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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Chords] G 320033 G/F# 220033 C X32010 Am X02210 Em 022000 C/B X20010 D* X5403X G5 355XXX F#5+ 254XXX D5 X577XX C5 X355XX B5+ X254XX A5 X022XX F 133211 [Verse 1]
G I played the clG/F#arinet since fCourth grade Am A long timeG/F# to wait for loEmve Cause Gever since BevG/F#erly HillsC Cop The Heat Is OnAm, I longed G/F# For the saxoEmphone
[Verse 2]
G My dad's conceG/F#rn was that the eCmbouchure Was Ameasy and might G/F#make my lips tooEm weak GTo ever play a G/F#woodwind in an Corchestra C/B An exAmperience he G/F#wanted for Emme
[Verse 3]
After Gthree years it was G/F#time to switch to Csaxophone C/B But the bAmand director sG/F#hook his head, forgeEmt it I'm up to my Gears in G/F#tenors and aCltos C/B And you're Amsolid on the G/F#clarinEmet
[Verse 3]
With Gtears in my G/F#eyes I looked Cup at my dad C/B Who Amlooked back at the G/F#band director Em GDon't you have G/F#any other Copenings C/B He Amreplied, I could G/F#use another drEmummer
[Bridge]
Am I looked at myC dad,D* he looked at me Am I nodded my hCead D*& he agreed To D*tradeAm inC my cD*larinet Am
[Chorus]
To get my G5first drum set F#5+ Em D5 You know I couldn't even play a beat yet But I lugged it C5back to my room Made it B5+boom crack boom All A5afternoon D5I had G5no regrets F#5+ F Em For trading in my clarinet To get my C5first drum set G5 To get my C5first drum set G5 C5 F#5+ To get my first drum set
[Bridge]
I showed up G5early to the band room F#5+ Em And heard some kid land a fill into a beat Oh how I Ampestered that poor drummerC5 F#5+ Begging him to show me repeatedly To play G5sports about my feelings F#5+ Em Being in my body not my head Oh it still Amsets my heart a reeling I would C5already be dead without
[Chorus]
My G5first drum set F#5+ Em D5 I couldn't even play a beat yet But I lugged it C5back to my room Made it B5+boom crack boom All A5afternoon D5I had G5no regrets F#5+ F Em For trading in my clarinet To get my C5first drum set G5 To get my C5first drum set G5 C5 F#5+ G5 To get my first drum set