PLAYIN' CATCH
As recorded by Adam Doleac
(2025 release)
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
F F
[Verse 1]
FI'd Go out on the front porch
B FAround 4:45
CmHis glove on my left hand
F
B Baseball in my right
FHe'd pull down the driveway
FStill in his work clothes
FWouldn't even walk inside
FHe'd just say "buddy let's go"
Bm7 F/Gm BAnd I thought we were just playin' catch
[Chorus]
FBut he was playin' catch out in the backyard
BTrying to catch up for a while
Bm7 F/GmJust to catch what I'd been doing
FCause he'd been working all the time
FI was thinking about a fastball
B Gm7He was thinking how fast time flies
Cm B F F/GmBut all of that went right over my head
Bm7 F/GmHe was catchin' up
F F BAnd I was just playin' catch
Bm FI was just playin' catch
[Verse 2]
FWe'd stay out there til mom said
B"Supper's gettin cold"
Bm7Cause he knew that I'd grow up
FAnd be going going gone
FHe knew there'd be strike outs
BAnd curveballs I couldn't see
Bm7 F/Gm FAnd lookin' back I think his way of teachin' me
[Chorus]
FWas playin' catch out in the backyard
BTrying to catch up for a while
Bm7 F/GmJust to catch what I'd been doing
FCause he'd been working all the time
FI was thinking about a fastball
B Gm7He was thinking how fast time flies
Cm B F F/GmBut all of that went right over my head
Bm7 F/GmHe was catchin' up
F F BAnd I was just playin' catch
[Bridge]
F/GmAnd now I get
Bm7 F/GmWhy he stayed out there me until sunset
FCause now I got
F/GmOne of my own
FmAnd he's waitin' to hit a home run
Bm7So I'm runnin' home
[Chorus]
FPlayin' catch out in the backyard
BTrying to catch up for a while
Bm7 F/GmJust to catch what he's been doing
FCause I been workin' all the time
FHe's thinking about a fastball
B Gm7And I'm thinking how fast time flies
Cm F F F/GmAnd I'm hangin on every single word he says
Bm7I'm catchin' up
F BAnd he's just playin' catch
Bm7 F FHe's just plaiyn' catch
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