Misc Unsigned Bands – Homer And Jethro - Daddy Played First Base (Guitar)

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Daddy Played First Base:Homer And Jethro. On RCA Records in 1970. INTRO: G #1.
G
I remember when I was a lad, what a fine  

C                G
baseball team we had.

                             A
Folks would come from miles around to see 

   D
us play.

              G
We played the Redsox, beat their sox off.

              C                   G
We played the Redlegs, beat their legs off.

              G              D           G
We played the Astros, but it rained that day. 
CHORUS:
G
Daddy played first base, Mama played second.

            C
Brother and sister were the catcher and the 

G
pitcher.

                A                  D
Shortstop was a good old Boy Named Sue.

           G
Three big, home run hittin' guys out in the 

C                 G
outfield shaggin' flies.

G                         D              G
Brothers Art and Bart and cousin Far-go, too.
#2.
G
I remember one place so well, stayin' at the 

C            G
old Baseball Hotel, owned and operated by my 

      D
uncle Fred.

       G
We all laughed when he explained how the Baseball 

C              G
Hotel got it's name.

G                                  D
The pitcher's on the table and the catcher's under 

    G
the bed.
CHORUS:
G
Daddy played first base, Mama played second.

            C
Brother and sister were the catcher and the 

G
pitcher.

                A                  D
Shortstop was a good old Boy Named Sue.

           G
Three big, home run hittin' guys out in the 

C                 G
outfield shaggin' flies.

G                         D              G
Brothers Art and Bart and cousin Far-go, too.
#3.
G
Out to the barnyard we would go, learnin' how to 

C               G
hit and run and throw.

G                                     D
We had cows and horses all around the place.

        G                               C
Once we laughed until we split, when my daddy got 

  G
a hit.

G                    D                  G
He slid into what he thought was second base.
CHORUS:
G
Daddy played first base, Mama played second.

            C
Brother and sister were the catcher and the 

G
pitcher.

                A                  D
Shortstop was a good old Boy Named Sue.

           G
Three big, home run hittin' guys out in the 

C                 G
outfield shaggin' flies.

G                         D              G
Brothers Art and Bart and cousin Far-go, too.
OUTRO:
G                         D              G
Brothers Art and Bart and cousin Far-go, too.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.