Iron Lion Zion Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
142.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

D

A

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Iron Lion Zion (1995) - Bob Marley & The Wailers chords
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[E] [Bm] [A]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[Em]
[Bm] I'm on the run, like
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[D] a [A] lion, [Bm] in Zion, [F#m] [E]
[Bm] [A] [B] Zion, [E] Zion, [Bm] Zion.
I'm on the run, but I ain't got no gun.
See, they want to be the star, so they're fighting trial by war.
[B] And it's in [D] Zion, like a lion, [Bm] in Zion, [A] like a lion, [Bm] in Zion,
[F#m] [E] [Bm]
I am lion, [Bm] Zion.
[A]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em] I'm on the run, running like a lion, see that papaya jack I'll stop.
Running like a fugitive, I'm gonna run like a fugitive.
Just to save the life I live, for now.
I'm gonna [D] be iron, [A] like a lion, [Bm] in Zion.
I'm gonna [D] be iron, [A] like a lion, [Bm] in Zion.
[F#m] [E]
[Bm] [A] [F#] [E]
[Bm] [Bm]
[A] [F#] [E]
[Bm] [A] [D] Iron, [A] like a lion, [Bm] in Zion.
Iron, [D]
[A] like a lion, [Bm] in Zion.
Iron, [D]
[A] like a lion, [Bm] in Zion.
[D]
[A] Iron, like a lion, in Zion.
Iron, like a lion, [Bm] in Zion.
[D] Iron, [A] like a lion, [Bm] in Zion.
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[D]
[A]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
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_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] I'm on the _ run, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ like _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] a _ _ _ [A] lion, _ [Bm] in Zion, _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] Zion, [E] Zion, [Bm] Zion.
_ I'm _ on the run, _ _ but I ain't got no gun.
_ _ See, they want to be the star, so they're fighting trial by war.
[B] And it's in [D] Zion, _ like a lion, _ [Bm] in Zion, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] like a lion, _ [Bm] in Zion, _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
I am lion, [Bm] Zion.
_ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ I'm on the _ run, _ _ running like a lion, _ _ _ see that papaya jack I'll stop. _ _ _
Running like a fugitive, _ _ I'm gonna run like a _ fugitive. _ _
_ _ _ _ Just _ to save the life I live, _ _ for now.
I'm gonna [D] be iron, _ [A] like a lion, _ [Bm] in Zion.
_ _ _ I'm gonna [D] be iron, [A] like a lion, _ [Bm] in Zion.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] Iron, _ [A] like a lion, _ [Bm] in Zion. _ _
_ _ _ _ Iron, [D] _
[A] like a lion, _ [Bm] in Zion. _
Iron, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] like a lion, _ [Bm] in Zion. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] Iron, like a lion, in Zion.
Iron, like a lion, [Bm] in Zion. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Iron, _ [A] like a lion, _ [Bm] in Zion. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Bob Marley.

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