Our National Pastime chords by Rupert Holmes
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Verse 1
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) I (C major) met her at a baseball game
That got held up by (G minor) August rain (Csus4)
Beneath (C minor) the mezzanine, (A flat major)
I huddled (B flat major) (Csus4) up against her (C major) hand (A minor)
By (C major) then the rain had left the ground
And Seger threw (Csus4) a (G minor) few on
the mound (Csus4) (G minor)
We stood (A flat major) to face the flag that
flew (Csus4) above the Navy band (C major)
(G major) Then the anthem (Bdim) began to
blare (Csus4) through the sta (D minor) dium
It (E minor) rang through the (A flatdim) open air (A minor)
And I (D major) knew this was the time
to make my pitch
(G major)
Verse 2
Won't you come (C major) home with me? (A minor)
I've (C major) a room (A minor) (D major) you should see (Gsus4) (G major)
With a warm (C major) (E minor) waterbed
And a pil (F major) low (D minor) for (F major) your head (C major)
I've a robe you could wear (A minor)
And (C major) the smoke (D major) we could share (G major)
You are blond, (C major) I am tall (E minor)
And I think (G major) that (F major) says it all (C major)
A quick glass (G major) of wine
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Verse 3
(C major)
(G major) Then I'll (F major) feed you a line
(C major) Nilsson will sing (E major)
And you won't (A minor) (D major) feel a thing (G major)
Oh, say (C major) you (D minor) (C major) will stay (F major) with me, (B flat major) love
Must I say, (D major) I (G major) love you?
Verse 4
(C major) Well, how do ya' like my pad?
Oh, it's great. I mean, I love purple
(A minor) I, I bet you're an Aquarius, aren't you?
No, (D major) actually, I'm a Leo
I knew you (G major) were one of those
You know, Leos are very big
(C major) on Women's lib
I don't, (E minor) uh, believe in Women's lib (G major)
Verse 5
Yes, somehow I (F major) didn't
think you did
Let me just turn (C major) on the hi- fi here (G major)
(C major) Oh, that's (G major) pretty, um, (F major)
what kind of wine is this?
Oh, that's uh, that's red (C major) wine
Red, that's my favorite kind (E major)
Are you having a terrific time? (A minor)
(D major) Oh, yeah. I'm having
a very terrific time (G major)
Verse 6
Oh, stay (C major) for (D minor) (E minor) a (F major) lifetime
At (B flat major) least wait un (A minor) til the (D major) late show (G major)
So, you didn't tell me your
name (C major) (G major) (C major) (F major) (C major)
My name is Karen (F minor) (G major) (F major) (Gsus4) (G major)
Outro 1
That was my mother's name
(C major)
Our National Pastime
Rupert Holmes
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