The Lion Sleeps Tonight Chords by The Tokens

Tempo:
120.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Bbm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Tokens "The lion sleeps tonight" chords
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OM NUM NUM [Bbm]
[F] [C] [N]
GYAH NUM GYAH
[C] [Dm] [G]
[F] [Bb] SUCHI TZUI [F] I [C] [F]
ZHI
OM NUM NUM GYAH NUM GYAH [Bb] [F]
SOCHI TSUI
OM NUM [C] NUM GYAH [F]
NUM Kimchi
With the [Bb] candle [F] of killing spirits [C] [F] tonight
If the dragon [Bb] knew [F] the lion [C] sleeps tonight
[F]
He'll [Bb] run away
[F]
[C] I'll be gone
I'll [F]
be gone
[Bb] I'll [F] be gone
I'll be gone
He'll run [C] away
[F]
If the lion [Bb] knew the peaceful [F] village
The lion sleeps [C] tonight
[F]
The [Bb] lion's gone
The lion's gone
[F]
The lion sleeps [C] tonight
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
Sleeps [C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] tonight
[F]
The [Bb] [F]
lion sleeps [C] tonight
[F] I'm just one more [C] time
[Bb] [F]
[C] in the [F]
[Bb] [F]
air
[C] [F]
I'm just [Gm] [F] one [C] more time
[F]
[Bb] in [F]
the air
in the [C] air
[Bb]
in the
[Gb]
[F]
air
[Bb] [B]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn The Tokens - (Live in Pittsburg) The Lion Sleeps Tonight chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, C, F, Bb, F, C and Bb. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 121. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Major.

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_ OM _ NUM NUM [Bbm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ GYAH NUM GYAH _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ SUCHI TZUI [F] _ I [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
ZHI
OM NUM NUM GYAH NUM GYAH _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F]
SOCHI TSUI
OM NUM [C] NUM GYAH _ [F] _
NUM Kimchi
With the [Bb] candle _ _ [F] of _ killing spirits [C] _ _ _ [F] tonight
If the dragon [Bb] _ _ _ knew [F] the lion [C] sleeps tonight
_ [F]
He'll _ [Bb] run _ away
[F] _
_ _ [C] I'll be gone
I'll [F]
be gone
[Bb] _ _ I'll [F] be gone
I'll be gone
He'll run [C] away
_ _ _ [F] _
If the lion [Bb] knew the peaceful [F] village
The lion sleeps [C] _ tonight
_ [F] _
The [Bb] lion's gone
The lion's gone
[F]
The lion sleeps [C] tonight
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
Sleeps [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ tonight
[F] _
_ The [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
lion sleeps [C] _ tonight
[F] I'm just one more [C] time
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ in the [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F]
air
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F]
I'm just [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] one _ _ [C] more time
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ in [F]
the air
in the [C] air
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ in the _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
air
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Solomon Linda, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss and Luigi Creatore.

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