C#
And so once again
E
My dear Johnny, my dear friend
C# G#
And so once again you are fighting us all
G#
And when I ask you why
A B C#
You raise your sticks and cry, and I fall
[Chorus 1]
C# F#
Oh, my friend, How did you come?
C#
To trade the fiddle for the drum
[Verse 2]
C#
You say I have turned
E
Like the enemies you've earned
E
But I can remember
C# G#
All the good things you are
G#
And so I ask you please
A B C#
Can I help you find the peace and the star?
[Chorus 2]
C#
Oh, my friend
F#
What time is this?
C#
To trade the handshake for the fist
[Verse 3]
D#
And so once again
F#
Oh, America my friend
F#
And so once again
D# Bb
You are fighting us all
Bb
And when we ask you why
B C# D#
You raise your sticks and cry and we fall
Chorus 3]
D#
Oh, my friend
G#
How did you come
D#
To trade the fiddle for the drum
[Verse 4]
D#
You say we have turned
F#
Like the enemies you've earned
F#
But we can remember
D# Bb
All the good things you are
Bb
And so we ask you please
B C# D#
Can we help you find the peace and the star?
[Chorus 4]
D#
Oh my friend
G#
We have all come
D#
To fear the beating of your drum
