[Intro]
Bm D G
Bm D G


[Verse 1]
Bm            D            G
  A boy and a man in a backyard
Bm             D                  G
  Working on a fastball, throwing hard
Bm                   D             G
  Came in high and a little bit outside
Bm                 D                     G
  If it never gets dark we’ll never go inside


[Interlude]
Bm D G
Bm D G


[Verse 2]
Bm          D                        G
  Number 45   on the mound takes the sign
Bm                         D                      G
  Checks the runner on the third working down the line
Bm                     D          G
  Holds his breath and closes his eyes
Bm                  D                     G
  If the game never ends we’ll never go inside


[Chorus]
               Bm D           G
Never say goodbye   to this moment
               Bm     D              G
Never say good night,   I never told him
Bm                D              G
I can’t walk this road all on my own
Bm                     D         G
Don’t go inside, don’t leave me alone


[Interlude]
Bm D G
Bm D G


[Verse 3]
Bm            D            G
  A boy and a dog in a backyard
Bm                    D                          G
  Watching satellites spin from the trunk of the old man’s car
Bm                   D          G
  Takes a breath and closes his eyes
Bm                    D                     G
  If I never shut the door we’ll never go inside

[Chorus]
               Bm D           G
Never say goodbye   to this moment
               Bm     D              G
Never say good night,   I never told him
Bm                D              G
I can’t walk this road all on my own
Bm                     D         G
Don’t go inside, don’t leave me alone


[Bridge]
D A Bm F#m G
A Bm F#m G

A                       Bm              F#m    G
  Humid nights dripping   through my Virginian heart
A                                Bm            F#m    G
  Another night under the lights   of an empty park
F#m                  Bm               F#m     G
  Long walk from the gate through the parking lot
               A               Bm      C#m D       C#m Bm
Another night,   not nearly as dark as I’d thought


[Verse 4]
Bm             D             G
  Old man all alone in a backyard
Bm                    D                      G
  Watching satellites spin, thinking they’re stars
Bm                   D              G
  Does that boy ever think about my life?
Bm                  D                  G
  If you ever knew,   you’d never go inside


[Chorus]
               Bm D           G
Never say goodbye   to this moment
               Bm     D              G
Never say good night,   I never told him
Bm                D              G
I can’t walk this road all on my own
Bm                     D        G
Don’t go inside, don’t leave me   alone