The Ball James Otto
Capo 6
No intro
If[C] I[G] hadn't dropped the ball, I would have took it all the way
We[C] w[G]ere driving toward the goal line, they were screaming in the stands
I [Am7]had [F]th[G]e chance to be a hero, but it slipped right through my hands
Th[Dm]ere[C] w[G]ou[F]ld have been a big pep rally, they would have hung my jersey on the
(G}
If[F] I[C] hadn't dropped the ball
We[C]ll[G], me and Sandy Miller were s'posed to meet after the game
I [Am7] wa[F]it[G]ed by the bleachers, but she never came
I [C]fo[G]und a note on my windshield under neath the wiper blade
Wi[Am7]th [F]"g[G]oodbye" bleeding through it in the cold October rain
We[Dm] pr[C]ob[G]ab[F]ly[G] would've gotten married, and those recruiters in from 'Bama would have
called
If[F] I[C] hadn't dropped the ball
Li[F]fe would have been so different
If[Am7] in that instant, things had gone the way I (C} planned
Bu[F]t the fact is that they didn't
An[Am7]d the hand I wound up given
Is[Dm] [G]something that I'll never under stand
(Small pause, no guitar)
I [C] [G]ran away that summer, took a job out on the coast
An[Am7]d th[F]at[G]'s where I met your mama, and the rest, I guess you know
If[C] I[G] had the chance to go back and score that last touchdown
We[Am7]ll, [F] [G]son, I wouldn't do it 'cause you wouldn't be here now
An[Dm]d I[C] [G] w[F]ou[G]ldn't be your hero, I wouldn't be around to catch you when you fall
If[F] I[C] hadn't dropped the ball
Li[F]fe would have been so different
If[Am7] in that instant, things had gone the way I (C} planned
Bu[F]t the fact is that they didn't
An[Am7]d the hand I wound up given
Is[Dm] th[G]e one that God intended me to have
No[F], [Am7]I wouldn't be the man I am at (F} all
If[G] I[C] hadn't dropped the ball
Outro
C (single strum)
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