Bang A Drum Lyrics Chords

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[C#] I went to see [F#] a preacher [G#] to teach me [C#] how to pray
[F#] He looked at [C#] me and smiled [G#] then that preacher turned away
He [C#] said if you want to [F#] tell them something [G#] you ain't got to [C#] fold your hands
[F#] Say it with your heart, your [C#] soul and believe it
[G#] And I say [C#]
man, bang a drum [F#] for the sinners
[G#] Bang a drum [C#] for the sins
[F#] Bang a drum [C#] for the losers [G#] and those who win
[C#] Bang a drum [F#] loudly [G#] or as soft as [C#] you need
[F#] Bang a drum [C#] for yourself [G#] son and a drum [C#] for me
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Let me [F#] hear you say yeah
[C#] Yeah, [G#] hallelujah, [C#] amen
_ Called _ _ _ _ up [F#] on my brother [G#] just the other [C#] day
[F#] He said John I'm [C#] gonna die [G#] don't start to live again
I [C#] work each day and [F#] night like clockwork [G#] just trying to make ends meet
[F#] I could kick this [C#] bad world's ass if [G#] I could just get on my feet
I [C#] banged the
_ [F#] _ [G#] Bang a drum [C#] for the truth
[F#] Bang a drum [C#] for the [G#] innocence
Lost in all you
[C#] Bang a drum
[F#] _ [G#] Or as soft as [C#] you need
[F#] Bang a drum [C#] for your brother [G#] and a drum [C#] for me
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[C#] I know [G#] where all the rivers [C#] run
[F#] I don't _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ know [A#m] what I'm _ [F#] believing
[C#] Each step that [G#] I take ain't [A#m] worth the ground
[F#] _ [G#] Ain't gonna hold it high
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_ [G#] _ [F#] A _ [C#] _ _ [A#m] _
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_ poet or a saint
Just another man searching [D#] for _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
[F#] the means that [C#] I believe
[F#] Sometimes I wanna [C#] rock, [G#] sometimes I wanna scream
[C#] Bang _ [F#] _
[G#] a drum [C#] for the past
[F#] Bang a drum [C#] for the [G#] heroes that won't come back
[C#] Bang a drum [F#] for the promised
[G#] Bang a drum [C#] for the lies
[F#] Bang a drum [C#] for the lovers [G#] and the tears they cry
[C#] Bang a drum [F#] _
[G#] for the song that [C#] you need
[F#] As long as my heart [C#] keeps on
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And he say yeah
_ _ Whoa yeah
[F#] He say yeah
[C#] _ Hallelujah, _ amen Oh my
Yeah, yeah, [G#] yeah Whoa [C#] yeah
He [F#] say yeah
[C#] Yeah, hallelujah, amen Oh [N] my
Yeah
He _ _ _ say yeah [C#] Yeah
Hallelujah, amen
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