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The Lion's Den chords by
Waterson:carthy
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Key: G minor•
Verse 1
Em
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Down in

St.

James's there lived a lady
Bm
Bm
2

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And she was a beauty, fine and gay
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She was determined to live a lady
Bm
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No man on earth could marry she

Unless it be a man of honour,
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A man of honour and high degree.
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B
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And there they come, two loving brothers,
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E
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This fair young lady for to see.
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And the first of them had a

captain's commission
E
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Bsus4
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Belonging to our colonel's car
Em
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And the other he was a
Am
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poor lieutenant
Asus2
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E
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Em
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On board of the

Tiger

Manor
E
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G
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C
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G
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Em
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Bsus4
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Boat
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Am
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E
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B
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Bsus4
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E
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Em
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E
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She ordered the coachmen
Em
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four to get ready,
Bsus4
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B
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All to the tower four to drive she.
Bm
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Em
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And there she'd spend
Am
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E
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one single hour,
Bm
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The lions and the ti
B
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Bsus4
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E
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gers four to see.
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Am
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B
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Em
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Lions and tigers made such a roaring
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All in the den she threw a fan
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Saying, which of you's a can of lady
E
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Em
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B
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2

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Em
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Will go and re turn my fan again?
E
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Em
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I've been outspoken,

faint -hearted, captive
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Bm
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Lady, you're all for I can't approve
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Am
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E
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B
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Fallen and dead and cranked and in danger I never will venture
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my life for love
Bsus4
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Em
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Am
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E
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Em
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B
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E
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G
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C
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G
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But then a spurt of fog led to the dunes,
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Bsus4
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His hoisting ring so dulled an d clear,
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Bm
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Em
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For in that den,
Am
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E
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that great den of danger
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My life I will venture for you, my dear

So in that den he straightly entered
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Lions and tigers, both fierce an d grim
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But he nev er sneed
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E
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any hints of danger
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B
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Bm
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E
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But he looked so fierce and left again
G
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And when they saw that

his blood was royal
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Bm
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Down at his feet they all did lie
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And there instead hath the
Am
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Fath 'ry gathered
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And so he brought him safe from me
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E
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Em
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • Am

  • B

    2

  • E

  • Bsus4

    2

  • Asus2

  • G

  • C

  • A

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Lion's Den by Waterson:Carthy is G minor.

The primary chords used in The Lion's Den are Gm, Dm, Cm, D, G, Dsus4.

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