I Used To Be A Lion Chords
I Used To Be A Lion by Billy Bob Thornton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, C/E, Am7, D, Cmaj7, Em, Am, Bb, Eb, Ebmaj7, F, Cm, Cm7 and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
CAPO III
INTRO: G
G
I don't have a girl to bail me out tonight
C G
I don't have the means to help myself
C C/E G
And I don't have a friend to get me tight tonight
Am7 D
It seems like nothin's right when nothin's left
Cmaj7 G
I bit the hand that fed and I made the knife that bled me...
Em G
But I used to be a lion
Am G
I used to be a lion
G
I don't have the pride to hold my head up high
C G
And I don't have the strength to make the kill
C C/E G
These days I don't run free, I'm just passin' by
Am7 D
Wakin' up at all's my only thrill
Cmaj7 G
I lost the ones that love me, now everyone's above me...
Em G
But I used to be a lion
Am G
I used to be a lion
C G
Ooooh ooooh
C Em
Ooooh ooooh
C G
Ooooh ooooh
Am7 D
Ooooh ooooh
Cmaj7 G
I bit the hand that fed me, and I made the knife that bled me...
Em G
But I used to be a lion
Am G
I used to be a lion
Cmaj7 G
I lost the ones that love me, now everyone's above me...
Em G
But I used to a lion
N/C
I used to be a lion
CHORDS without CAPO:
G = Bb
C = Eb
Cmaj7 = Ebmaj7 (good luck with that one)
D = F
Am = Cm
Am7 = Cm7
Em = Gm