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This is how I play it on my acoustic, sounds good to me. 
Guitar is in D standard, so tune all of your strings down a tone to play with the track.
Chords, notated as if played in E;
 E:               022100 
 Asus2/F#:        202200 
 G#m(  Emaj7/G#): 466400
  A(  Asus2) :    577400
 F#m(  F#m9):     244200
 B(  Bsus4) :     799800
 B/D#:            x69800 / x64400
All chords have the first and second string ringing open throughout.
Don't worry about the chord names - the idea is mainly Esus/Emaj7, 
but reflecting the moving bass notes/inversions. 
I play all of the 6th string bass notes with my thumb.
Follow the fingerings above to make this work nicely (I've simplified the names). 
IE've been thinking  Asus2/F#-        Eabout the things that  Asus2/F#- 
are G#mstuck inside my Ahead and I can't Eget them out Asus2/F#- 
and EI 've been wakinAsus2/F#g   -     aEt four in the morning   Asus2/F#- 
                 G#m                  A                   E(  Asus2/F#)
I don't know why I can't get back to sleep again tonight  - 
G#mKeep banging on A-  Banging on your drum
EKeep banging on - And your day will come
G#mKeep banging on A-  Banging on your drum
Eand they will hear you   Asus2/F- 
I Eam wishing   Asus2/F#-    that EI was making  Asus2/F#-
a G#mlist of all of the Agood things that I Eever done with my life Asus2/F#-
and Eeverybody  Asus2/F#-     says EI have wasted Asus2/F#-
          G#m               A                   E(  Asus2/F#)
wasted every chance I ever had to be somebody
G#mKeep banging on A-  Banging on your drum
EKeep banging on - And your day will come
G#mKeep banging on A-  Banging on your drum
Eand they will hear you   Asus2/F#- 
             G#m                A                                  E(  Asus2/F#)
No one lives forever - There's business here I've got to finish
                 G#m            A                                  E(  Asus2/F#)
You won't make your mind up  - You won't make your mind up for me 
~Middle 8 instrumental, E - Asus/F# riff~
G#mNo one lives forAever - There's Ebusiness here you've got to finish
G#mYou won't make your Amind up - YEou won't make your mind up for me
G#mHang out of your Awindow - EShout it down to the people below
G#mEveryone will Ahear you - EThey are going to hear you
G#mKeep banging on - ABanging on your drum
              B(  B/D#)
Keep banging on - And your day will come
G#mKeep banging on -ABanging on your drum
              B(  B/D#)
and they will hear you
           E          F#m              G#m    A(  B)
Woooh oh oh wooh oh -  Woooh  oh wooh oh oh
           E          F#m              G#m    A(  B)
Woooh oh oh wooh oh -  Woooh  oh wooh oh oh
EKeep banging on F#m- Banging on your drum
              G#m                 A(  B) 
Keep banging on - And your day will come
EKeep banging on F#m- Banging on your drum
                    G#m          A(  B)        
and they will hear you
EKeep banging on -  Banging on Asus4/F#your drum
EKeep banging on - And your daAsus4/F#y will come
EKeep banging on -  Banging on Asus4/F#your drum
Eand they will hear you    Asus2/F#  E  

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Bang Your Drum

by Dead Man Fall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2/F#

G#m

Emaj7/G#

Asus2

F#m

F#m9

Bsus4

B/D#

Asus2/F

Asus4/F#

This is how I play it on my acoustic, sounds good to me.

Guitar is in D standard, so tune all of your strings down a tone to play with the track.

Chords, notated as if played in E;

: 022100

Asus2/F#

: 202200

G#m Emaj7/G#

( ): 466400

A Asus2

( ) : 577400

F#m F#m9

( ): 244200

B Bsus4

( ) : 799800

B/D#

: x69800 / x64400

All chords have the first and second string ringing open throughout.

Don't worry about the chord names - the idea is mainly Esus/Emaj7,

but reflecting the moving bass notes/inversions.

I play all of the 6th string bass notes with my thumb.

Follow the fingerings above to make this work nicely (I've simplified the names).

E Asus2/F# E Asus2/F#

I've been thinking - about the things that -

G#m A E Asus2/F#

are stuck inside my head and I can't get them out -

E Asus2/F# E Asus2/F#

and I 've been waking - at four in the morning -

G#m A E Asus2/F#

( )

I don't know why I can't get back to sleep again tonight -

G#m A

Keep banging on - Banging on your drum

Keep banging on - And your day will come

G#m A

Keep banging on - Banging on your drum

E Asus2/F

and they will hear you -

E Asus2/F# E Asus2/F#

I am wishing - that I was making -

G#m A E Asus2/F#

a list of all of the good things that I ever done with my life -

E Asus2/F# E Asus2/F#

and everybody - says I have wasted -

G#m A E Asus2/F#

( )

wasted every chance I ever had to be somebody

G#m A

Keep banging on - Banging on your drum

Keep banging on - And your day will come

G#m A

Keep banging on - Banging on your drum

E Asus2/F#

and they will hear you -

G#m A E Asus2/F#

( )

No one lives forever - There's business here I've got to finish

G#m A E Asus2/F#

( )

You won't make your mind up - You won't make your mind up for me

~Middle 8 instrumental, E - Asus/F# riff~

G#m A E

No one lives forever - There's business here you've got to finish

G#m A E

You won't make your mind up - You won't make your mind up for me

G#m A E

Hang out of your window - Shout it down to the people below

G#m A E

Everyone will hear you - They are going to hear you

G#m A

Keep banging on - Banging on your drum

B B/D#

( )

Keep banging on - And your day will come

G#m A

Keep banging on -Banging on your drum

B B/D#

( )

and they will hear you

E F#m G#m A B

( )

Woooh oh oh wooh oh - Woooh oh wooh oh oh

E F#m G#m A B

( )

Woooh oh oh wooh oh - Woooh oh wooh oh oh

E F#m

Keep banging on - Banging on your drum

G#m A B

( )

Keep banging on - And your day will come

E F#m

Keep banging on - Banging on your drum

G#m A B

( )

and they will hear you

E Asus4/F#

Keep banging on - Banging on your drum

E Asus4/F#

Keep banging on - And your day will come

E Asus4/F#

Keep banging on - Banging on your drum

E Asus2/F# E

and they will hear you

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