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Lou Reed
"Banging On My Drum"
From "Rock and Roll Heart" (1976)
[Intro]
e|-------D-------------------A--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-9--7-7-7-9-------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------7-7-9--7-7-7-9----------------------------|
E|----------------------5-5-5--5-5-5-5----------------------------|
[Verse]
e|-------D-------------------E--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-9--7-7-7-9----9-9-11--9-9-9-11-----------------------------|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----7-7--7--7-7-7-7------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                   Ax4
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-9--7-7-7-9---7-7-9--7-7-7-9-------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
[Verse]
I'm banging on my drDum
EI'm banging on my dArum
Then banging on my dDrum, boy
EAnd I'm having lots of Afun
I'm banging on my drDums, yeah
EI'm banging on my dArums
I'm banging on my drDum, now baEby
and I'm having lots of fAunD  A  
  D   A(x4)
[Chorus]
I'm banging on my drDum
EI'm banging on my dArum
Then banging on my dDrum, boy
EAnd I'm having lots of Afun
I'm banging on my onDe, my one 
EYeah, yeah my drAum
I'm banging on my onDe, my one 
EYeah, yeah my druAm
I'm banging on my dDrums
EI'm banging on my drum, Anow babyD  
Eand I'm having lots of fuAn

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Banging On My Drum

by Lou Reed

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Lou Reed

"Banging On My Drum"

From "Rock and Roll Heart" (1976)

[Intro]

D A

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-7-7-9--7-7-7-9-------------------------------------------------| x4

A|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------7-7-9--7-7-7-9----------------------------|

E|----------------------5-5-5--5-5-5-5----------------------------|

[Verse]

D E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-7-7-9--7-7-7-9----9-9-11--9-9-9-11-----------------------------|

A|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----7-7--7--7-7-7-7------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--7-7-9--7-7-7-9---7-7-9--7-7-7-9-------------------------------|

E|--5-5-5--5-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------|

[Verse]

I'm banging on my drum

E A

I'm banging on my drum

Then banging on my drum, boy

E A

And I'm having lots of fun

I'm banging on my drums, yeah

E A

I'm banging on my drums

D E

I'm banging on my drum, now baby

A D A

and I'm having lots of fun

D A

(x4)

[Chorus]

I'm banging on my drum

E A

I'm banging on my drum

Then banging on my drum, boy

E A

And I'm having lots of fun

I'm banging on my one, my one

E A

Yeah, yeah my drum

I'm banging on my one, my one

E A

Yeah, yeah my drum

I'm banging on my drums

E A D

I'm banging on my drum, now baby

E A

and I'm having lots of fun

About Banging On My Drum Chords by Lou Reed

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What key is "Banging On My Drum" in?

The chords for "Banging On My Drum" show the original chord names (including D, A, B, G, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.