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Emmylou Harris    Bang The Drum Slowly  written by Guy Clark
                                                   Emmylou Harris
AI meant to ask you hDow to fix that cAar
I Dalways meant to ask you about the Awar
F#mAnd what you saw Dacross a bridge too Afar
Did it leave a Escar
Or how you Anavigated Dwings of fire and Asteel
Up where Dheaven had no more secrets to Aconceal
F#mAnd still you found the Dground beneath your wAheels
How did it Efeel
DBang the drum slowly Aplay the pipe lowly
To Edust be returning from Adust we begin
DBang the drum slowly I'll Aspeak of things holy
F#mAbove and Dbelow me Aworld wEithout Aend
AI meant to ask you how when Deverything seemed Alost
DAnd your fate was in a game of dice they Atossed
F#mThere was still that line that Dyou would never Across
At any Ecost
I meant to Aask you how you lDived what you bAelieved
With Dnothing but your heart up your Asleeve
F#mAnd if you ever Dreally were Adeceived
By the likes of Eme
DBang the drum slowly Aplay the pipe lowly
To Edust be returning from Adust we begin
DBang the drum slowly I'll Aspeak of things holy
F#mAbove and Dbelow me Aworld wEithout Aend
EGone now is the day and gone the sDun
There is Apeace tonight all over Arlington
But the Esongs of my life will still be Dsung
By the Alight of the moon you Ehung
I meant to Aask you Dhow to plow that Afield
DI meant to bring you water from the Awell
And F#mbe the one Dbeside you when you Afell
Could you Etell
DBang the drum slowly Aplay the pipe lowly
To Edust be returning from Adust we begin
DBang the drum slowly I'll Aspeak of things holy
F#mAbove and Dbelow me Aworld wEithout Aend
From Emmylou Harris "Red Dirt Girl"
Nonesuch Records 2000
Poodlebone Music/EMI April Music

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Bang The Drum Slowly

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Emmylou Harris Bang The Drum Slowly written by Guy Clark

Emmylou Harris

A D A

I meant to ask you how to fix that car

D A

I always meant to ask you about the war

F#m D A

And what you saw across a bridge too far

Did it leave a scar

A D A

Or how you navigated wings of fire and steel

D A

Up where heaven had no more secrets to conceal

F#m D A

And still you found the ground beneath your wheels

How did it feel

D A

Bang the drum slowly play the pipe lowly

E A

To dust be returning from dust we begin

D A

Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy

F#m D A E A

Above and below me world without end

A D A

I meant to ask you how when everything seemed lost

D A

And your fate was in a game of dice they tossed

F#m D A

There was still that line that you would never cross

At any cost

A D A

I meant to ask you how you lived what you believed

D A

With nothing but your heart up your sleeve

F#m D A

And if you ever really were deceived

By the likes of me

D A

Bang the drum slowly play the pipe lowly

E A

To dust be returning from dust we begin

D A

Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy

F#m D A E A

Above and below me world without end

E D

Gone now is the day and gone the sun

There is peace tonight all over Arlington

E D

But the songs of my life will still be sung

A E

By the light of the moon you hung

A D A

I meant to ask you how to plow that field

D A

I meant to bring you water from the well

F#m D A

And be the one beside you when you fell

Could you tell

D A

Bang the drum slowly play the pipe lowly

E A

To dust be returning from dust we begin

D A

Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy

F#m D A E A

Above and below me world without end

From Emmylou Harris "Red Dirt Girl"

Nonesuch Records 2000

Poodlebone Music/EMI April Music

About Bang The Drum Slowly Chords by Emmylou Harris

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