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