Reckless Kelly – 42 (Guitar)

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In the joy of the new season we'd ride our bikes for miles

C
To a vacant lot on Maple Street

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toss the bat and choose up sides

C
All summer long from dusk till dawn

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we all paid our dues

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Everybody was the babe but I was always 42

Am
As the jerseys faded one by one

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the babes would come and go

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But I played every inning from the sandlot to the show

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Got my letter and my grip

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I'l see you boys around

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I got a one way ticket to Cooperstown

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My ticket's punched to Cooperstown

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His rookie year they called him up just to send him down

C
Couldn't even hit his weight

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Couldn't turn that thing around

C
But on the field that echoes life

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It's a boys game played by men

C
and sometimes it knocks you down

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But you get back up again

F
He's got his number

C
He's got his grip

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He's following a sound

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Destiny is calling

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From Cooperstown

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These wheels are bound for Cooperstown

C
Well I learned to play down in triple A

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They gave me one more shot

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Skip said take the ball kid touch em' all

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Gotta give it all you got

C
So I played er' one game at a time

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and that was all it took

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Just like Jack I never looked back

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And the rest is in the books

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There ain't nothin' I can't do

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Just like 42

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What goes around comes around

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These wheels are bound for Cooperstown

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These wheels are bound for Cooperstown