Right Field
Right Field - Peter, Paul and Mary
vs1
C C/B Am C
Saturday summers, when I was a kid
F F Dm G7
We'd run to the schoolyard and here's what we did
We'd run to the schoolyard and here's what we did
F G7 F G7
We'd pick out the captains and we'd choose up the teams
We'd pick out the captains and we'd choose up the teams
C C/B Am C
It was always a measure of my self esteem
It was always a measure of my self esteem
F F Dm Dm
'Cause the fastest, the strongest, played shortstop and first
F F G7 G7
The last ones they picked were the worst
The last ones they picked were the worst
Bb Bb Bb Bb
I never needed to ask, it was sealed,
I never needed to ask, it was sealed,
G7 G7 G7… G7
I just took up my place in right field. Playing...
I just took up my place in right field. Playing...
Chorus
C C/B Am C
Right field, it's easy, you know.
F F Dm G7
You can be awkward and you can be slow
You can be awkward and you can be slow
F G7
That's why I'm here in right field
That's why I'm here in right field
F G7 C G7 C C
Just watching the dandelions grow.
Just watching the dandelions grow.
vs2
C C/B Am C
Playing right field can be lonely and dull
F F Dm G7
Little Leagues never have lefties that pull
Little Leagues never have lefties that pull
F G7 F G7
I'd dream of the day they'd hit one my way
I'd dream of the day they'd hit one my way
C C/B Am C
They never did, but still I would pray
They never did, but still I would pray
F F Dm Dm
That I'd make a fantastic catch on the run
That I'd make a fantastic catch on the run
F F G7 G7
And not lose the ball in the sun
And not lose the ball in the sun
Bb Bb Bb Bb
And then I'd awake from this long reverie
G7 G7 G7 G7…
And pray that the ball never came out to me… Here in…
And pray that the ball never came out to me… Here in…
Chorus
C C/B Am C
Right field, it's easy, you know.
F F Dm G7
You can be awkward and you can be slow
You can be awkward and you can be slow
F G7
That's why I'm here in right field
That's why I'm here in right field
F G7 C G7 C C
Just watching the dandelions grow.
Just watching the dandelions grow.
Whistling (chorus chords minus last C)
vs3
C C/B Am C
Off in the distance, the game's dragging on,
F F Dm G7
There's strikes on the batter, some runners are on.
There's strikes on the batter, some runners are on.
F G7 F G7
I don't know the inning, I've forgotten the score.
I don't know the inning, I've forgotten the score.
C C/B Am C
The whole team is yelling and I don't know what for.
The whole team is yelling and I don't know what for.
F F Dm Dm
Then suddenly everyone's looking at me
F F G7 G7
My mind has been wandering; what could it be?
My mind has been wandering; what could it be?
Bb Bb Bb Bb
They point at the sky and I look up above
They point at the sky and I look up above
G7 G7 G7… … …
And a baseball falls into my glove! Here in…
And a baseball falls into my glove! Here in…
C C/B Am C
right field, it's important you know.
F F Dm G7
You gotta know how to catch, you gotta know how to throw,
You gotta know how to catch, you gotta know how to throw,
F G7 F G7 C G7 C-C-F C
That's why I'm here in right field, just watching the dandelions grow!
That's why I'm here in right field, just watching the dandelions grow!
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