This
song was written for Alex’s friend Ricky Paul after he was killed during the
American invasion of
The
run on this one is D(Strum down-up)A(Strum down-up)G(strum down-up)G*(this is a
G on the 7th fret - play a D
and slide it to the 7th fret to play this G chord and it gets 1
beat, strum- up) D on the 5th fret(like an A chord slid up to barre the 5th or just play the first 3 notes in
a partial chord like I do, 1 beat, strum-up)
D(down-up)A(down-up)G(down-up or play the run from the G, F#, E, D) D(up)
D A G
G* A
D A G D
Another
sunny afternoon, the heat rises from
the street
D A G
G* A
D A G
D
On
the Field at PCC Dat’s where all the pelaitos meet
D A G
G* A
D A G D
We
all eager to start it up But we wait for the giant to come
D A G G* A
D A G D
Cuz
we need a quarterback yeah man, and big bird is the only one
A G D
The
quarterback make the callo
A G D
He
drops back with the ball yeah
A G D
He
was awkward lean and tall -o
A G D A G
G* A
D A G D
Hey
man do you know Ricky Paul
He
wasn’t mean he wasn’t fool And he was anything but fast
But
he was so dang tall,
dat nobody could block his pass
We
crouch down in the huddle now We all waiting for what to do next
Whispering,
pointing, calling plays But that’s what bird do best
He
drops back with the ball yeah
He
was awkward lean and tall -o
Tell
me man do you know Ricky Paul?
Next
thing you know its fourth and long
But
with Ricky you never punt
We
all give him our confidence
Cuz
we know he guan pull a crazy stunt
We
all listen with eyes a wide
As
bird draw down in de dirt
Reverse
it kick it pass it, run da ting
We
all know dat de play guan work because
The
quarter back make the call-o
Him
drops back with the ball yeah woooah
He
was aquard lean and tall -o
Hey
man do you know ricky Paul
His
laugh made the world seem small-o
A
friend that would never fall-o
With
a grace that surprised us all-o
Tell
me man do you know Ricky Paul