The Circle Of Life chords by Jerry Solomon

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Verse 1
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It did not happen in
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Rome.
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It happened in
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Athens.
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They took them to the lions.
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But they paid no heed.
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they faced up to it. I did not dare watch,
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but a funny thing happened.
The lions, they
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did not strike at them.
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They must have failed for their de
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votion and their love.
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But the
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The audience was shouting for the lion to kill,
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but the lion just stood there, they
stood there just harmless,
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they didn't harm no one.
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And then another strange thing happened.
The people began to come down,
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they must have been overwhelmed at the devotion and love
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of the people.
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They came down and they began dancing,
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dancing in circles with the people, and with the lion.
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In circles they went round and round and round they went in circles,
all dancing with each
other and with the lion.
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And everybody,
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everybody came around and were singing songs of joy.
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There were little circles and big
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circles.
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They call this the circle of life.