Iron Lion Zion chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers (Official Version)

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Intro 1

F#m

Verse 1

I'm on the rock

And then I check a stock

I have to run like a fugitive

To save the life I live

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Chorus 1

I'm gonna be iron like a lion in Zion

F#m

Iron, lion, zion

Verse 2

I'm on the run

But I ain't got no gun

See they want to be the star

So they fighting tribal war

Chorus 2

And they saying iron like a lion in Zion

Iron like a lion in Zion

F#m

Iron, lion, zion

Solo 1

Verse 3
Bm 
I'm on the rock
(Running and you running)
Bm 
Seel-ya-bub, I take a stock
(Running like a fugitive)
Bm 
I had to run like a fugitive, ooh Lord
Bm 
Just to, just to save the life I live, oh now

Chorus 3
D 
A 
Bm 
I'm gonna be iron like a lion in Zion
D 
A 
Bm 
I'm gonna be iron like a lion in Zion
F#m 
E 
D 
Bm 
A 
Bm 
F#m 
E 
D 
Bm 
A 
Bm 
Iron, lion, zion
F#m 
E 
D 
Bm 
A 
Bm 
Iron, lion, zion
F#m 
E 
D 
Bm 
A 
Bm 
Iron, lion, zion

Outro 1
D 
A 
Bm 
Iron like a lion in Zion
D 
A 
Bm 
Iron like a lion in Zion
D 
A 
Bm 
Iron like a lion in Zion
(Iron, lion, Zion)
D 
A 
Bm 
Iron like a lion in Zion
(Running like a fugitive)
D 
A 
Bm 
Iron like a lion in Zion
(Iron, lion, Zion)
D 
A 
Bm 
Iron like a lion in Zion
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: B minorBPM: 145

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Iron Lion Zion by Bob Marley & The Wailers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B minor. It suits players who want to learn Iron Lion Zion the way Bob Marley & The Wailers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Iron Lion Zion

Bob Marley & The Wailers

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