Lucy Wainwright Roche - Snare drum

^FThe morning bus will come ^Fto take you down ^{F Am}The country road ^Fto the farthest side of t^Fown ^AmLater on the fiel^Fd behind the ^Fschool it will be bright ^AmWhen you play a snare drum solo ^Fin the Friday football ^Flight

^FThe station on the corner has ^Ffired another clerk ^{F Am}But the strike is over and the ^Fteachers are back to work^{F Am}The boy next door has ^Fgone to war, he's the nex^Ft in a five year fight ^AmAnd you'll play a snare drum solo in the ^FFriday football light^F

^AmLittle man, little man ^{F F}Are you the heir to an ^Gempty hand? ^AmOh, no one is sure ^Fwhat we'll be ^Ffighting for next^{G Am}Little boy, little boy ^{F F}Are you the heir to a ^Gplastic toy?

With hai^Fr like that you know ^Fnobody can see your eyes ^{F Am}You've heard it from your mother if ^Fonce, than a thousand tim^Fes ^AmYou like it long,^F freedom belongs to the r^Fed, the blue, the white And you'll play a ^Amsnare drum solo i^Fn the Friday football lig^Fht

The joke^Fs you hear, well ^Fwho knows what they mean? ^F There are the ^Amkids at school an^Fd the kids behind the scr^Feen ^AmAt home at night your ^Fparents fight and while n^Feither one is right You'll play a ^Amsnare drum solo i^Fn the Friday football lig^Fht

^AmLittle man, little man ^{F F}Are you the heir to an ^Gempty hand? ^AmOh, no one is sure ^Fwhat we'll be ^Ffighting for next^{G Am}Little boy, little boy ^{F F}Are you the heir to a ^Gplastic toy?

Do ^Fyou know who you ^Fare or how you'll know?^{F Am}You lay in bed la^Fst night and listened for^F the season's first snow ^AmUpon the roof you^F'll tell the truth someda^Fy, but for tonight You'll play a ^Amsnare drum solo in the ^FFriday football light ^F You'll play a ^Amsnare drum solo in the ^FFriday football light ^F