Lucy Wainwright Roche - Snare drum

^GThe morning bus will come ^Cto take you down ^{G Em}The country road ^Cto the farthest side of t^Gown ^EmLater on the fiel^Cd behind the ^Gschool it will be bright ^EmWhen you play a snare drum solo ^Cin the Friday football ^Glight

^GThe station on the corner has ^Cfired another clerk ^{G Em}But the strike is over and the ^Cteachers are back to work^{G Em}The boy next door has ^Cgone to war, he's the nex^Gt in a five year fight ^EmAnd you'll play a snare drum solo in the ^CFriday football light^G

^EmLittle man, little man ^{C G}Are you the heir to an ^Dempty hand? ^EmOh, no one is sure ^Cwhat we'll be ^Gfighting for next^{D Em}Little boy, little boy ^{C G}Are you the heir to a ^Dplastic toy?

With hai^Gr like that you know ^Cnobody can see your eyes ^{G Em}You've heard it from your mother if ^Conce, than a thousand tim^Ges ^EmYou like it long,^C freedom belongs to the r^Ged, the blue, the white And you'll play a ^Emsnare drum solo i^Cn the Friday football lig^Ght

The joke^Gs you hear, well ^Cwho knows what they mean? ^G There are the ^Emkids at school an^Cd the kids behind the scr^Geen ^EmAt home at night your ^Cparents fight and while n^Geither one is right You'll play a ^Emsnare drum solo i^Cn the Friday football lig^Ght

^EmLittle man, little man ^{C G}Are you the heir to an ^Dempty hand? ^EmOh, no one is sure ^Cwhat we'll be ^Gfighting for next^{D Em}Little boy, little boy ^{C G}Are you the heir to a ^Dplastic toy?

Do ^Gyou know who you ^Care or how you'll know?^{G Em}You lay in bed la^Cst night and listened for^G the season's first snow ^EmUpon the roof you^C'll tell the truth someda^Gy, but for tonight You'll play a ^Emsnare drum solo in the ^CFriday football light ^G You'll play a ^Emsnare drum solo in the ^CFriday football light ^G