Lion's Teeth chords by The Mountain Goats
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Intro 1
(E minor) (G major) (C major) (E minor) (G major) (D major) (C major) (B major) (F sharpsus4)
(E minor)
Verse 1
the king of the (G major) jungle (C major)
was asleep in his (E minor) car.
when your chances fall in (G major) your lap like that,
you (D major) gotta recognize them for
(C major) what they really are. (B major) (E minor)
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Verse 2
nobody in (G major) this house (C major) wants
to own up to the (E minor) truth.
I crawl in shotgun and (G major) reach
into his mouth (D major)
and grab hold of one long, (C major) sharp (G major) tooth
(B major) and hold (E minor) on. (A major) (E minor)
for dear life, (B major) I hold on.
Interlude 1
(E minor) (A major)
(E minor) (B major) (E minor)
Verse 3
well of course he wakes (G major) up. (C major)
his paw hits the (E minor) horn.
I am going to re (G major) gret (D major)
the day (C major) that I was born.
(B major) and then mom
Verse 4
(E minor)
rushes out to the (G major) driveway (C major)
my sister too (E minor)
everyone scream (G major) ing,
I am (D major) (C major) dreaming (A minor) of you.
(B major) I hold on. (E minor) (A major) (E minor)
for dear life, (B major) I hold on.
Interlude 2
(E minor) (A major) (E minor) (B major) (C major)
and my arm (A minor) s get sore.
Verse 5
(E minor) (C major) (E minor)
and my palms (A minor) start to sweat. (E minor) (C major)
(E minor) and the tears (A minor) roll down (E minor) my face, (G major) (C major)
till my cheeks are hot (E minor) an (C major)
d red (B major) and soaking wet.
Verse 6
(E minor)
in come the cops (G major) (C major)
they blow torch the doors. (E minor)
I start wailing. (G major) (D major)
the lion roars. (C major) (B major) (E minor)
there's now good way (G major) to end this. (C major)
anyone can see (E minor)
there's this great big you, (G major) (D major)
and little old me. (C major)
and we (B major) hold on. (E minor) (A major) (E minor)
for dear life, (B major) we hold on. (E minor) (A major) (E minor)
Outro 1
we hold on.
(B major) (E minor) (A major) (E minor) (B major) (E minor) (A major) (E minor)
(B major) (E minor)
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