Bang The Drum Slowly
Emmylou HarrisVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I meant to ask you how to fix that car
I always meant to ask you about the war
And what you saw across a bridge too far
Did it leave a scar
Or how you navigated wings of fire and steel
Up where heaven had no more secrets to conceal
And still you found the ground beneath your wheels
How did it feel
Bang the drum slowly play the pipe lowly
To dust be returning from dust we begin
Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy
Above and below me world without end
I meant to ask you how when everything seemed lost
And your fate was in a game of dice they tossed
There was still that line that you would never cross
At any cost
I meant to ask you how you lived what you believed
With nothing but your heart up your sleeve
And if you ever really were deceived
By the likes of me
Bang the drum slowly play the pipe lowly
To dust be returning from dust we begin
Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy
Above and below me world without end
Gone now is the day and gone the sun
There is peace tonight all over Arlington
But the songs of my life will still be sung
By the light of the moon you hung
I meant to ask you how to plow that field
I meant to bring you water from the well
And be the one beside you when you fell
Could you tell
Bang the drum slowly play the pipe lowly
To dust be returning from dust we begin
Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy
Above and below me world without end
From Emmylou Harris "Red Dirt Girl"
Nonesuch Records 2000
Poodlebone Music/EMI April Music
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Readable chord sheet for Bang The Drum Slowly by Emmylou Harris
[A]I meant to ask you h[D]ow to fix that c[A]ar I [D]always meant to ask you about the [A]war [F#m]And what you saw [D]across a bridge too [A]far Did it leave a [E]scar Or how you [A]navigated [D]wings of fire and [A]steel Up where [D]heaven had no more secrets to [A]conceal [F#m]And still you found the [D]ground beneath your w[A]heels How did it [E]feel [D]Bang the drum slowly [A]play the pipe lowly To [E]dust be returning from [A]dust we begin [D]Bang the drum slowly I'll [A]speak of things holy [F#m]Above and [D]below me [A]world w[E]ithout [A]end [A]I meant to ask you how when [D]everything seemed [A]lost [D]And your fate was in a game of dice they [A]tossed [F#m]There was still that line that [D]you would never [A]cross At any [E]cost I meant to [A]ask you how you l[D]ived what you b[A]elieved With [D]nothing but your heart up your [A]sleeve [F#m]And if you ever [D]really were [A]deceived By the likes of [E]me [D]Bang the drum slowly [A]play the pipe lowly To [E]dust be returning from [A]dust we begin [D]Bang the drum slowly I'll [A]speak of things holy [F#m]Above and [D]below me [A]world w[E]ithout [A]end [E]Gone now is the day and gone the s[D]un There is[A] peace tonight all over Arlington But the [E]songs of my life will still be [D]sung By the [A]light of the moon you [E]hung I meant to [A]ask you [D]how to plow that [A]field [D]I meant to bring you water from the [A]well And [F#m]be the one [D]beside you when you [A]fell Could you [E]tell [D]Bang the drum slowly [A]play the pipe lowly To [E]dust be returning from [A]dust we begin [D]Bang the drum slowly I'll [A]speak of things holy [F#m]Above and [D]below me [A]world w[E]ithout [A]end From Emmylou Harris "Red Dirt Girl" Nonesuch Records 2000 Poodlebone Music/EMI April Music