{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":473874,"song":"Bang A Drum","artist":"Chris LeDoux","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/473874-bang-a-drum-chords-by-chris-ledoux/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/473874?type=chord","rating":4.45776,"votes":20,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI Went To The Preacher To teach Me How To Pray[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch] \r\nHe Looked At Me And Smiled Then That Preacher Turned Away[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch] \r\nSaid, \"If you want to tell him something, you ain't gotta fold[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch] \r\nyour hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI Say it with your heart, your soul, and believe it, and I'll[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] \r\nsay, Amen.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for the sinners, bang a drum for your sins[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for the losers and those who win[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBang a drum, bang it loudly, or as soft as You Need[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for yourself son, and a drum for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWell I called upon my brother, just the other day[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch] \r\nHe said, \"Jon, I'm gonna die if I don't start to live again[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI work each day and night like clockwork, just tryin' to make ends meet[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch] \r\nWell I could kick this bad world's ass if I could just get on my feet[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for the dying, bang a drum for the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for the innocence, lost in our youth[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBang a drum, bang it loudly, or as soft as you need[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for your brother, and a drum for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI don't know where all the rivers run[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch] \r\nI don't know how far, I don't know how come[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBut I'm gonna die believin, with each step that I take[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch] \r\nAin't worth the ground that I walk if we don't walk it our own[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\n way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI don't claim to be a wise man, a poet, or a Saint[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch] \r\nJust another man who's searchin' for a better way[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBut my heart beats loud as thunder, for the things that I believe[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch] \r\nSometimes I want to run for cover, sometimes I want to scream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for the tomorrow, bang a drum for the past[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for heroes, who won't come back[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for the promise, bang a drum for the lies[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch] \r\nBang a drum for the lovers, and the tears they cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBang a drum bang it loudly, or as soft as you need[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch] \r\nBut as long as my heart keeps on banging, I've got a reason to[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n  believe[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","A","G","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}