Beat a Drum

F                       G
the sun reflected in the back of my 
eye.

F                                G
  I knocked my head against the sky.

      Bb                         C
the dragonflies are busy buzzing me.

   Bb                            C
a seahorse as if we were in the sea.

F                             
half way from coal, half way to 
    G
diamond.

F                                  
my fall knocked a mean chip out of 
G
me.

Bb                        C
gathering as far as I can reach.

Bb                              C
perched up on the precipice and this
 is what I've seen.

Gm                 C     F       C
this is all I want, it's all I need.

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Gm                 C     F       C
this is all I am, it's everything.

Gm                 C     F       C
this is all I want, it's all I need.

F                          G
a bluejay hectors from the felled 
Catalpa tree.

F                          
doctorate in science and the 
  G
theologians dream.

     Bb                      
the dragonflies are trying to 
         C
lecture me.

Bb                             C
a seahorse as if we were in the sea.

Gm                 C     F       
but this is all I want, it's all I 
C
need.

Gm                 C     F       C
this is all I am, it's everything.

Gm                 C     F       C
this is all I want, it's all I need.

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F                  G
beat a drum for me like a butterfly 
wing.

F                         G
tropical storm across the ocean.

Bb                                
but don't explain I'm sure I'll 
      C
want to know

Bb                                
but don't forget we're just 
       C
halfway from home.


Gm                 C     F       C
this is all I want, it's all I need.

Gm                 C     F       C
this is all I am, it's everything.

Gm                 C     F       C
this is all I want, it's all I need.

Dm7     C F