The Lion’s Roar chords by
First Aid Kit (Official Version)

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Key: A minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

Am

Am

Am

Am

C

G

Am

Am

Am

Am

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Now the pale morning sings
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
of forgotten things
C C 
 
She plays a tune for those who wish
Am Am 
 
to overlook
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
The fact that they've been blindly deceived
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
By those who preach, and pray, and teach
C C 
 
But she falls short and the night
Am Am 
 
explodes in laughter
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Don't you come here and say
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I didn't warn you
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
About the way your world can alter
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
And oh  how you try to command it all still
C C 
 
Every single time it all shifts one way
Am Am 
 
or the other

Chorus 1
F F 
 
C C 
 
And I'm a goddamn coward,
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
but then again so are you
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
And the lion's roar, the lion's roar
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Has me evading and hollering for you
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
And I  never really knew what to

Interlude 1

Am

Am

Am

Am

(do)

C

G

Am

Am

Am

Am

Verse 3
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Now I guess sometimes I wish you were
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
a little more predictable
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
That I could read you just like a book
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
For now I can only guess
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
what's coming next
C C 
 
G G 
 
By examining your timid smile
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
And the ways of the old, old winds
blowing you back
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
around

Chorus 2
F F 
 
C C 
 
And I'm a goddamn fool,
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
but then again so are you
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
And the lion's roar, the lion's roar
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Has me singing out and searching for you
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
And I  never really knew what to

Interlude 2
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
(do)
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am

Bridge 1
D D 
 
Sometimes I wish
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
I could find my Rosemary Hill
D D 
 
I'd sit there and look
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
at the deserted lakes and I'd sing
F F 
 
C C 
 
And every once in a while
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'd sing a song for you
F F 
 
C C 
 
That would rise above the mountains
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
and the stars and the sea
F F 
 
And if I wanted it to,
it would lead you back to
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
me

Chorus 3

F

C

G

Am

And the lion's roar, the lion's roar

F

C

G

Am

Is something that I have heard before

F

C

G

Am

A children's tale, the lonesome wail

F

C

G

Am

of a lion's roar

Interlude 3
[Drum fill]
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm C G F D

Chords

Am
C
G
F
D

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of The Lion’s Roar by First Aid Kit, 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 A minor. It suits players who want to learn The Lion’s Roar the way First Aid Kit intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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