This is how I play it on my acoustic, sounds good to me.
Guitar is in D standard, so tune all of your strings down a tone to play with the track.
Chords, notated as if played in E;
E : 022100
Asus2/F# : 202200
G#m ( Emaj7/G# ): 466400
A ( Asus2 ) : 577400
F#m ( F#m9 ): 244200
B ( Bsus4 ) : 799800
B/D# : x69800 / x64400
All chords have the first and second string ringing open throughout.
Don't worry about the chord names - the idea is mainly Esus/Emaj7,
but reflecting the moving bass notes/inversions.
I play all of the 6th string bass notes with my thumb.
Follow the fingerings above to make this work nicely (I've simplified the names).
E Asus2/F# E Asus2/F#
I've been thinking - about the things that -
G#m A E Asus2/F#
are stuck inside my head and I can't get them out -
E Asus2/F# E Asus2/F#
and I 've been waking - at four in the morning -
G#m A E ( Asus2/F# )
I don't know why I can't get back to sleep again tonight -
G#m A
Keep banging on - Banging on your drum
E
Keep banging on - And your day will come
G#m A
Keep banging on - Banging on your drum
E Asus2/F
and they will hear you -
E Asus2/F# E Asus2/F#
I am wishing - that I was making -
G#m A E Asus2/F#
a list of all of the good things that I ever done with my life -
E Asus2/F# E Asus2/F#
and everybody - says I have wasted -
G#m A E ( Asus2/F# )
wasted every chance I ever had to be somebody
G#m A
Keep banging on - Banging on your drum
E
Keep banging on - And your day will come
G#m A
Keep banging on - Banging on your drum
E Asus2/F#
and they will hear you -
G#m A E ( Asus2/F# )
No one lives forever - There's business here I've got to finish
G#m A E ( Asus2/F# )
You won't make your mind up - You won't make your mind up for me
~Middle 8 instrumental, E - Asus/F# riff~
G#m A E
No one lives forever - There's business here you've got to finish
G#m A E
You won't make your mind up - You won't make your mind up for me
G#m A E
Hang out of your window - Shout it down to the people below
G#m A E
Everyone will hear you - They are going to hear you
G#m A
Keep banging on - Banging on your drum
B ( B/D# )
Keep banging on - And your day will come
G#m A
Keep banging on -Banging on your drum
B ( B/D# )
and they will hear you
E F#m G#m A ( B )
Woooh oh oh wooh oh - Woooh oh wooh oh oh
E F#m G#m A ( B )
Woooh oh oh wooh oh - Woooh oh wooh oh oh
E F#m
Keep banging on - Banging on your drum
G#m A ( B )
Keep banging on - And your day will come
E F#m
Keep banging on - Banging on your drum
G#m A ( B )
and they will hear you
E Asus4/F#
Keep banging on - Banging on your drum
E Asus4/F#
Keep banging on - And your day will come
E Asus4/F#
Keep banging on - Banging on your drum
E Asus2/F# E
and they will hear you