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[Intro]
G# A C#m B
[Verse 1]
    G#Remember when I had to choose if I should keep you in my Ahead or heart, now we're apart
    C#mI spend my days erasing you and everything you brought inBto my life, alright
    G#My head is trying to keep up and I don't know, it's like it's Ahard to do when she's with you
    C#mI take a step away and throw myself onto another Bempty page, Okay
[Interlude]
G# A C#m B
[Verse 2]
    G#I wanna keep you in my pocket for another day to Atake you out, if that's alright
    C#mWe're gonna take a little trip into the woods and kill some Bprecious time, okay
    G#I dig a hole, I throw you in and put a stone on top to Amake it nice, goodnight
    C#mYou'll have a good time in the dark and I'll be moving on inBto the light, alright
[Chorus]
F#mBeating on a better drum
ADancing right above you
C#mRaving 'til my body popE  
F#mShakin' up another one
AMoving on without you
C#mCome on, make my body popE  
F#mTrying to keep it togetheAr
Through the C#mheartache
'Til the wEall breaks
F#mBeating on another drum
ABetter of without you
[Verse 3]
    G#I wanna keep you to myself, a hidden place where no one Aelse could come, deep underground
    C#mIf I can't have you no one else should ever touch you like I Bused to do
    G#And every week I will be stopping by to tell you all aAbout my life, my perfect life
    C#mAnd you'll be listening, wishing you could keep me in your pocket, Bhead and heart, too late
[Chorus]
F#mBeating on a better drum
ADancing right above you
C#mRaving 'til my body popE  
F#mShakin' up another one
AMoving on without you
C#mCome on, make my body popE  
F#mTrying to keep it togetheAr
Through the C#mheartache
'Til the wEall breaks
F#mBeating on another drum
ABetter of without you
[Outro]
G# A C#m B
G# A C#m B
G# A C#m B
G# A C#m B

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Beating On A Better Drum

by Tove Styrke

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C#m

F#m

[Intro]

G# A C#m B

[Verse 1]

G# A

Remember when I had to choose if I should keep you in my head or heart, now we're apart

C#m B

I spend my days erasing you and everything you brought into my life, alright

G# A

My head is trying to keep up and I don't know, it's like it's hard to do when she's with you

C#m B

I take a step away and throw myself onto another empty page, Okay

[Interlude]

G# A C#m B

[Verse 2]

G# A

I wanna keep you in my pocket for another day to take you out, if that's alright

C#m B

We're gonna take a little trip into the woods and kill some precious time, okay

G# A

I dig a hole, I throw you in and put a stone on top to make it nice, goodnight

C#m B

You'll have a good time in the dark and I'll be moving on into the light, alright

[Chorus]

F#m

Beating on a better drum

Dancing right above you

C#m E

Raving 'til my body pop

F#m

Shakin' up another one

Moving on without you

C#m E

Come on, make my body pop

F#m A

Trying to keep it together

C#m

Through the heartache

'Til the wall breaks

F#m

Beating on another drum

Better of without you

[Verse 3]

G# A

I wanna keep you to myself, a hidden place where no one else could come, deep underground

C#m B

If I can't have you no one else should ever touch you like I used to do

G# A

And every week I will be stopping by to tell you all about my life, my perfect life

C#m B

And you'll be listening, wishing you could keep me in your pocket, head and heart, too late

[Chorus]

F#m

Beating on a better drum

Dancing right above you

C#m E

Raving 'til my body pop

F#m

Shakin' up another one

Moving on without you

C#m E

Come on, make my body pop

F#m A

Trying to keep it together

C#m

Through the heartache

'Til the wall breaks

F#m

Beating on another drum

Better of without you

[Outro]

G# A C#m B

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