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Capo III
G
GI beat my druDm
everAmybody to come rCunning
GI beat my dDrum
Amall the dCay
Gall rise, all B7rise
All Emrise in the moCrning
Ctake the good nGews
and cEmarry it aAmway
Ctake the good Gnews
Dspirit it aCway
farmer shall wear the green of his furrow
plowman shall heed his teams through the day
the hunter shall still his dangerous arrow
take the good news, spirit it away
take the good news, carry it away
and oGh, brother where hB7ave you bEmeen
Emdown at the gate a-CwhilinGg
o Gmy father what sB7hall I Emdo
Emset 'em straight, I know my Csoul has come Gthrough
verse chords
I beat my drum
everybody to come on in
I beat my drum
all the day
all rise, all rise
all rise in the morning
take the good news
and carry it away
take the good news
carry it away

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Drum

by Hiss Golden Messenger

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Corrections/additions to the lyrics (or chords for that matter) are ever welcome

Bad Debt version

Capo III

G D

I beat my drum

Am C

everybody to come running

G D

I beat my drum

Am C

all the day

G B7

all rise, all rise

Em C

All rise in the morning

C G

take the good news

Em Am

and carry it away

C G

take the good news

D C

spirit it away

farmer shall wear the green of his furrow

plowman shall heed his teams through the day

the hunter shall still his dangerous arrow

take the good news, spirit it away

take the good news, carry it away

G B7 Em

and oh, brother where have you been

Em C G

down at the gate a-whiling

G B7 Em

o my father what shall I do

Em C G

set 'em straight, I know my soul has come through

verse chords

I beat my drum

everybody to come on in

I beat my drum

all the day

all rise, all rise

all rise in the morning

take the good news

and carry it away

take the good news

carry it away

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