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Beat A Drum chords by R.E.M.

  • D

  • E

  • G

  • A

  • Em

  • Bm

    2
  • F#m

    2
  • C

Verse 1
D
The sun reflected in the
E
D
back of my eye
I knocked my head against
the sky
E
Verse 2
G
The dragonflies are busy
A
buzzing me
G
Seahorses if we were in the sea
A

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Verse 3
D
E
Halfway from coal, halfway to diamond
D
My fall knocked a mean chip out of me
Verse 4
E
G
I'm gathering as far as I can reach
A
G
We're perched up on the precipice
A
And this is what I've seen
Verse 5
Em
D
A
This is all I want it's all I need
Em
D
A
This is all I am it's everything
Em
This is all I want it's all I need
D
A
Verse 6
D
Bm
A Blue Jay hectors from the
E
felled catalpa tree
D
Doctorate in science and
E
a theologian's
Dream
Verse 7
G
The dragonflies are trying
A
to lecture me
G
Seahorses if we were in the sea
A
Verse 8
Em
D
A
This is all I want it's all I need
Em
D
A
This is all I am it's everything
Em
This is all I want it's all I need
Interlude 1
D
A
Bm
A
Bm
F#m
G
F#m
D
C
Bm
A
Bm
F#m
G
F#m
Verse 9
D
Beat a drum for me,
E
D
like a butterfly wing
Tropical storm across the ocean
E
Verse 10
G
But don't explain,
A
I'm sure I'll want to know
G
But don't forget,
we're just halfway from coal
A
Verse 11
Em
D
A
This is all I want it's all I need
Em
D
A
This is all I am it's everything
Em
This is all I want it's all I need
Outro 1
D
A
Bm
A
N/A
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