Tripod (Australia) - Bard

Meet you by the a^Crt room door ^G In a circle on the ^Challway floor ^G Teacher held you ^Cback again ^G Drawing ogres in your ^Ctextbook margin ^{G Dm}Keeping your eyes down and dodging o^Franges On the bus ^Amtrip home Every day you're ^Gbattle-scarred You'll grow up to ^Fbe a bard You'll grow up to ^Cbe a bard ^{G C G}

Hurt yourself at s^Cports again^G You're not made for ^Cmud and wind ^G Limping home through q^Cuiet streets ^G Sprinkler spits a snare ^Cdrum beat ^{G Dm}Kids down on the vacant block throw ^Frocks at you For talking to yourself ^Amagain Days like this are ^Gway too hard You'll grow up to ^Fbe a bard You'll grow up to ^Cbe a bard ^{G C G}

^FYou'll tell your own daughter s^Ctories She'll get some dice of her own ^Amone day They can tra^Fdemark the name all they ^Clike It's all ripped off Tolkien ^Amanyway 'Cause ^Fdragons and dungeons go ^Cback They go back a l^Among, long way And they won't go a^Gway They won't go aw^Fay

Meet you by the ar^Ct room door ^G In a circle on the ^Challway floor ^G Made up a new ^Cmap last night ^G It's got a dragon and a ^Cwizard fight ^{G Dm}Once the ranger and the ^Fthief get here We can loc^Amk the door Shut the noise out f^Grom the yard Then we can let ^Fdown our guard

^GYou'll grow up to^C be a bard ^GYou'll grow up to... ^{C G}You'll grow up to ^Cbe a bard ^GYou'll grow up to^C...