(at the commas, strike the bass string HARD. It should fit into the strumming pattern)
4 for 5 (Everyone Knows)
G, Em, C,D
Bridge: D, Bm, G, C
B↓↑|↓
G
You should have seen that last bunch
Em
A, busload of bums
C
Their manager his gut ached
G
Ate a, fistful of Tums
G
Their best player tumbled out
Em
Went, 2 for 8
C
That’ll get her off the island
G
But it’s, far from great.
D
We ride ‘em out on a rail
C
But then, oh lookee see
D
The next series the next team
G
Has the, MVP.
Chorus:
D
But then, everyone knows,
Em
I mean, everyone knows
D
Everyone knows,
C
Oh yeah, everyone knows
D
Everyone knows
C
Allll aaa-bout
G
You!
Verse:
G
You rolled up to the park
Em
In a, Lincoln Town Car
C
I threw a yawning yakker
G
And you, hit it so far
G
When I got you out that one time
Em
I said please no autographs
C
‘cuz if I claimed but dumb luck girl
G
I’d fail a polygraph.
D
After that you hit me one more time
C
I lasted only five
D
I wanted to throw at you babe
G
Just to make you look alive.
Chorus:
D
But then, everyone knows,
Em
I mean, everyone knows
D
Everyone knows,
C
Oh yeah, everyone knows
C
Alll aaa-bout
G
You!
Bridge:
D
My oh my oh my oh my
Bm
You sure swing a mean stick
G
Our organ player even played
D
Your, walkup music
D
Next time we meet
I’ll throw meat balls
Bm
To, see you swing
G
I’ll pitch ‘em in your home park
C
Just to hear those people sing….
D
Ring-a-ding-ding
G
Next game I’m at attention
Em
And you, see our next cat
C
You hit a tater bomb out
G
Oh yeah, your first at bat
G
Rounding second jogging third
Em
On, your way home
C
Out there on that mound
G
Our guy must, feel so alone.
D
Now the game’s in extra innings
C
And you’re , 4 for 5
D
I yell “let’s all of us get naked,”
C
‘cuz I, feel so alive.
D
No doctoring the ball for you
C
‘cuz everyone will know
D
the next time that I pitch you
G
bet I, won’t wear no clothes.
Chorus:
But then, everyone knows
I mean, everyone knows,
Everyone knows,
Oh yeah, everyone knows
Everyone knows
Alll aaa-bout
You!
Richy Vegas 12/2/2016