Wynona Carr – Life Is A Ballgame chords

Winona Carr was a great gospel singer.  This was perhaps her most famous song
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynona_Carr

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G                   C                 GLife is a ballgame, being played each day
                    A             DLife is a ballgame, everybody can play
              GYes You know Jesus, standing at the Home Plate
     B               CHe's waiting for you there
G                          A       D         GLife is a Ballgame, but you've got to play it fair

C                                                 GFirst base is Temptation, You know Second base is Sin
                                A                    D Third base Tribulation, if you pass you   can make it in
             G                    B                  C Oh man Solomon is the Umpire, and Satan pitching the game
             G                       A            D        GHe'll do his best to strike you out, keep Playing just the same

         C                                                          GYou know Daniel's up to bat first, you know he prayed three times a day
                                         A          DYes Satan pitched him a fastball, but he hit it anyway
             G                           B                    CYes You know Job is up to bat next, Satan struck him in every way
    G                          A       D       G But Job hit a home run, and he came on in that day

             C                                         G Yes You know prayer is a strong bat, to hit at Satan's ball.
                                            A                   DAnd when you start to swinging, you got to give it your all and all
             G                                 B          CYes You know Fate's gonna be your catcher, and on him you can depend
       G                                        A           D           GFor Jesus' standing at the Home Plate, and he's waiting for you to come in

             C                                        GYes you know Moses is on the sidelines, waiting to be called
                                                A             DYou know the day he parted the Red Sea, he knew Christ all in all
       G                                    B               CThen John came in the ninth Inning, and the game was almost done
     G                               A          D      GThen God gave John a vision, and we knew we'd already won! 

             C                   GYes you know Life is a ballgame, being played each day
                                      A             DYou know Life is a ballgame, each and everybody can play
             G                        Yes You know Jesus is standing at the Home Plate
       B                    C He's waiting for you there
              G                                A       D       GWell you know Life~ is a Ballgame, but you've got to play it fair~~~