Ballgame Guitar Tab

kevin devine
ballgame (live)
mark sheary
Intro/Verse
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a good man doesnt drink, well ive been drinking alone
so what does that make me?
my hands they always shake and no ones calling my phone
so what does that make me?
and i know the kid with his guitar so drunk and anxious
hes been done to death but tell me what hasnt and ill try it
because im selfish enough to wanna get better
but im backwards enough not to take any steps to get there
and when you realize its a pattern and not a phase
its what youve become and its what you will stay thats ballgame
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cause I dont got room.. in my life... for anyone else
ive driven away        all the people   that could help
and i still dont even know what i need to do to fix myself (whoo!)
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well theres a clamp around my chest that tightens
everytime i laps into another sorry story
about my miserable collapse a bronz box i keep incased in glass
and dust off whenever i want your pity
cause lately ive had to come to grips with scope
and figure how my problems stack up in a world two steps from ruin
well everyone says its rapture, well either way i realize
my shits about as small as it could be wich makes me feel worse
for even feeling this bad in the first place
(in the live version he strums then mutes where theres a *)
(and lets ring where theres a ~                           )
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cause theres a war starting soon and all the flags will be waving
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daniels twenty year old friend will be ready and willing and waiting
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hes a marine and he told me
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it makes me sad really fucking sad, atleast hell act
ill just bite my tongue and then say daniel you wish him luck
i pray that he comes back, for his mothers sake
and then ill drink those thoughts away, ive gotten good at that
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yeah when you realize its a pattern and not a phase
its what youve become and its what you will stay thats ballgame
whoah thats ballgame
(on the live video I saw he uses a quote from a Brand New song)
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im sinking like a stone in the sea
and im burning like a bridge for your body
this took forever, enjoy it.

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/k/kevin_devine/353334.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ed Average	#1 by ed lubecki at Sep 27, 2007 at 10:49 PM EST
	that's just how it goes; that's the ballgame.

No Picture Fatty [eats chi Average	#2 by Fatty [eats children] kid at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:15 PM EST
	I think the second verse is him trying to put his alcoholism (and no, that's not too strang a word) into perspective: he (and many other white boys with guitars) are singing songs (and potentially making money) about how hard life is while other people are off getting killed.

No Picture Micke Lead Player	#3 by Micke Nordin at Oct 3, 2007 at 2:49 PM EST
	Because i'm selfish enough to want to get better, but i'm backwards enough not to take any steps to get there. And when you realize it's a pattern and not a phase, it's what you've become and it's what you will stay, that's the ballgame. I love these words so much. this song makes me sh sh sh shake. i love it.

No Picture little Average	#4 by little emo at Oct 4, 2007 at 2:18 AM EST
	i feel this is one of kevin's best songs. my friends and i jam this song at every party, anybody else out there do the same thing?

No Picture Curtis Rhythm Player	#5 by Curtis Lee at Oct 5, 2007 at 12:27 PM EST
	"I know the kid with his guitar so drunk and anxious, it's been done to death but tell me what hasn't, i'll try it." Anyone else aware of Kevin's former band, Miracle of 86? I have a feeling that this song is about him deciding to go solo and the dilemmas that go with it. It took a while for this song to grow on me, but it did. The whole "Daniel's twenty year old friend" line just grabs you... Yep...

No Picture Mr. Always Mezm Average	#6 by Mr. Always Mezmerized (o)(o) at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:04 PM EST
	"Well either way i realize that my shits about as small as it could be, but that makes me feel worse for even feeling this bad in the first place." amazing line, nice boy.

No Picture The Crow Rhythm Player	#7 by The Crow at Oct 6, 2007 at 10:31 PM EST
	agreeing 900% with lostinmymind

No Picture cody Average	#8 by cody jay at Oct 7, 2007 at 12:57 PM EST
	i think alcoholism is a little too strong of a word. you can make a good case that it is more politically poignant than "no time flat".

No Picture Phillip Wanna Be	#9 by Phillip Doucette at Oct 7, 2007 at 5:10 PM EST
	man, i just love how he can be brutally honest about himself in this one. i mean he makes it clear that hes messed up in the first part, and then in the second part he lets you know that its purely self-pity and that its lame for him to ask others to pity him as well, but he does it anyway. and just the main line is so wise. man, kevin devine is one of the few true lyrical geniuses out there.

No Picture Zach Rhythm Player	#10 by Zach at Oct 8, 2007 at 10:47 PM EST
	cadencebrh: this is SONGMEANINGS.net, it's the whole point of this website.

No Picture *Lee Average	#11 by Lee at Oct 9, 2007 at 7:47 AM EST
	favourite kevin devine song. so good.

No Picture jessie Wanna Be	#12 by jessie sinanan at Oct 9, 2007 at 11:41 AM EST
	one of my favourites.

No Picture everett Wanna Be	#13 by everett at Oct 9, 2007 at 4:13 PM EST
	he is incredible. i haven't been disappointed yet.

No Picture bec Average	#14 by bec madden at Oct 11, 2007 at 2:14 AM EST
	Amazing song. The whole song is incredible.

No Picture phoen Average	#15 by phoen bay at Oct 11, 2007 at 9:03 PM EST
	I wouldn't say its more political then no time flat. He does mention a few things that have to do with politics but I think he mentions them because they make him sad and he drinks more because of them.

No Picture Austin Rhythm Player	#16 by Austin at Oct 14, 2007 at 6:36 AM EST
	i'm not going to quote any lines or making this long and drawn out. but i feel the need to say this song will forever be laid as one of kevin's shaky most defining songs. he deserves more recognition.

No Picture The Mexican Who Average	#17 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Oct 15, 2007 at 6:52 AM EST
	Self-pity and coming to terms with alcoholism.

No Picture steve Wanna Be	#18 by steve hoffmann at Oct 17, 2007 at 2:55 AM EST
	this song is perfect for when your feeling like shit about yourself and life, really makes you feel like KD can relate, although he has obviously had to deal with more than alot of people have or will ever have to.

No Picture Jordan Rhythm Player	#19 by Jordan at Oct 17, 2007 at 1:01 PM EST
	There's nothing in this song that needs to be weighed out. Take what he's saying, feel it out, and leave it go. This song is ABSOLUTELY beautiful, equal to Bright Eyes - Laura Laurent, Brand New - Untitled #1.Simple, true, and honest. Simply put, stop making stupid assumptions about things that aren't even yours to talk about in the first place.