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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Well here we are in a special place
Bm
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What are you gonna do here?
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Now we stand in a special place
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What will you do here?
C
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What show of soul are
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we gonna get from you?
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It could be deliverance, or history
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Under these skies so blue
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Could be something true
A
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But if I know you you'll bang the drum
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Bm
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Like mon keys do
A
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Here we are in a fabulous place
Bm
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What are you gonna dream here?
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We are standing in this fabulous place
Bm
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What are you gonna play here?
C
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I know you love the high life,
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you love to leap around

You love to beat your chest
C
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and make your sound
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But not here man - this is sacred ground
C
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With a Power flowing through
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And if know you you'll bang the drum
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Like monkeys do
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Here we stand on a rocky shore
C
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Your father stood here before you
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I can see his ghost explore you
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I can feel the sea implore you
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Not to pass on by
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Not to walk on by
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And not to try
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Just to let it come
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Don't bang the drum
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Just let it come
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Just let it come
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Do you know how to let
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it come now?
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Don't bang the drum
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Just let it
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come now...
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Don't bang the drum...
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Don't bang the drum
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Asus4
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Don't bang the drum
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Don't bang the drum
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • B

    2

  • A

  • Asus4

  • G

  • D

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Don't Bang the Drum by The Waterboys is E minor.

The primary chords used in Don't Bang the Drum are Em, Bm, C, B, A, Asus4.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, Bm, C, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Don't Bang the Drum is approximately 130 beats per minute.

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