Tripod (Australia) - Bard

Meet you by the a^C#rt room door ^G# In a circle on th^C#e hallway floor^G# Teacher held you ^C#back again ^G# Drawing ogres in ^C#your textbook m^G#argin ^D#Keeping your eyes down and dodging ^C#oranges On th^A#e bus trip home Every day you're^G# battle-scarred You'll grow up ^F#to be a bard You'll grow up ^C#to be a bard ^G#m

Hurt yourself at s^C#ports again ^G#m You're not made fo^C#r mud and wi^G#mnd Limping home throu^C#gh quiet str^G#meets Sprinkler spits a ^C#snare drum b^G#meat ^D#Kids down on the vacant block throw ^C#rocks at you For talking^A# to yourself again Days like this are ^G#way too hard You'll grow up ^F#to be a bard You'll grow up ^C#to be a bard ^G#m

^BYou'll tell your own daughter^C# stories She'll get some dic^A#e of her own one day They can tra^F#mdemark the name all t^C#hey like It's all ripped ^A#off Tolkien anyway 'Cause drago^F#mns and dungeons go ba^C#ck They go back a l^A#ong, long way And they won't g^G#o away They won't go aw^F#ay

Meet you by the ar^C#t room door ^G#m In a circle on the^C# hallway flo^G#mor Made up a new map ^C#last night ^G#m It's got a dragon ^C#and a wizard^G#m fight ^D#Once the ranger and the thief ^C#get here We can loc^A#k the door Shut the noise o^G#ut from the yard Then we can let ^F#down our guard

You'll grow up t^C#o be a bard You'll grow up to... You'll grow up t^C#o be a bard You'll grow up t^G#mo...