Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
I D went to see the preacher, to A teach me how to D pray
He G looked at me and D smiled, then that A preacher turned away
Said, "If you D want to tell him G something, you ain't A gotta fold
your D hands.
Say it with your G heart, your A soul, and believe D it, and I'll A
say, Amen."
Chorus
Bang a D drum for the sinners, bang a A drum for your D sins
Bang a G drum for the D losers and A those who win
Bang a D drum, bang it G loudly, or as A soft as you D need
Bang a G drum for yourself D son, and a A drum for D me
Verse 2
Well I called upon my brother, just the other day
He said, "Jon, I'm gonna die if I don't start to live again.
I work each day and night like clockwork, just tryin' to make ends meet.
Well I could kick this bad world's ass if I could just get on my feet."
Bang a drum for the dying, bang a drum for the truth
Bang a drum for the innocence, lost in our youth
Bang a drum, bang it loudly, or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for your brother, and a drum for me
I G don't know where all the A rivers D run
I don't G know how D far, I don't A know how come
But G I'm gonna die D believin, with each G step that I D take
Ain't worth the G ground that I D walk if we don't A walk it our own
way
Verse 3
I don't claim to be a wise man, a poet, or a Saint
Just another man who's searchin' for a better way
But my heart beats loud as thunder, for the things that I believe
Sometimes I want to run for cover, sometimes I want to scream
Bang a drum for the tomorrow, bang a drum for the past
Bang a drum for heroes, who won't come back
Bang a drum for the promise, bang a drum for the lies
Bang a G drum for the D lovers, and the A tears they cry
Bang a D drum bang it G loudly, or as A soft as you D need
But as long as my G heart keeps on D banging, I've got a A reason to
believe