Verse 1
C G7
C C7
NEL-LY KEL-LY LOVED BASE-BALL GAMES,
F A7
Dm A7 Dm7
KNEW THE PLAY-ERS, KNEW ALL THEIR NAMES,
G7
Dm G7
Dm
G7 C
YOU COULD SEE HER THERE EV-'RY DAY, SHOUT "HUR-RAY!" WHEN THEY'D PLAY.
C G7
C C7 F
A7 Dm
A7 Dm
HER BOY FRIEND BY THE NAME OF JOE, SAID, "TO CON-EY ISLE DEAR, LET'S GO."
A7 D7
G7 D7
G7
THEN NEL-LY START-ED TO FRET AND POUT, AND TO HIM I HEARD HER SHOUT:
Chorus 1
C C° G7
C
C° G7
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME, TAKE ME OUT WITH THE CROWD;
A7
Dm G7
BUY ME SOME PEA-NUTS AND CRACK-ER JACK,
D7 F°
G7
I DON'T CARE IF I E-VER GET BACK,
G7 C
C° G7
LET ME ROOT, ROOT, ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM,
G7 C7
F
IF THEY DON'T WIN IT'S A SHAME;
F
Ab7 F G7
C A7 Ab7 D7
G7 C
FOR IT'S ONE, TWO, THREE STRIKES, YOU'RE OUT AT THE OLD BALL GAME
Verse 2
C G7
C C7 F
A7
Dm A7 Dm
NEL-LIE KEL-LY WAS SURE SOME FAN, SHE WOULD ROOT JUST LIKE A- NY MAN,
G7
Dm G7
Dm G7 C
TOLD THE UM-PIRE HE WAS WRONG, ALL AL-ONG, GOOD AND STRONG.
C G7
C C7 F
A7 Dm
A7 Dm
WHEN THE SCORE WAS JUST TWO TO TWO, NEL-LY KEL-LY KNEW WHAT TO DO.
A7 D7
A7 D7
G7
JUST TO CHEER UP THE BOYS SHE KNEW, SHE MADE THE GANG SING THIS SONG.
Chorus 2
C C° G7
C
C° G7
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME, TAKE ME OUT WITH THE CROWD;
A7
Dm G7
BUY ME SOME PEA-NUTS AND CRACK-ER JACK,
D7 F°
G7
I DON'T CARE IF I E-VER GET BACK,
G7 C
C° G7
LET ME ROOT, ROOT, ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM,
G7 C7
F
IF THEY DON'T WIN IT'S A SHAME;
F
Ab7 F G7
C A7 Ab7 D7
G7 C
FOR IT'S ONE, TWO, THREE STRIKES, YOU'RE OUT AT THE OLD BALL GAME
Verse 3
C G7
C C7 F
A7 Dm A7 Dm
KA-TIE CA-SEY WAS BASE-BALL MAD, HAD THE FE-VER AND HAD IT BAD,
G7 Dm
Gm
Dm G7 C
JUST TO ROOT FOR THE HOME TOWN CREW, EV-'RY SOUND KA-TIE BLEW,
C G7
C C7
F A7
Dm A7 Dm
ON A SAT-UR-DAY HER YOUNG BEAU, CALLED TO SEE IF SHE'D LIKE TO GO,
A7 D7
A7 D7
G7
TO SEE A SHOW BUT MISS KATE SAID, "NO, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO"
Chorus 3
C C° G7
C
C° G7
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME, TAKE ME OUT WITH THE CROWD;
A7
Dm G7
BUY ME SOME PEA-NUTS AND CRACK-ER JACK,
D7 F°
G7
I DON'T CARE IF I E-VER GET BACK,
G7 C
C° G7
LET ME ROOT, ROOT, ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM,
G7 C7
F
IF THEY DON'T WIN IT'S A SHAME;
F
Ab7 F G7
C A7 Ab7 D7
G7 C
FOR IT'S ONE, TWO, THREE STRIKES, YOU'RE OUT AT THE OLD BALL GAME