• Song:

    The Lion Sleeps Tonight

  • Artist:

    They Might Be Giants

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From: jreese@leland.Stanford.EDU (james reese)

Song:   "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)"
Artist: They MIGHT BE Giants
Album:  "Apollo 18"


INTRO Bassline:

G--------------------------|-------------------------|
D--------------------------|-------------------------|
A--0----0--2--4--2--0------|--5----5--4--2--4--2-----|
E--------------------------|-------------------------|


The chords used are:

A (barred at the 5th fret)
C#m (barred at the 4th fret)
D (barred at the 5th fret)
E (barred at the 7th fret)

INTRO and VERSES:  A-C#m-D-E

CHORUS ("In the spaceship...): A-D-A-E

The words to the song are all listed with the CD.


Enjoy!


Jim!                                "You don't have to have the intelligence
jreese@leland.stanford.edu          of a brain surgeon to play rock and roll."
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