E                                  A 
I've never been a man who lived an office 
 
life 
B                              E 
I've never been a man behind a desk 
                                     A 
I've always been a man who said that staying 
 
still was playing dead 
F#m 
The kind who's looking forward to the 
 
challenges ahead 
C#m               F#m7 
People say that's irresponsible 
B7                     E 
People tell me stay at home 
    C#m     C                    E 
But I'm not made for things like mowing 
         F#m 
lawns or apron strings 
A                 Am 
I'm my best, when not at rest 
 
     E                       C#m 
So I fight the dragons and I storm the 
 
castles 
      A                     B 
And I win a battle or two 
               E 
Then comes the day it's time, 
            A                    B 
I'm packing up and I am bringing all my 
                E       D 
stories home to you 
E                                 A 
All I can see is miles ahead with miles to 
 
go 
B                                       E  D 
All I can feel is wind and sun and sky 
E                                     A 
Stop for a coffee, make a friend, and pray 
 
the day will never end 
F#m 
'Cause there's one more adventure waiting 
B 
'round another bend 
 
        E                       C#m 
Where I fight the dragons and I storm the 
 
castles 
      A                     B 
And I win a battle or two 
           E 
But then a feeling comes 
           A 
Like fifty thousand drums all banging, 
B                         E 
"Bring my stories home to you" 
 
     D                          A 
And I wonder as I wander on the road from 
 
door to door 
Am                                   E 
Exactly what you think of where I've been 
       D 
Do you know I joined the circus, met a 
A 
mermaid, fought a war? 
Am 
Do you know I think of you through thick and 
G#m 
thin? 
        D 
Because even though I'm making deals and 
C#m 
bringin' people joy 
    B 
I'm usually only thinking of my boy 
 
          A             E 
Out there on the road I pray 
       D              B 
You'll come to my one day 
              E 
And say, Lets fight the dragons and then 
C#m 
storm the castle 
        A                           B 
Till we win what needs to be won 
            E                            F#m 
So when I'm old and tired, you'll do the job 
 
required 
                A       B               D  A 
You'll be there telling stories to your son 
 
       E                        C#m 
And we fight the dragons and we storm the 
 
castles 
      A                  B 
And I do the best that I can 
         E                         A 
For everybody knows that's how the story 
 
goes 
             B                 C#m   F#m 
To turn each boy into a bigger man 
        E                    A      B 
So I'll fight the dragons 
         E 
'til you can