Centerfield Guitar Tab

Centerfield Tabs:

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Song: Centerfield
Band: John Fogerty
Album: Centerfield
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Tabbed by: Jake Something (sloppyjoe24)
h = hammer on
p = pull off
^ = bend
r = release
~ = let it ring
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
. = palm mute
+ = harmonic
v = vibrato
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Scale:
G       C       D       D       A       E       B
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|---3---|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|---5---|---7---|---2---|---2---|---9---|---4---|
D|---5---|---5---|---7---|---0---|---2---|---9---|---4---|
A|---5---|---3---|---5---|-------|---0---|---7---|---2---|
E|---3---|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Tip: Guitar I could easily be replaced by a bass guitar.
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Intro: Guitar II
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3----|-----------------------------0---|
G|--------------0------2--0--4------|--------------0------2--0--2-----|
D|------------2---0--4-----------0~-|------------2---0--4----------0~-|
A|-----0-2-3------------------------|-----0-2-3-----------------------|
E|---3------------------------------|---3-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3----|-------1~----------0~------------|
G|--------------0------2--0--4------|-------0~----------0~------------|
D|------------2---0--4-----------0~-|-----2-----------2---------------|
A|-----0-2-3------------------------|---3-------3---2-------2---------|
E|---3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intro: Guitar I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5~~~~~------4~~~~~------------|
D|--------------------------------------5~~~~~------4~~~~~------------|
A|--------------------------------------3~~~~~------2~~~~~------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|---------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|---------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|---------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|---5-x32-|
E|----------------------------------|---3-----|
Intro Fills: Guitar III
(play during the G power chord at near the end of intro)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7^-7^-7^--7^r----5~----7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^--7^r--5------5~~--|
A|-----------------7----------------------------------------7p5-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse: Guitar I
(Either palm mute the notes or play softly)
G
Well I beat the drum, and hold the phone
C             G
The sun came out today
E                 D
Were born again, there's new grass on the field
G
A-roundin' third and head for home
C                    G
It's a brown-eyed handsome man
C              D
Anyone can understand
G
The way I feel
Verse Fills: Guitar III
e|...The-sun-came-out-today...-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0---0-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------0---------|
A|-------------------------------2---------------------|
E|----------------------------3------------------3-----|
e|...new-grass-on-the-field...-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7p5---5---5h7-5h7p5---5-7~-|
D|------------------------------7---7-----------7------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|...is-a-brown-eyed-handsome-man...-7-7/10-8-8-7-7-7/5|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|...Anyone-can-understand-the-way-I-feel...-----------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5h7-----------5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
D|---------5-5-5-5-7-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(After "Anyone can understand the way I feel")
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^--7^r--5--------5~~-----|
A|----------------------------------------7p5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Verse I: Guitar II
(After "Anyone can understand the way I feel")
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^--7^r--5--------5~~-----|
A|----------------------------------------7p5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
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Chorus: Guitar I
G
Put me in Coach
C     G
I'm ready to play today
Put me in Coach
C       B
I'm ready to play today
A
Look at me
D
I can be
G
Centerfield
Chorus Fills: Guitar II
e|...I'm-ready-to-play...-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------1~---------0~----------------|
G|-------------------------------------0~---------0~----------------|
D|-----------------------------------2----------2-------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-------3--2-------2-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus Fills: Guitar III
e|...Put-me-in-coach...-------15--15~------------------|
B|------------------------/12---12---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|x2
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|...I'm-ready-to-play...-----8~----7~----5---5~----10-10-10-10-10~-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------9----7-----5---------11-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Interlude: Guitar I
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--5--|x32
A|--5--|
E|--3--|
Interlude Fills: Guitars II and III
e|------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--7^----2/4-|------------------------------------------|
D|------------|--7^rp5---7^--7^--7p5-------7^--7^r--5~---|
A|------------|-----------------------7p5----------------|
E|------------|------------------------------------------|
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Verse II: Guitar I
(Either palm mute the notes or play softly)
G
Well is spent some time in the Mudville Nine
C                      G
Watchin' it from the bench
E                    D
You know I took some lumps when the Mighty Case struck out
G
So say Hey Willie tell the Cobb
C         G
And Joe DiMaggio
C
Don't say it ain't so
D                G
You know the time is now
Verse Fills II: Guitar III
e|...Watchin'-from-the-bench...------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0---0-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------0---------|
A|-------------------------------2---------------------|
E|----------------------------3------------------3-----|
(keyboard plays this part)
e|...the-Mighty-Case-struck-out...---------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------4--2--4--5--4--2--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|...Say-hey-Willie...------|...tell-the-cobb...-------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------7^---|--------------------2/5v--|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|...and-Joe-DiMaggio...-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7^rp5-7---7^--5-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
(After "You know the time is now")
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^--7^r--5--------5~~-----|
A|----------------------------------------7p5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Verse II: Guitar II
e|...and-Joe-DiMaggio...-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7^rp5-7---7^--5-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
(After "You know the time is now")
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^--7^r--5--------5~~-----|
A|----------------------------------------7p5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
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Chorus:
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Interlude II: Guitar I
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--5--|x32
A|--5--|
E|--3--|
Interlude II: Guitar III
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|---7^rp5--7^--7^--7^-7---5---5-----5---7^7^7^7^7^7^7^7^7^7^7^r-7--5-|
A|--------------------------------7--------------------------------7--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Solo: Guitar II
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3----|-----------------------------0---|
G|--------------0------2--0--4------|--------------0------2--0--2-----|
D|------------2---0--4-----------0~-|------------2---0--4----------0~-|
A|-----0-2-3------------------------|-----0-2-3-----------------------|
E|---3------------------------------|---3-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3----|-------1~----------0~------------|
G|--------------0------2--0--4------|-------0~----------0~------------|
D|------------2---0--4-----------0~-|-----2-----------2---------------|
A|-----0-2-3------------------------|---3-------3---2-------2---------|
E|---3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Solo: Guitar I
e|------------------------------|   |---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|   |---------------------------------|
G|------------7-7-7-------------|   |---5~~~~~--------4~~~~~----------|
D|---5--5-5---7-7-7--5--5-5-5---|x3 |---5~~~~~--------4~~~~~----------|
A|---5--5-5---5-5-5--5--5-5-5---|   |---3~~~~~--------2~~~~~----------|
E|---3--3-3----------3--3-3-3---|   |---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|---------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|---------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|---------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|---5-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|---5-x32-|
E|----------------------------------|---3-----|
Solo: Guitar III
e|------------------------------8~----7~----5---5~----10-10-10-10-10~-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9----7-----5---------11-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7^--5------------7^r-5---7^-7^--7p5------7^7^---5----------------|
A|---------------------------------------7p5--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse III: Guitar I
(Either palm mute the notes or play softly)
G
Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat,
C                 G
And a brand new pair of shoes
You know I think it's time
E                D
To give this game a ride
G
Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all
C             G
A moment in the sun
C                D                G
It's gone and you can tell that one goodbye
Verse III: Guitar III
e|...Brand-new-pair-of-shoes...------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0---0-------0-----|
D|-------------------------------------------0---------|
A|-------------------------------2---------------------|
E|----------------------------3------------------------|
e|...give-this-game-a-ride...--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7p5---5---5h7-5h7p5---5-7~-|
D|------------------------------7---7-----------7------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
(After "You can tell that one goodbye")
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^r---5-------|
A|------------------------------------------------7p5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Verse III: Guitar II
(After "You can tell that one goodbye")
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^r---5-------|
A|------------------------------------------------7p5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
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Chorus: x2
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Outro: Guitar I
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|---5---|x16
A|---5---|
E|---3---|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------3-3-3-3--3--3--3-------|
G|---5~~~~~-----4~~~~~-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-------|
D|---5~~~~~-----4~~~~~-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0--0--0---5---|
A|---3~~~~~-----2~~~~~-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------5---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3---|
Outro: Guitar II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------3---|
B|-------1~---------0~----------------------3-3-3-3--3--3--3---3---|
G|-------0~---------0~-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2---0---|
D|-----2----------2--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0--0--0---0---|
A|---3-------3--2------2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------2---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3---|
Outro: Guitar III
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---7^rp5---7^--7^--7p5------5~~--|
A|-----------------------7p5-------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|----------------8~----7~----5---5~----10-10-10-----10-10---------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9----7-----5---------11----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/j/john_fogerty/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Zack Average	#1 by Zack Tredway at Sep 26, 2007 at 8:29 PM EST
	lol. someone told me fogerty lives in Vincennes, IN. is this true? great song btw.

