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Throw Snowballs at the Teacher - Bernard Bolan
Intro: A (4 bars)
Verse 1:
My Amade-to-measure suit is weighing Ddown upon me Ashoulders,
The Dtrousers and the strait-jacket are Aworn.
They Dsay they should fit better as they Aget a little older,
But now they've grown old, and I've just found my Eform.
SunAset's on the City, so the DCity's on its Away
To tDiny tots, and time for pots of Atea,
And tDhough I'm hoarse with talking I've not Asaid a thing all day
That you could not have said as well as meE.
Chorus:
                              E   D(walking bass) A  
So today may be the day when I buy myself a  surfing-board,
Throw Dsnowballs at the Ateacher, or fall upon my Esword,
But I Dwould not like to hurt you, or bleed upon your floor,
So I'll Asee you when I Esee you, if I'm Athere.
ASigns stuck to the station walls Dadhere to the opiAnion
That DI should not be standing here at Aall.
I Dshould be on a sailing-ship, or flying to LondAinium
At prices quite extravagantly smEall,
But AI await a train that's late to dDo my share of Atravelling:
I Dsee the world along the North Shore Aline.
The Dtangled string that is me life's been Afar too long unravelling,
And there's new loose ends appearing all the tiEme.
                              E   D(walking bass) A  
So today may be the day when I buy myself a  surfing-board,
Throw Dsnowballs at the Ateacher, or fall upon my Esword,
But I Dwould not like to hurt you, or bleed upon your floor,
So I'll Asee you when I Esee you, if I'm Athere.
Could Abe I'm old, for I've caught a cold, or Dsomething just as aAwful,
But DI feel a dreadful need to kick a caAt,
To pDull rude faces, say bad words, do sAomething quite unlawful,
But what then would I do when I'd done thEat?
MayAbe I would touch the sky, or Ddrink a pint of ACider,
DMaybe I would try to fly a Akite,
DMaybe I'd pretend that I was Asitting right beside her,
And pretend that childrens' days don't end at niEght.
                               E   D(walking bass) A  
So today may be the day when I buy myself a  surfing-board,
Throw Dsnowballs at the Ateacher, or fall upon my Esword,
But I Dwould not like to hurt you, or bleed upon your floor,
So I'll Asee you when I Esee you, if I'm Athere.

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Throw Snowballs At The Teacher

by Bernard Bolan

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Throw Snowballs at the Teacher - Bernard Bolan

Intro: A (4 bars)

Verse 1:

A D A

My made-to-measure suit is weighing down upon me shoulders,

D A

The trousers and the strait-jacket are worn.

D A

They say they should fit better as they get a little older,

But now they've grown old, and I've just found my form.

A D A

Sunset's on the City, so the City's on its way

D A

To tiny tots, and time for pots of tea,

D A

And though I'm hoarse with talking I've not said a thing all day

That you could not have said as well as me.

Chorus:

E D A

(walking bass)

So today may be the day when I buy myself a surfing-board,

D A E

Throw snowballs at the teacher, or fall upon my sword,

But I would not like to hurt you, or bleed upon your floor,

A E A

So I'll see you when I see you, if I'm there.

A D A

Signs stuck to the station walls adhere to the opinion

D A

That I should not be standing here at all.

D A

I should be on a sailing-ship, or flying to Londinium

At prices quite extravagantly small,

A D A

But I await a train that's late to do my share of travelling:

D A

I see the world along the North Shore line.

D A

The tangled string that is me life's been far too long unravelling,

And there's new loose ends appearing all the time.

E D A

(walking bass)

So today may be the day when I buy myself a surfing-board,

D A E

Throw snowballs at the teacher, or fall upon my sword,

But I would not like to hurt you, or bleed upon your floor,

A E A

So I'll see you when I see you, if I'm there.

A D A

Could be I'm old, for I've caught a cold, or something just as awful,

D A

But I feel a dreadful need to kick a cat,

D A

To pull rude faces, say bad words, do something quite unlawful,

But what then would I do when I'd done that?

A D A

Maybe I would touch the sky, or drink a pint of Cider,

D A

Maybe I would try to fly a kite,

D A

Maybe I'd pretend that I was sitting right beside her,

And pretend that childrens' days don't end at night.

E D A

(walking bass)

So today may be the day when I buy myself a surfing-board,

D A E

Throw snowballs at the teacher, or fall upon my sword,

But I would not like to hurt you, or bleed upon your floor,

A E A

So I'll see you when I see you, if I'm there.

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