Bang The Drum Slowly chords by
Emmylou Harris

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Key: A major•

Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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I meant to ask you how to fix that car

C

C

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G

G

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I always meant to ask you about the war

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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And what you saw across a bridge too far

Dsus4

Dsus4

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Did it leave a scar?

Verse 2

G

G

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C

C

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Or how you navigated wings

G

G

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of fire and steel

C

C

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Up where heaven had no more

secrets to conceal

G

G

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Em

Em

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C

C

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And still you found the ground

G

G

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beneath your wheels

Dsus4

Dsus4

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How did it feel?

Verse 3

C

C

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G

G

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Bang the drum slowly, play the pipe lowly

Dsus4

Dsus4

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To dust be returning,

G

G

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from dust we begin

C

C

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Bang the drum slowly,

G

G

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I'll speak of things holy

Em

Em

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C

C

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Above and below me,

Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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G

G

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world without end

Verse 4

G

G

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I meant to ask you how when

C

C

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G

G

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everything seemed lost

C

C

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And your fate was in a game of

G

G

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dice they tossed

Em

Em

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C

C

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There was still that line that you

G

G

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would never cross

Verse 5

At any cost

D

D

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G

G

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I meant to ask you how you

C

C

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G

G

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lived what you believed

C

C

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With nothing but your heart

G

G

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up your sleeve

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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And if you ever really were deceived

Dsus4

Dsus4

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By the likes of me

Verse 6

C

C

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G

G

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Bang the drum slowly, play the pipe lowly

Dsus4

Dsus4

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To dust be returning,

G

G

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from dust we begin

C

C

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Bang the drum slowly,

G

G

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I'll speak of things holy

Em

Em

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C

C

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Above and below me,

D

D

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G

G

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world without end

Verse 7

D

D

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C

C

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Gone now is the day and gone the sun

G

G

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There is peace tonight all

over Arlington

D

D

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C

C

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But the song of my life will still be sung

G

G

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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By the light of the moon you hung

Verse 8

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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I meant to ask you how to plow that field

C

C

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G

G

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I meant to bring you water from the well

Em

Em

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C

C

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And be the one beside

G

G

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you when you fell

Could you tell?

Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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Verse 9

C

C

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G

G

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Bang the drum slowly, play the pipe lowly

Dsus4

Dsus4

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To dust be returning,

G

G

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from dust we begin

C

C

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Bang the drum slowly,

G

G

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I'll speak of things holy

Em

Em

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C

C

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Above and below me,

Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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G

G

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world without end

Outro 1

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Chords

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Em
Dsus4
D

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Bang The Drum Slowly by Emmylou Harris is A major.

The primary chords used in Bang The Drum Slowly are A, D, F#m, Esus4, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, F#m, Esus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Bang The Drum Slowly is approximately 67 beats per minute.

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