I D went to see the G preacher to A teach me how to D pray 
               He G looked at me and D smiled then that A preacher turned away 
               He said "Son, if you D want to tell him G something 
               You ain't A gotta fold your D hands 
               Say it with your G heart your soul and D believe it, and I'll A say 
               amen D” 
               Bang a drum for the G sinners, bang a A drum for the D sins 
               Bang a G drum for the D losers and A those who win 
               Bang a D drum, bang it G loudly or as A soft as you D need 
               Bang a G drum for yourself D son and a A drum for me D 
               G Oh-oh-D oh-oh-Aoh oh D oh let me hear you say: 
               GYeah, yeah D Hallelujah Aamen D 
               I D called upon my  G brother just the A other  D day, 
               He said: G "Jon, I'm gonna D die if I don't A start to live again 
               I work each Dday and night like G clockwork just Atrying to make ends 
               D meet 
               I could G kick this bad world's D ass if I could A just get on my 
               feet" 
               I'd bang a D drum for the G dying, bang a A drum for the D truth 
               Bang a G drum for the D innocence A lost in our youth 
               Bang a D drum bang it G loudly or as A soft as you D need 
               Bang a G drum for you D brother and a A drum for me D 
               G I don't D know where all the A rivers D run 
               I don't G know how D far, I don't A know how come 
               But I'm Bm gonna die G believin' each Dstep that I Atake 
               Ain't worth the Bmground that I Gwalk on 
               If we don't walk A it our own Bm way 
                 Solo  Bm G D A Bm G A 
               No I don't D claim to be a Gwise man a Apoet or a D saint 
               I'm G just  another D man who's searching for a A better way 
               But my G heart beats loud as D thunder for the Gthings that I 
               Dbelieve 
               Sometimes I G wanna run for D cover, someAtimes I want to scream 
               Bang a Ddrum for tomoGrrow, bang a A drum for the D past 
               Bang a G drum for the Dheros that A won't come back 
               Bang a D drum for the G promise, bang a A drum for the D lies 
               Bang a Gdrum for the Dlovers and the Atears they've cried 
               Bang a D drum, bang it G loudly or as Asoft as you Dneed 
               But as long as my G heart keeps on D bangin' 
               I got a A reason to believe 
               G Yeah D yeah Aoh yeah D oh let me hear you say: 
               GYeah, yeah D Hallelujah Aamen D 
               G Yeah D yeah Aoh yeah D oh let me hear you say: 
               GYeah, yeah D Hallelujah Aamen D