Man Behind The Drums
Robert Earl KeenVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
We left New York City, with nothin' but a song,
she'll be coming' 'round the mountain when she comes.
We wound up in Woodstock, at an old time jamboree,
came to see the man behind the drums.||
(Chorus)
Levon digs the doghouse, playing in The Band,
when he locks in to that backbeat it ain't hard to understand.
Get your body movin', celebrate your soul,
Levon digs the doghouse, that's sho-nuff rock and roll.
Son of a plain dirt farmer, from southeast Arkansas,
he was born in a bare ramblin' shoe.
Up and down the highway, and all around the world,
laying down the rhythm and the blues.
(Chorus)
We were hangin' from the rafters, singing every song,
that big barn band was hot as it could be.
Up there in the spotlight, the man behind the drums,
was takin' all the load off for you and me.
(Chorus)
Yea, Levon digs the doghouse, that's sho-nuff rock and roll.
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Readable chord sheet for Man Behind The Drums by Robert Earl Keen
[C]We left New York [G]City, with [Am]nothin' but a [F]song, [C]she'll be coming' 'round the [G]mountain when she [F]comes. [C]We wound up in [G]Woodstock, [Am]at an old time [F]jamboree, [C]came to see the [G]man behind the [Fss]drums.|| (Chorus) [C]Levon digs the [F]doghouse, [C]playing in The [F]Band, [C]when he locks in [G]to that [C]backbeat it ain't [D]hard to under[F]stand. [C]Get your body [F]movin', [C]celebrate your [F]soul, [C]Levon [G]digs the [C]doghouse, [F]that's sho-nuff [G]rock and r[C]oll. [G] [F] [C] [C] [G] [F] [C] [C]Son of a plain dirt [G]farmer, from s[Am]outheast Arkan[F]sas, [C]he was born in a [G]bare ramblin' [F]shoe. [C]Up and down the [G]highway, and a[Am]ll around the [F]world, [C]laying down the [G]rhythm and the [Fss]blues. (Chorus) [C]We were hangin' from the [G]rafters, [Am]singing every [F]song, [C]that big barn band was [G]hot as it could [F]be. [C]Up there in the [G]spotlight, the [Am]man behind the [F]drums, [C]was takin' all the [G]load off for you and [F]me. (Chorus) [C]Yea, Levon [G]digs the [C]doghouse, [F]that's sho-nuff [G]rock and [C]roll.