Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
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He was born in Big Beaver by the borderline
He started playing hockey by the time he was nine
His dad took the hose and froze the back yard
And Little Buddy dreamed he was Rocket Richard
He grew up big and he grew up tough
He saw himself scoring for the Wings or Canucks
But he wasn't that good with a puck
Buddy's real talent was beating people up
His heart wasn't in it but the crowd ate it up
Through pee-wees and juniors, midgets and mites
He must have racked up more than three hundred fights
'Til a scout from the Flames came down from Saska toon
Said, "There's always room on our team for a goon
Son, we've always got room for a goon"
There were Swedes to the left of him
Russians to the right
A Czech at the blue line looking for a fight
Brains over brawn; that might work for you
But what's a Canadian farm boy to do?
What else can a farm boy from Canada do?
But what's a Canadian farm boy to do?
What else can a farm boy from Canada do?
"Hit somebody!" was what the crowd roared
When Buddy the goon came over the boards
"Coach," he said, "I wanna score goals"
The coach said, "Buddy, remember your role
The fast guys get paid, they shoot and they score
Protect them, Buddy, that's what you're here for
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Protection is what you're here for
Protection-it's the stars that score
Protection-kick somebody's ass
Protection-don't put the biscuit in the basket just
hit somebody!"; it rang in his ears
Blood on the ice ran down through the years
The king of the goons with a box for a throne
A thousand stitches and broken bones
G He never lost a fight on his A icy Bm patrol
D But deep inside, Buddy only A dreamed of a G goal
G He just wanted one damn A goal
There were D Swedes A at the the G blue line
D Finns A at the G red
D A Russian A with a G stick heading Bm straight for his A head
G Brains over D brawn-that G might work for Bm you
But G what's a D Canadian A farm boy to D do?
What G else can a D farm boy from A Canada D do?
But G what's a D Canadian A farm boy to D do?
What G else can a D farm boy from A Canada D do?
In his G final D season, on his A final night
G Buddy and a D Finn goon were A pegged for a fight
G Thirty seconds left, the A puck took a Bm roll
And G suddenly Buddy D had a A shot on Bm goal
The D goalie committed, Buddy Bm picked his spot
G Twenty years of D waiting went A into that shot
D The fans jumped up, the Finn jumped G too
And D coldcocked Buddy on his A follow D through
The G big man crumbled but he felt A all Bm right
'Cause the D last thing he saw was the A flashing red G light
He G saw that heavenly A light
There were D Swedes A to the G left of him
D Russians A to the G right
A D Czech A at the G blue line Bm looking for a A fight
Take G care of your teeth-that D might work for Bm you
But G what's a D Canadian A farm boy to D do?
What G else can a D farm boy from A Canada D do?
But G what's a D Canadian A farm boy to D do?
What G else can a D farm boy from A Canada D do?