Wondering Where the Lions Are Bruce Cockburn
Wondering Where the Lions Are, by Bruce Cockburn.
From the album Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws, True North TN37.
Transcription from "Bruce Cockburn: All the Diamonds", published by OFC
Publications, P.O. Box 4061, Station E, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada K1S 5B1
Drop D Tuning (tune bass string down from E to D. )
Capo 2nd fret if you want to play along with Bruce.
The trick here is to finger the bass notes with your thumb.
Verse:
[D] [D]
E --------5-----------5----- --------5--------5-------- B --------7-----------7----- --------7-----5--7-p5----- G -----7-----7-----7-----7-- -----7-----7-----------7-- D --------0-----------0----- --------0-----------0----- A -------------------------- -------------------------- D --0-----------0----------- --0-----------0-----------
[G6] [G6]
E --0--------------0-------- --0--------------0-------- B --------0--------0-------- --------0--------0-------- G -----7-----7-----------7-- -----7-----7-----------0-- D --------7-----------7----- --------7-----------7----- A -------------------------- -------------------------- D --5-----------5----------- --5-----------5-----------
Chorus:
[Em7] [Em7]
E --------3-----------3----- --------3-----------3----- B --------3-----------3----- --------3-----------3----- G -----0-----0-----0-----0-- -----0-----0-----0-----0-- D --------0-----------0----- --------0-----------0----- A -------------------------- -------------------------- D --2-----------2----------- --2-----------2-----------
[Dadd9] [Dadd9]
E --------0-----------0----- --------0-----------0----- B --------3-----------3----- --------3-----------3----- G -----2-----2-----2-----2-- -----2-----2-----2-----2-- D --------4-----------4----- --------4-----------4----- A -------------------------- -------------------------- D --0-----------0----------- --0-----------0-----------
Putting it together:
Intro:
[D] [D] [G6] [G6] [D] [D] [G6] [G6]
Verse 1:
[D]Sun's up, uh huh, [D]looks okay
The [G6]world survives into an[G6]other day
And I'm [D]thinking 'bout eternity[D]
Some kinda [G6]ecstasy got a [G6]hold on me[D] [D] [G6] [G6]
[D]Had another dream about [D]lions at the door
They [G6]weren't half as fright'ning as they [G6]were before
But I'm [D]thinking 'bout eternity[D]
Some kinda [G6]ecstasy got a [G6]hold on me[D] [D] [G6] [G6]
Verse 2:
[D]Walls windows trees, [D]waves coming through
[G6]You be in me and [G6]I'll be in you
To[D]gether in eternity[D]
Some kinda [G6]ecstasy got a [G6]hold on me[D] [D] [G6] [G6]
[D]Up among the firs where it [D]smells so sweet
Or [G6]down in the valley where the [G6]river used to be
I got my [D]mind on eternity[D]
Some kinda [G6]ecstasy got a [G6]hold on me
Chorus:
And I'm [Em7]wondering where the lions are[Em7]
I'm [Dadd9]wondering where the lions are[Dadd9]
I'm [Em7]wondering where the lions are[Em7]
I'm [Dadd9]wondering where the lions are[Dadd9]
I'm [Em7]wondering where the lions are[Em7], m-hm
[Dadd9]wondering where the lions are[Dadd9] aah [Em7] [Em7] aah[Dadd9] [Dadd9]
Verse 3:
[D]Huge orange flying boat [D]rises off a lake
[G6]Thousand year old petroglyphs [G6]doing a double take
Pointing a [D]finger at eternity[D]
I'm [G6]sitting in the middle of this [G6]ecstasy[D] [D] [G6] [G6]
[D]Young men marching, helmets [D]shining in the sun
[G6]Polished and precise like the [G6]brain behind the gun ([D]should be!)
They got me [D]thinking 'bout eternity
Some kinda [G6]ecstasy got a [G6]hold on me[D] [D] [G6] [G6]
Chorus:
Verse 4:
[D]Freighters on the nod on the [D]surface of the bay
[G6]One of these days they're gonna [G6]sail away[D]
Gonna [D]sail into eternity
Some kinda [G6]ecstasy got a [G6]hold on me[D] [D] [G6] [G6]
Chorus, repeat, and fade.
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