Beat a Drum

(início)

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                                 G
half way from coal, half way to diamond.
F                                  G
my fall knocked a mean chip out of 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.
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                            G
doctorate in science and the theologians dream.
     Bb                               C
the dragonflies are trying to lecture me.
Bb                             C
a seahorse as if we were in the sea.
Gm                 C     F       C
but 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.
INSTRUMENTAL
F                  G
beat a drum for me like a butterfly wing.
F                         G
tropical storm across the ocean.
Bb                                      C
but don't explain I'm sure I'll want to know
Bb                                       C
but don't forget we're just 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