Bang A Drum

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."

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

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