|G |G |G |Amadd9 |Amadd9 |Cmaj7 |Cmaj7 |G |G |G | [Verse 1] G Amadd9 Another summer wasted in the Battlefords Cmaj7 On a banana seat bike G With a hockey card in the spokes G Amadd9 A friend of ours who's dad stopped his car by to say that "he better get home" Cmaj7 He said "you're gonna get a beating, G You're gonna get the beating of your life" [Pre-chorus] D Em D/F# Cmaj7 Whoo-oo-ah Nutrasweet and Fresca and Pop Shoppe Cmaj7 Am7 And all the best of what a baby sitter could afford Em Cmaj7 With enough negotiation and freckled smile [Verse 2] G Amadd9 Another summer wasted here in the Battlefords Cmaj7 Our dust coated freezie stained lips G And lawn darts in the yard G Amadd9 And the richest guy in town drives his new Lincoln drunk on the old dusty streets Cmaj7 Balancing a snifter of gin G On the edge of his knee [Pre-chorus] D Em D/F# Cmaj7 Whoo-oo Rocky road and tiger tail and bubble gum Cmaj7 Am7 And all the rest of them that a baby sitter could afford Em Cmaj7 With the right negotiation and freckled smile [Chorus] G Bm They say that wealth is revealed in the teeth Bm C That's why we're all wearing braces G And dirty fingernails ah-aaah Amadd9 Cmaj7 That a good akela wouldn't approve of G Bm Not another broken arm in this heat Bm C He fell bringing pop and chips home one handed G We weren't invincible ah-aa oh Amadd9 Cmaj7 And the sensei said he'll sit out the tournament [Verse 3] G Amadd9 Another summer wasted here in the Battlefords Cmaj7 Dad shakes his head at the car G That's been sitting on blocks for years G Amadd9 And the weird kid who smoked two cigarettes playing Bingo, then his mom came to his rescue Cmaj7 She stood up and chided everyone with her finger outstretched G Saying "you're not the boss of him" [Pre-chorus] D Em D/F# Cmaj7 Whoo aw Ring pops, banana runts, Popeye cigarettes Cmaj7 Am7 And everything that's best that a babysitter could afford Em Cmaj7 With the right negotiation and a freckled smile [Chorus] G Bm They say that wealth is revealed in the teeth Bm C That's why we're all wearing braces G And dirty fingernails ah-aaah Amadd9 Cmaj7 That a good akela wouldn't approve of G Bm Not another broken arm in this heat Bm C He fell bringing pop and chips home one handed G We weren't invincible ah-aa oh Amadd9 Cmaj7 And the sensei said he'll sit out the tournament [Bridge] Em Nobody really asked for this D/F# Nobody really asked for this noooo Cmaj7 Nobody asked for this no Cmaj7 Nobody really asked for this noooo Am7 Nobody asked for this noo Em Nobody really asked for this noooo Cmaj7 The sensei said he'll sit out the tournament Em Nobody really asked for this D/F# Nobody asked for this noooo Cmaj7 Nobody really asked for this no Cmaj7 Nobody really asked for this noooo Am7 Nobody asked for this noo Em Nobody really asked for this noooo Cmaj7 The sensei said he'll sit out the tournament [Verse 4] G Amadd9 Another summer wasted here in the Battlefords Cmaj7 Your mom says to go get outside G And don't come back till it's dark [Chorus] G Bm They say that wealth is revealed in the teeth Bm C That's why we're all wearing braces G And dirty fingernails ah-aaah Amadd9 Cmaj7 That a good akela wouldn't approve of G Bm Not another broken arm in this heat Bm C He fell bringing pop and chips home one handed G We weren't invincible ah-aa oh Amadd9 Cmaj7 And the sensei said he'll sit out the tournament