Intro: C#5  E5  A5  C#5  - Lead guitar plays Theme

1.Strophe Part A: (only drums, bass and accoustic guitar)

      C#5                               E5
They saddled me with bullets and they handed me a gun 
          A5                              C#5      
and they said my boy you're going off to war.
            C#5                   E5
I said goodbye to my lover as I walked out the door
              A5                             C#5 
she said I'm too afraid I won't see you no more.

1.Strophe Part B (all):
      C#5                                 E5
I reassured her with a kiss, and like my aim I did not miss 
       A5                                C#5
and I hold that memory with me to this day.
            C#5                             E5
I said I'm going across the sea to fight another one of me
        A5                                C#5 
and I know not of the reason or or what for.

Ref.
      A5                        C#5
So I jumped into the lion's mouth,
         A5                             C#5 
just to see what life was really all about.
              A5                           E5                  
And if I'm returned to the flames and whatever still remains 
         A5                             C#5
oh yeah you will see what I was all about. 

2.Strophe
     C#5                         E5
For years went on by without a bullet in my side 
        A5                             C#5      
and I thanked the Lord that I had survived.
        C#5                                    E5
When I walked through that door I caught you naked on the floor
       A5                                     C#5 
and a part of me that survived well it just died. 

Ref.
      A5                      C#5
So I put you in the lion's mouth, 
    A5                                C#5 
so you could see what life was all about 
                A5                             E5
and now you're returned to the flames and whatever ever still remains 
         A5                              C#5
oh yeah now you'll see what I was all about. 

Guitar Solo on ? Strophe 
C#5 E5  A5  C#5 

3.Strophe: Only Drums and Bass and Handklapp (2-1-2-1)
       C#5                                E5              
So I climbed up on the stairs above her body where she lay 
       A5                             C#5
and I tied that noose around my own neck. 
             C#5                            E5
And I thank God for all my days and to forgive my wicked ways
         A5                               C#5
and let him without sin cast the first stone. 

Break

      C#5                             E5
And with that said I jumped into my souls eternal bed 
       A5                            C#5      
and I let my legs swing beneath my head. 
       C#5                           E5
So if you should ever question the reason or what for
          A5                               C#5 
oh then clearly boy you've never been to war.

Ref.
      A5                       C#5
So I jumped into the lion's mouth, 
         A5                             C#5 
just to see what life was really all about. 
              A5                           E5                  
And when I returned in the flames and whatever still remains 
         A5                             C#5
oh yeah you will see what I was all about.

       A5 (break)              C#5
So I jumped into the lion's mouth,
         A5                             C#5 
just to see what life was really all about. 
              A5                           E5                  
And when I returned in the flames and whatever still remains 
         A5                             C#5
oh yeah you will see what I was all about. 

End:
       A5 (break)             C#5
So I jumped into the lions mouth