Chords for C.W. Stoneking ~ Talkin' Lion Blues
Tempo:
93.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[F]
[C]
Three, [G] two, one
[C] High over in Africa, a miner will go [F]
gold, mining will go
[C]
[G] Come along a big lion caught me in my hole, ole, caught [C] me in my hole.
He lied and said, buddy, you plum out of luck, [F]
ole, you plum [C] out of luck.
[G] Made a lunch for me, lord, I had to duck, ole, I had [C] to duck.
I jabbed that lion right clean in the jaw, [F]
right clean [C] in the jaw.
[G] Picked up his tail, dragged him across the floor, ole, dragged him [C] across the floor.
I chained him up in the back of my [F] truck, ole, in the back [C] of my truck.
[G] Said, what's that you had to say about luck, ole, that you said [C] about luck?
The first place I took him was ten miles away, [F]
ole, ten [C] miles away.
[D] [G] Told the people, listen what this lion can say, ole, what this lion [C] can say.
The lion looked around, he started to cry, [F]
ole, he started [C] to cry.
[G] Said, this man punched me in the black of my eye, ole, in the black of [C] my eye.
The people got angry, they started to shout, [F]
ole.
[C]
The [G] lion said, that's what I was talking about, ole.
The lion said, [C] that's what I was talking about.
They hauled me off the courthouse [F] stairs, ole, off the [C] courthouse stairs.
[G] The judge was a monkey in an old wicker chair, ole, in an old wicker [C] chair.
The monkey said, guilty, and the people all teared, [F] ole, the people [C] all teared.
[G] He slammed his gavel, said, twenty-five years, ole, he said, [C] twenty-five years.
Hey, mate,
[F]
[C] [G]
[A] [G]
[C]
I'm in Africa wearing a ball and [F] chain, ole, a ball [C] and chain.
I'll never [G] mess with this talking lion again, ole, talking [C] lion again.
[Dm] [G] [C]
[F]
[C]
Three, [G] two, one
[C] High over in Africa, a miner will go [F]
gold, mining will go
[C]
[G] Come along a big lion caught me in my hole, ole, caught [C] me in my hole.
He lied and said, buddy, you plum out of luck, [F]
ole, you plum [C] out of luck.
[G] Made a lunch for me, lord, I had to duck, ole, I had [C] to duck.
I jabbed that lion right clean in the jaw, [F]
right clean [C] in the jaw.
[G] Picked up his tail, dragged him across the floor, ole, dragged him [C] across the floor.
I chained him up in the back of my [F] truck, ole, in the back [C] of my truck.
[G] Said, what's that you had to say about luck, ole, that you said [C] about luck?
The first place I took him was ten miles away, [F]
ole, ten [C] miles away.
[D] [G] Told the people, listen what this lion can say, ole, what this lion [C] can say.
The lion looked around, he started to cry, [F]
ole, he started [C] to cry.
[G] Said, this man punched me in the black of my eye, ole, in the black of [C] my eye.
The people got angry, they started to shout, [F]
ole.
[C]
The [G] lion said, that's what I was talking about, ole.
The lion said, [C] that's what I was talking about.
They hauled me off the courthouse [F] stairs, ole, off the [C] courthouse stairs.
[G] The judge was a monkey in an old wicker chair, ole, in an old wicker [C] chair.
The monkey said, guilty, and the people all teared, [F] ole, the people [C] all teared.
[G] He slammed his gavel, said, twenty-five years, ole, he said, [C] twenty-five years.
Hey, mate,
[F]
[C] [G]
[A] [G]
[C]
I'm in Africa wearing a ball and [F] chain, ole, a ball [C] and chain.
I'll never [G] mess with this talking lion again, ole, talking [C] lion again.
Key:
C
G
F
Dm
D
C
G
F
[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Three, [G] _ two, _ one_
[C] High _ _ over _ _ in Africa, a miner will go [F] _
gold, mining will go
[C] _ _ _
[G] Come along a big lion caught me in my hole, ole, caught [C] me in my hole. _ _ _
He lied and said, buddy, you plum out of luck, [F]
ole, you plum [C] out of luck. _ _
[G] Made a lunch for me, lord, I had to duck, ole, I had [C] to duck. _ _
I jabbed that lion right clean in the jaw, [F] _
right clean [C] in the jaw. _ _ _
_ [G] Picked up his tail, dragged him across the floor, ole, _ dragged him [C] across the floor. _ _ _
I chained him up in the back of my [F] truck, ole, in the back [C] of my truck. _ _ _
[G] Said, what's that you had to say about luck, ole, that you said [C] about luck? _ _
The first place I took him was ten miles away, [F] _
ole, ten [C] miles away. _ _
[D] [G] Told the people, listen what this lion can say, ole, what this lion [C] can say. _ _ _
The lion looked around, he started to cry, _ [F]
ole, he started [C] to cry. _ _ _
[G] Said, this man punched me in the black of my eye, ole, in the black of [C] my eye. _ _ _
The people got angry, they started to shout, [F] _
_ ole.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The [G] lion said, that's what I was talking about, ole.
The lion said, [C] _ that's what I was talking _ _ about.
They hauled me off the courthouse [F] stairs, ole, off the [C] courthouse stairs.
_ _ _ [G] The judge was a monkey in an old wicker chair, ole, in an old wicker [C] chair.
_ _ _ The monkey said, guilty, and the people all teared, [F] _ ole, the people [C] all teared.
_ _ [G] He slammed his gavel, said, twenty-five years, ole, he said, [C] twenty-five years.
Hey, mate, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm in Africa wearing a ball and [F] chain, ole, a ball [C] and chain. _
_ I'll never [G] mess with this talking lion again, ole, talking [C] lion again. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Three, [G] _ two, _ one_
[C] High _ _ over _ _ in Africa, a miner will go [F] _
gold, mining will go
[C] _ _ _
[G] Come along a big lion caught me in my hole, ole, caught [C] me in my hole. _ _ _
He lied and said, buddy, you plum out of luck, [F]
ole, you plum [C] out of luck. _ _
[G] Made a lunch for me, lord, I had to duck, ole, I had [C] to duck. _ _
I jabbed that lion right clean in the jaw, [F] _
right clean [C] in the jaw. _ _ _
_ [G] Picked up his tail, dragged him across the floor, ole, _ dragged him [C] across the floor. _ _ _
I chained him up in the back of my [F] truck, ole, in the back [C] of my truck. _ _ _
[G] Said, what's that you had to say about luck, ole, that you said [C] about luck? _ _
The first place I took him was ten miles away, [F] _
ole, ten [C] miles away. _ _
[D] [G] Told the people, listen what this lion can say, ole, what this lion [C] can say. _ _ _
The lion looked around, he started to cry, _ [F]
ole, he started [C] to cry. _ _ _
[G] Said, this man punched me in the black of my eye, ole, in the black of [C] my eye. _ _ _
The people got angry, they started to shout, [F] _
_ ole.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The [G] lion said, that's what I was talking about, ole.
The lion said, [C] _ that's what I was talking _ _ about.
They hauled me off the courthouse [F] stairs, ole, off the [C] courthouse stairs.
_ _ _ [G] The judge was a monkey in an old wicker chair, ole, in an old wicker [C] chair.
_ _ _ The monkey said, guilty, and the people all teared, [F] _ ole, the people [C] all teared.
_ _ [G] He slammed his gavel, said, twenty-five years, ole, he said, [C] twenty-five years.
Hey, mate, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm in Africa wearing a ball and [F] chain, ole, a ball [C] and chain. _
_ I'll never [G] mess with this talking lion again, ole, talking [C] lion again. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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