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THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - Ukulele Chord Chart PDF

This document provides ukulele chord arrangements and lyrics for the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" made famous by The Tokens in 1961. The song describes the jungle setting where a lion sleeps at night, with verses mentioning the jungle, village, and a lover to soothe fears. The chorus repeats the iconic "A-wim-o-weh" phrase over chord progressions in C, F, and G7 keys.

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THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - Ukulele Chord Chart PDF

This document provides ukulele chord arrangements and lyrics for the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" made famous by The Tokens in 1961. The song describes the jungle setting where a lion sleeps at night, with verses mentioning the jungle, village, and a lover to soothe fears. The chorus repeats the iconic "A-wim-o-weh" phrase over chord progressions in C, F, and G7 keys.

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THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT

by Solomon Linda, 1939, and made famous by the Tokens, 1961


Ukulele arrangement by Cynthia Lin, http://cynthialin.com/ukulele

C F G7
1 1
2 2 3
3

counts : 1&2& 3&4&


chucking strum: [ d u X u - d u X u ], 1 per chord, X = chuck

VERSE C/ F/ C/ G7 /
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps to- night
In the jungle, the quiet jungle, the lion sleeps to- night

CHORUS x2 C F
[d u X u-d u X u]
A-wim-o-weh A-wim-o-weh A- wim-o-weh A-wim-o-weh
C G7
A-wim-o-weh A-wim-o-weh A- wim-o-weh A-wim-o-weh

VERSE (optional: add knock on 2& 4)


C/ F/ C/ G7 /
Near the village, the peaceful village, the lion sleeps to- night
Near the village, the quiet village, the lion sleeps to- night

CHORUS x2 C F C G7
A-weee -e-e-e- ee-um-o-weh
(2nd voc layer: A-wim-o-weh A-wim-o-weh…)

VERSE (optional: muted island strum)


C/ F/ C/ G7 /
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling, the lion sleeps to- night
Hush my darling, don't cry my darling, the lion sleeps to- night

CHORUS x2 C F C G7
A-weee -e-e-e- ee-um-o-weh
(2nd voc layer: A-wim-o-weh A-wim-o-weh…)

OUTRO C/ F/ C/ G7 / END C /
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee the lion sleeps to- night

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