Verse
G
My name is Eddie Roberts
C G
I'm a starting pitcher
C G
For the Winston Salem Warthogs
D
In the Carolina league
G
I'm thirty-four years old
C G
My playing days are numbered
C G
I can't control my curve ball
D G
My fastball's lost some speed
Verse
G
I've been knockin' around in the minors
C G
Since I got out of high school
C G D
I signed my first pro contract on my seventeenth birthday
G C G
Burlington to Birmingham, to Charlotte I've travelled
C G D G
But the White Sox never called and I stalled in triple A
C D G
But I love this game
C D G
God I love this game
C D
Maybe I should quit
G Em
That's a hard thing to admit
C D G
'Cause I love this game
Verse
G
I won fourteen games one year
C G
I lead the league in shut-outs
C G D
Several of the pro scouts told me I was on my way
G C G
I hurt my arm in Lynchburg, they said it was a pinched nerve
C G D G
I swear ever since sir, it ain't never been the same
C D G
But I love this game
C D G
God I love this game
C D
May be time to quit
G Em
That's hard to admit
C D G
'Cause I love this game
Post-Chorus
C D
Maybe time to quit
G Em
That's a hard to admit
C D G
'Cause I love this Game
Outro
G
My name is Eddie Roberts
C G
I'm a startin’ pitcher
C G
For the Winston Salem Warthogs
D G
In the Carolina league