Bang A Drum

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[Verse 1]
D A D
I Went To The Preacher To teach Me How To Pray
G D A
He Looked At Me And Smiled Then That Preacher Turned Away
D G A
Said, "If you want to tell him something, you ain't gotta fold
D
your hands
G A D
I Say it with your heart, your soul, and believe it, and I'll
A
say, Amen.
[Chorus]
D A D
Bang a drum for the sinners, bang a drum for your sins
G D A
Bang a drum for the losers and those who win
D G A D
Bang a drum, bang it loudly, or as soft as You Need
G D A D
Bang a drum for yourself son, and a drum for me
[Verse 2]
D A D
Well I called upon my brother, just the other day
G D A
He said, "Jon, I'm gonna die if I don't start to live again
D G A D
I work each day and night like clockwork, just tryin' to make ends meet
G A D A
Well I could kick this bad world's ass if I could just get on my feet
[Chorus]
D A D
Bang a drum for the dying, bang a drum for the truth
G D A
Bang a drum for the innocence, lost in our youth
D G A D
Bang a drum, bang it loudly, or as soft as you need
G D A D
Bang a drum for your brother, and a drum for me
G A D
I don't know where all the rivers run
G D A
I don't know how far, I don't know how come
G D G D
But I'm gonna die believin, with each step that I take
G D A
Ain't worth the ground that I walk if we don't walk it our own
Bm
way
[Verse 4]
D A D
I don't claim to be a wise man, a poet, or a Saint
G D A
Just another man who's searchin' for a better way
D G A D
But my heart beats loud as thunder, for the things that I believe
G A D A
Sometimes I want to run for cover, sometimes I want to scream
[Chorus]
D A D
Bang a drum for the tomorrow, bang a drum for the past
G D A
Bang a drum for heroes, who won't come back
D G A D
Bang a drum for the promise, bang a drum for the lies
G D A
Bang a drum for the lovers, and the tears they cry
D G A D
Bang a drum bang it loudly, or as soft as you need
G D A
But as long as my heart keeps on banging, I've got a reason to
D
believe

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Bang A Drum Chords by Chris LeDoux

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