Alright, I'm not sure exactly what tuning the original is in, the one video of them playing I could find he had a capo on the 4th fret and was using some odd shapes, so these are just the chords as best I could decipher them, you can place a capo where ever you want to get the most comfortable shapes Intro: F# F# B F# When my mother still was young, her father died of too much wine B F# Db His parents both were hunted in the jungle. F# B F# She moved into the city,in her twenties met my father B F# G# He courted her, the fell in love, and married. F# B F# On a Tuesday April morning, his brilliant brain stopped working B F# Ebm My brothers, mom, and I all sat 'round crying. B F# When it occurred to me that I'd do well to lead our little pride, Db F# B F# And so I tried to find my roar and be a Lion. B F# I always show my teeth when I am smiling, Db F# F# G# I only say I Love You when I'm sure. B F# Inside my gentle paws I have some devastating flaws, Db F# B F# and I'm learning what it means to really roar. F# B F# To protect them from the storm, keep them safe and keep them warm B F# Db Music was the fire that I shared. F# B F# Taught them when in fear to be open and sincere B F# G# Sometimes being brave is being scared. F# B F# At the risk of getting burned, I tried to guide the pride to learn B F# Ebm To find their own ideas of fire and fan the flames. B F# With other stuff to do and see they left the music all to me Db F# B F# The things that made us lions were not the same. B F# I always show my teeth when I am smiling, Db F# F# G# I only say I Love You when I'm sure. B F# Inside my gentle paws I have some devastating flaws, Db F# B F# and I'm learning what it means to really roar. F# B F# When all the cubs grew up and we were spread around the Earth B F# Db I found one day that I'd grown very sick. F# B F# My bones were filled with holes, my belly hung in rolls B F# G# And I was bald where once my mane was thick. F# B F# I slept and was ashamed, I was quiet, I was tamed B F# Ebm Then they came and stayed and helped me heal inside. B F# Though I had to learn once more to be a lion without a roar Db F# It's not the roar that makes the lion, it's the pride. B F# I always show my teeth when I am smiling, Db F# F# G# I only say I Love You when I'm sure. B F# Inside my gentle paws I have some devastating flaws, Db F# B F# and I'm learning what it means to really roar. B F# I always show my teeth when I am smiling, Db F# F# G# I only say I Love You when I'm sure. B F# Inside my gentle paws I have some devastating flaws, Db F# B F# and I'm learning what it means to really roar. End with: F# B F# Again, these chords may not be exact, this is just something I came up with that sounds pretty good.
