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 G
Life is a ballgame, being played each day
A D
Life is a ballgame, everybody can play
G
Yes You know Jesus, standing at the Home Plate
B C
He's waiting for you there
G A D G
Life is a Ballgame, but you've got to play it fair
C G
First 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 G
He'll do his best to strike you out, keep Playing just the same
C G
You know Daniel's up to bat first, you know he prayed three times a day
A D
Yes Satan pitched him a fastball, but he hit it anyway
G B C
Yes 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 D
And when you start to swinging, you got to give it your all and all
G B C
Yes You know Fate's gonna be your catcher, and on him you can depend
G A D G
For Jesus' standing at the Home Plate, and he's waiting for you to come in
C G
Yes you know Moses is on the sidelines, waiting to be called
A D
You know the day he parted the Red Sea, he knew Christ all in all
G B C
Then John came in the ninth Inning, and the game was almost done
G A D G
Then God gave John a vision, and we knew we'd already won!
C G
Yes you know Life is a ballgame, being played each day
A D
You 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 G
Well you know Life~ is a Ballgame, but you've got to play it fair~~~
