Chords for Bob Marley-Iron Lion Zion +Lyrics

Tempo:
144.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

Bm

D

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley-Iron Lion Zion +Lyrics chords
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[Bm]
[D]
[E] [F#]
[D]
[E] [Bm]
[F#] [D]
[E] [Bm]
[E] I'm gonna [D] be iron [Em] like a lion in [Bm] fire.
I'm gonna [F#] be [F#m] iron [Em] like a lion [E] [Bm] in fire.
I'm gonna be iron like a lion in fire.
I'm gonna be iron like a lion in fire.
Lion, lion, lion, lion, lion, I'm on the run.
[E]
But [Bm] I ain't got no [E] gun.
[Bm] See they want to be the [E] star.
[Bm] So they try to drive a [E] law.
[Bm] And they say be [F#m] iron [E] like a lion [Bm] in fire.
Iron,
[F#m] iron [Em] like [E] a lion [Bm] in fire.
Iron, lion, and I'm on the [E] run.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] See the Popeye take a [E] stomp.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] I had to run like a [E] fugitive.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] Just to save the [E] life I live.
[D]
Oh [E] yeah.
[D] I'm gonna be iron like [E] a lion [Bm] in fire.
I'm gonna be [F#m] iron [E] like a lion [Bm] in fire.
What did you say?
Iron, lion, iron, I'm on the run.
[E]
But I don't [Bm] got no gun.
[E]
See [Bm] my brother wanna be the [E] star.
So [D] they fighting tribal [E] war.
[F#]
And they saying iron like a lion [Bm] in fire. What?
[F#m] Iron [E] like a lion [Bm] in fire.
See the Popeye.
Iron, lion, be iron like a lion.
[E]
[Bm]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] Iron, lion, [E] lion, I'm on [Bm] the run.
[E] I don't got no gun.
Iron, lion, lion.
Key:  
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
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To learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - Iron Lion Zion chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bm, E and Bm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 72 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 144 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ I'm gonna [D] be iron [Em] like a lion in [Bm] fire.
_ _ _ _ I'm gonna [F#] be [F#m] iron [Em] like a lion [E] _ [Bm] in fire. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna be iron like a lion in fire.
I'm gonna be iron like a lion in fire.
_ Lion, lion, _ lion, lion, lion, I'm on the run.
[E] _ _
But [Bm] I ain't got no [E] gun. _
[Bm] _ See they want to be the [E] star.
_ [Bm] So they try to drive a [E] law.
[Bm] And they say be [F#m] iron [E] like a lion [Bm] in fire.
Iron, _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ iron [Em] like [E] a lion _ [Bm] in fire. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Iron, lion, _ _ _ and I'm on the [E] run.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] See the Popeye take a [E] stomp.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] I had to run like a [E] fugitive.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] Just to save the [E] life I live.
[D] _ _
Oh [E] yeah.
_ [D] I'm gonna be iron like [E] a lion _ [Bm] in fire.
_ _ _ I'm gonna be [F#m] iron [E] like a lion _ [Bm] in fire.
_ What did you say? _ _
_ _ Iron, lion, iron, _ _ _ I'm on the run.
[E] _ _
But I don't [Bm] got no gun.
[E] _ _
See [Bm] my brother wanna be the [E] star.
So [D] they fighting tribal [E] war.
[F#]
And they saying iron like a lion _ [Bm] in fire. _ What? _
_ _ _ [F#m] Iron [E] like a lion [Bm] in fire. _ _
See the Popeye.
_ _ _ _ Iron, lion, be iron like a lion.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Iron, lion, [E] lion, _ I'm on [Bm] the run. _
_ _ [E] _ I don't got no gun.
Iron, lion, lion. _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Bob Marley.