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Home Run
Geoff Moore and The Distance
from the album "Home Run"
Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Steven Curtis Chapman
Copyright 1995 Starstruck Music
transcribed by Ron Masters
using the standard tuning conventions:
G D Em C F#*
|---3---2---0----0---x---|
|---0---3---0----1---x---|
|---0---2---0----0---x---|
|---0---0---2----2---4---|
|---2-------2----3---5---|
|---3-------0----0---2---|

G D
The lights go on, another game day
Em C
I 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 out of the box, looked the pitcher in the eye
Em C (See Note #1)
You could read his lips, "Hey punk, you're mine."
G D Em (Em D Em)--See Note
#3
So I gave him a wink and said "Let's see what you can do." - Strike two!


CHORUS:
C Em D G
Gotta keep my eye on the ball, swing straight and true and follow through
C Em D (D D D/G D)--See Note #4
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 (see Note #2)
Well it's the wind up, here comes that ball
Em C D
You gotta pray and swing, watch it till it's going, going, its gone
G D Em C G D Em
Home Home Home run
Em D
(we need a home run)
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 D Em Em D)
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 going deep, swinging for the fence
G D Em (Em D Em Em D)
I got some friends on base I gotta get home
(Repeat Chorus)


BRIDGE:
Em C
We are not the first to play this game or stand over this plate
Em C
We are surrounded by their legacy, like they're sittin' in the stands
C
I can see them waving their hands
Em C Em G D
saying, "Go, go all the way!"
Ron's Guitar Notes:
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/ = slide up
h = hammer on
p = pull off
#1 The F#*... Don't know its official name. This was the one chord in the
song that
gave me fits. This was as close as I could get to the sound. I found that
playing
the G chord that follows is easier if you play the root 6 G chord.
#2 Roscoe does a little bit of a C chord "turnaround" when transitioning
from the C
chord to the G. Two ways you could play this, one using a hammer on, the
other
a slide. (I have to admit that I like the slide better. But, hey, they're
probably
both used!)
Root C Chord Players: For those who like the fancy stuff:
|--0-0---------3------------x-x---------3---------------------------------|
|--1-1---------0------------5-5---------3---------------------------------|
|--0-0-----0---0------------5-5---------4---------------------------------|
|--2-2-0h2---0-0------------5-5-----5p0-5---------------------------------|
|--3-3---------2------------3-3-5/7-----5---------------------------------|
|--------------3------------x-x---------3---------------------------------|

#3 Here's the way I like to play this quick Em to a D stuff:
|--7--7----7--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--8--7h8--8--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--7h9--9--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--7h9--9--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-------7--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
#4 This is one of those neat little "colorings" that can make things
sound so nice. It's a D chord. Then a D with an open 1st string. Hammer
on to the second fret and add the G... finally finish with a D.
|--2-0h2-3-3-2------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-3---3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2---2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|
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Transcribed by Ron Masters - GuitarRon@aol.com on Oct 6, 1996
http://users.aol.com/guitarron