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Beat the Drum
-Great Big Sea
GI still hear the sCnares in the Gsquare
GColours ablaze in the Devening
GThe air was still down the Emstormy hills
CIt's good to be young and Ddaring
GShe was the pride of the Csummer that Gyear
GShe was my sweetheart, my Dlady
GWe walked to Black Rock and Emstopped by the Loch
CIt's good to be young and Ddaring
CIt's good to be young
[Chorus]
GBeat the drum, DBeat the drum
EmLike a heartbeat, CLonely and DStrong
x2
GAcross the bay I can Cstill hear the Gstrains
GThe two step loud and Dblaring
GWe walked hand and hand to the Embeat of the band
CIt's good to be young and Ddaring
[Chorus]
GI still hear the Csnares in the Gsquare
GColours ablaze in the Devening
GShe was the pride of the Emsummer that year
CIt's good to be young and Ddaring 
[Chorus] - a cappella (optional) with bodhran

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Beat The Drum

by Great Big Sea

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Beat the Drum

-Great Big Sea

G C G

I still hear the snares in the square

G D

Colours ablaze in the evening

G Em

The air was still down the stormy hills

C D

It's good to be young and daring

G C G

She was the pride of the summer that year

G D

She was my sweetheart, my lady

G Em

We walked to Black Rock and stopped by the Loch

C D

It's good to be young and daring

It's good to be young

[Chorus]

G D

Beat the drum, Beat the drum

Em C D

Like a heartbeat, Lonely and Strong

G C G

Across the bay I can still hear the strains

G D

The two step loud and blaring

G Em

We walked hand and hand to the beat of the band

C D

It's good to be young and daring

[Chorus]

G C G

I still hear the snares in the square

G D

Colours ablaze in the evening

G Em

She was the pride of the summer that year

C D

It's good to be young and daring

[Chorus] - a cappella (optional) with bodhran

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