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Wondering Where The Lions Are chords by Bruce Cockburn (Official Version)

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E
A6
F#m7

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
 (E major) Sun's up, mmm hmm, looks okay
A6 
The  (A6) world survives into another day
E 
And I'm  (E major) thinking about eternity
A6 
Some kind of  (A6) ecstasy got a hold on me
E 
A6 
 (E major)  (A6) 

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Verse 2

I had another dream about lions at the door

They weren't half as frightening

as they were before

But I'm thinking 'bout eternity

Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me

Verse 3

Walls windows trees, waves coming through

You be in me and I'll be in you

Together in eternity

Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me

Verse 4
E 
 (E major) Up among the firs where it smells so sweet
A6 
Or down  (A6) in the valley
where the river used to be
E 
I got my  (E major) mind on eternity
A6 
Some kind of  (A6) ecstasy got a hold on me

Chorus 1
F#m7 
And I'm wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are
(Wondering where the lions...)
E 
I'm wondering  (E major) where the lions are
(Wondering where the lions...)
F#m7 
And I'm wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are, uh huh
E 
I'm wondering  (E major) where the lions are
(Wondering where the lions...)
F#m7 
I'm wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are
E 
Mmm, wondering  (E major) where the lions are
F#m7 
Uh huh  (F sharp minor7) 
E 
Uh huh  (E major) 

Verse 5
E 
 (E major) Huge orange flying boat rises off a lake
A6 
Thousand-year-old  (A6) petroglyphs
doing a double take
E 
Pointing a finger  (E major) at eternity
A6 
I'm sitting  (A6) in  the middle of this ecstasy
E 
A6 
 (E major)  (A6) 

Verse 6
E 
 (E major) Young men marching,
helmets shining in the sun
A6 
Polished  (A6) and precise
like the brain behind the gun
E 
(Should  (E major) be!)
They got me thinking about eternity
A6 
E 
But some kind of  (A6) ecstasy got a hold on  (E major) me
A6 
 (A6) 

Chorus 2
F#m7 
And I'm wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are
(Wondering where the lions...)
E 
I'm wondering  (E major) where the lions are
(Wondering where the lions...)
F#m7 
I'm wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are, uh huh
E 
I'm wondering  (E major) where the lions are
F#m7 
Mmm, wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are
(Wondering where the lions...)
E 
I'm wondering  (E major) where the lions are
F#m7 
Uh huh  (F sharp minor7) 
E 
Uh huh  (E major) 

Verse 7
E 
 (E major) Freighters on the nod
on the surface of the bay
A6 
One  (A6) of these days we're gonna sail away
E 
 (E major) Gonna sail into eternity
A6 
E 
A6 
 (A6) Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on  (E major) me  (A6) 

Chorus 3
F#m7 
And I'm wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are
(Wondering where the lions...)
E 
I'm wondering  (E major) where the lions are
(Wondering where the lions...)
F#m7 
I'm wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are
(Wondering where the lions...)
E 
I'm wondering  (E major) where the lions are
F#m7 
Oh, wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are
E 
Ooh, I'm wondering  (E major) where the lions are
F#m7 
Oh, wondering  (F sharp minor7) where the lions are
E 
Uh huh, uh huh  (E major) 

Outro 1
Uh huh, uh huh
F#m7 
 (F sharp minor7) (Wondering where the lions are)
E 
 (E major) (Wondering where the lions are)
F#m7 
 (F sharp minor7) (Wondering where the lions are)
E 
 (E major) (Wondering where the lions are)
[Fade Out]

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E
A6
F#m7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 79

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A6: x-0-2-2-2-2
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Wondering Where The Lions Are by Bruce Cockburn, 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 E major. It suits players who want to learn Wondering Where The Lions Are the way Bruce Cockburn intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Wondering Where The Lions Are

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