G                        Em                 D 
You know I took some lumps when the mighty Case struck out. 
    G                                C         G 
So say hey willie, tell Ty Cobb and Joe Dimaggio 
       C                      D                G 
Don't say 'it ain't so', you know the time is now.
[Refrain]
     G                               C     G 
Oh, put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today 
                                 C     G/B 
Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today 
        D                  G 
Look at me, I can be centerfield.
[Instrumentale]
|C  D  |G     |C  D  |G    |C  D  |G     |C  G/B |Am    |D     |
 
G  Gsus G |G  Gsus G |G  Gsus G  Gsus|G  Gsus  G  ||
[Strophe]
       G                                   C                 G 
Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat, and brand-new pair of shoes 
             G                 Em               D 
You know I think it's time to give this game a ride. 
         G                                  C             G 
Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all - a moment in the sun 
            C                D                 G 
(pop) it's gone and you can tell that one goodbye!
[Refrain]
     G                               C     G 
Oh, put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today 
                                 C     G/B 
Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today 
        D 
Look at me, (yeah) I could be (centerfield) 
     G                               C     G 
Oh, put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today 
                                 C     G/B 
Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today 
        D                  G 
Look at me, gotta be centerfield. yeah!
[Outro]
|C     |G/B    |D     | %    |G