Chris LeDoux - Bang A Drum

Capo: 3rd fret

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

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 
[Bm] 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 
[D] believe