########################### Catchers Drummers Anchormen ########################### (Submitted by Matthew T Velazquez ) Standard tuning, no capo Notable chords: D Gmaj A Em Bm7 Em/G F#m 1|--2---3---0---0---2---0----2--| 2|--3---3---2---0---3---0----2--| 3|--2---0---2---0---2---0----2--| 4|--0---0---2---2---4---x----4--| 5|--x---2---0---2---2---x----4--| 6|--x---3---x---0---2---3----2--| I play the intro lick with a barred A fingering on the 5th fret; it's also manageable down at the nut. 1|-------------5x-|----------------|----------------|----------------| 2|--7x---------7x-|-7x----------8x-|-5x----------7x-|-7--------------| 3|--7x------------|-7x----------7x-|-6x----------7x-|-7--------------| 4|----------------|-------------5x-|-7x-------------|----------------| 5|--5x---------5x-|-5x----------5x-|-7x----------5x-|-5--------------| 6|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 2|-------3--------|-------5--------|-7--------------|----------------| 3|-----4----------|-----6----------|-7--------------|----------------| 4|-4/5------5-----|-6/7------------|----------------|----------------| 5|----------------|----------------|-5--------------|----------------| 6|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^----------------^ | Reverse these two beats the second time through Em/G D Em/G D In seventy-five, oh what a beautiful sight Em/G D A D The flight of a Spalding on an October night Em/G D Em/G D The Iron Man Fisk said a prayer in the air Em/G D A D And with a wave of his arms he kept it fair Em/G D A D And with a wave of his arms he kept it fair Em Bm7 Now it's '93 and wouldn't you know Bm7 A Gmaj They gave him his streak then they let him go Gmaj D A D Oh the catchers the drummers and the anchormen Gmaj D A D The most dependable joes that ever been Em A Bm7 They squat at the plate and don't seem to mind Em A Bm7 They don't play the notes but they keep the time Em A Bm7 They give all their hearts to holding the line Bm7 A Gmaj You'll never hear these guys say when Gmaj A D Catchers drummers anchormen During lunch there's a vendor in the park Taps the day away and heads home by dark Said he played the skins in a motown band And at the Newport jazz shook buddy's hand And at the Newport jazz shook buddy's hand Now he says he hears his songs all the time But the way they signed 'em then he don't see a dime CHORUS F#m Gmaj Everyone knows a catcher doin' good F#m Gmaj And we each have a drummer in our neighborhood F#m Gmaj They're the silent support, they're the odd man out D A Gmaj They're the anchoring point you don't hear about RPT 1ST VERSE AND CHORUS