No Picture Sam Rhythm Player	#2 by Sam Zaccone at Sep 26, 2007 at 11:16 PM EST
	This is a classic nostalgic look at the game of baseball. The reason I believe it is so popular is not so much for the catchy tune but because it reaches back in time to the pure art of baseball. It isn’t wonder to me that the video clip that is usually played with this song is solely pre 60’s baseball. This song tries & successfully rekindles the essence and purity of the game that is a cornerstone of the American culture. Let's call it for what it really is. Today the game is lost to spoiled young men with idiotic, absurd paychecks. Contracts that dictate everything about their life and how & what position they are to play. Sure in the past you had the marquise players that made loads of money for their time BUT that was far and away the exception. Truly, I want to thank John for this song because when I am in the stadium (which is rare now) and hear that song come on the loud speakers it allows me to forget, momentarily, the $100 + I spent to bring my son to a game to support my local franchise owner and their slaves and focus on the really important thing – the game itself! 1

No Picture ruthuger Average	#3 by ruthuger nixon at Sep 30, 2007 at 6:49 AM EST
	i love the opening few lines. reminds you that good times are ahead. people often say that spring training is a sign that winter is over and that warmer weather is on its way. when the good times finally arrive, its cause to celebrate. "Well, beat the drum, and hold the phone The sun came out today"

No Picture Alex Average	#4 by Alex Moore at Sep 30, 2007 at 2:22 PM EST
	baseball's theme song in my opinion.

No Picture mason Average	#5 by mason coats at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:50 PM EST
	You know, I love baseball, I love John Fogerty, but I detest this song. Funny, ain't it?