Hakuna Matata chords by Lebo M., Jimmy Cliff
Intro 1
Hem hollolo iyo
Hem hollolo iyo
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Ab
Eb
Ab
Db
Ab
Hakuna matata
Eb
Hakuna matata, hakuna matata
Verse 1
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Ab
Eb
When I was a cool young one
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Ab
Eb
When he was a cool young one
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Ab
I worked in the colony, paying my dues
Eb
Accepting without question
Bb
the prevailing views
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Ab
Eb
That a young man's life was one long grind
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Ab
Diggin' holes, standin' guard
Bb
'til it crossed my mind
Pre-chorus 1
Eb
Bb
I was wrong, all along
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Eb
All that I needed was to have heeded
Chorus 1
Ab
Hakuna matata
Eb
What a wonderful phrase, hmm
Ab
Hakuna matata
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Bb
Ain't no passing craze
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Cm
Ab
F
It means no worries for the rest of your days
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Bb
It's a problem-free philosophy
Eb
Hakuna matata, wow
Interlude 1
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Ab
Eb
Ab
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Ab
Eb
Verse 2
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Ab
Eb
When I was a shallow youth
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Eb
When he was a shallow youth
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Ab
Cool, calm reflection, I was never that good
Eb
I was a pawn in the game,
Bb
I saw no trees for the wood
Db
My future stretched behind me,
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Eb
I was over the hill
Gb
I put my best foot forward
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Bb
but the other one stood still
Pre-chorus 2
Eb
Bb
Take my word, I have heard
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Eb
All that I needed was to have heeded
Chorus 2
Ab
Hakuna matata
Eb
What a wonderful phrase
Ab
Hakuna matata
F
Bb
Ain't no passing craze
G
Cm
Ab
F
It means no worries for the rest of your days
Eb
Bb
It's a problem-free philosophy
Eb
Hakuna matata
(...hollolo iyo)
(Hem hollolo iyo)
Bridge 1
Bb
Hakuna matata
Eb
Oh, I hope we have conveyed
Bb
You don't have to bust a gut in the sun
Eb
It's much cooler in the shade
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Some say it's just a waste of time
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but they don't realize
F
That view is nothing but a crime,
Bb
we are creatures worldly wise
Chorus 3
Ab
Hakuna matata
Eb
What a wonderful phrase
Ab
Hakuna matata
F
Bb
Ain't no passing craze
G
Cm
Ab
F
It means no worries for the rest of your days
Eb
Bb
It's a problem-free philosophy
[Repeat and fade]
Hakuna Matata
Lebo M., Jimmy Cliff
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