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Bang the Drum Slowly  Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris Bang The Drum Slowly written by Guy Clark
Emmylou Harris
[A]I meant to ask you h[D]ow to fix that c[A]ar
I [D]always meant to ask you about the [A]war
[F#m]And what you saw [D]across a bridge too [A]far
Did it leave a [E]scar
Or how you [A]navigated [D]wings of fire and [A]steel
Up where [D]heaven had no more secrets to [A]conceal
[F#m]And still you found the [D]ground beneath your w[A]heels
How did it [E]feel
[D]Bang the drum slowly [A]play the pipe lowly
To [E]dust be returning from [A]dust we begin
[D]Bang the drum slowly I'll [A]speak of things holy
[F#m]Above and [D]below me [A]world w[E]ithout [A]end
[A]I meant to ask you how when [D]everything seemed [A]lost
[D]And your fate was in a game of dice they [A]tossed
[F#m]There was still that line that [D]you would never [A]cross
At any [E]cost
I meant to [A]ask you how you l[D]ived what you b[A]elieved
With [D]nothing but your heart up your [A]sleeve
[F#m]And if you ever [D]really were [A]deceived
By the likes of [E]me
[D]Bang the drum slowly [A]play the pipe lowly
To [E]dust be returning from [A]dust we begin
[D]Bang the drum slowly I'll [A]speak of things holy
[F#m]Above and [D]below me [A]world w[E]ithout [A]end
[E]Gone now is the day and gone the s[D]un
There is[A] peace tonight all over Arlington
But the [E]songs of my life will still be [D]sung
By the [A]light of the moon you [E]hung
I meant to [A]ask you [D]how to plow that [A]field
[D]I meant to bring you water from the [A]well
And [F#m]be the one [D]beside you when you [A]fell
Could you [E]tell
[D]Bang the drum slowly [A]play the pipe lowly
To [E]dust be returning from [A]dust we begin
[D]Bang the drum slowly I'll [A]speak of things holy
[F#m]Above and [D]below me [A]world w[E]ithout [A]end
From Emmylou Harris "Red Dirt Girl"
Nonesuch Records 2000
Poodlebone Music/EMI April Music

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