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Like A Lion

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Like a Lion 
From "The Sounds of Daniel Bashta"
Capo 5
Intro:  Em-  D-  G  
Verse 1
EmLet hope arisDe and make the darGkness hide
AmMy faith iEms dead, I need a resCurrection somehow
Interlude: Play intro riff over Em
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
DNow I'm lost in your frEmeedom.    DThis world I'll Covercome
Chorus
My D/F#God is not dead he's surely alive
He'Ems living on the inside roaring like a lion 
(Intro)
Verse 2 x2
Let love explode and bring the dead to life
A love so bold, to see a revolution somehow.
Pre-Chorus
Chorus 
Interval/solo: 
 G-  D/F#-  Em- C  
Bridge
Let Heaven roaGr and fire D/F#fall
come shake the Emground with the sound of revCival
Intro tab - Play the lead parts capo 5. Any open fret will reference the capo
position, but the tab notes are on the actual frets.
You can play this hard so the B string is being strummed the whole time. 
Finish each time playing the 8th fret on the E & B strings for some nice
high sounds
e|----------------------------------------------------8----8-----------------|
B|--8-8-8-----------8-8-8-------------------------------8----8---------------|
G|--------9-9-9-9-9-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-~~~~~~~~-----------------------|
D|------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9h10-10-10~~~~~~~------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
1:24Palm mute 12 until        1:31
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12~~~~~-------------------10~~~~-9~~~~-10~~~~----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
1:39                            1:46
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8~~~~-------13~~~~-12-12-12--8~~~-------12b13-12b13-12b13----------------|
G|--------9-9-9-----------------------9-9-9----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-------0--0--0--0--0------0-------0--0--0--0--|
D|--10-x12--15-15-14-14-9-x16--10-x12--15-15-14-14-| back to intro
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
Tremolo pick these notes (listen to it to get the timing)
e|--15~~~--12~~~--------------------------|
B|----------------10~~~-13~~~-17~~~-------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus 2 (play intro riff)

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Like A Lion

by Daniel Bashta

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Like a Lion

From "The Sounds of Daniel Bashta"

Capo 5

Em D G

Intro: - -

Verse 1

Em D G

Let hope arise and make the darkness hide

Am Em C

My faith is dead, I need a resurrection somehow

Interlude: Play intro riff over Em

Verse 1

Pre-chorus

D Em D C

Now I'm lost in your freedom. This world I'll overcome

Chorus

D/F#

My God is not dead he's surely alive

He's living on the inside roaring like a lion

(Intro)

Verse 2 x2

Let love explode and bring the dead to life

A love so bold, to see a revolution somehow.

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Interval/solo:

G D/F# Em C

- - -

Bridge

G D/F#

Let Heaven roar and fire fall

Em C

come shake the ground with the sound of revival

Intro tab - Play the lead parts capo 5. Any open fret will reference the capo

position, but the tab notes are on the actual frets.

You can play this hard so the B string is being strummed the whole time.

Finish each time playing the 8th fret on the E & B strings for some nice

high sounds

e|----------------------------------------------------8----8-----------------|

B|--8-8-8-----------8-8-8-------------------------------8----8---------------|

G|--------9-9-9-9-9-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-~~~~~~~~-----------------------|

D|------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9h10-10-10~~~~~~~------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

1:24Palm mute 12 until 1:31

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--12~~~~~-------------------10~~~~-9~~~~-10~~~~----------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

1:39 1:46

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--8~~~~-------13~~~~-12-12-12--8~~~-------12b13-12b13-12b13----------------|

G|--------9-9-9-----------------------9-9-9----------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|--0-------0--0--0--0--0------0-------0--0--0--0--|

D|--10-x12--15-15-14-14-9-x16--10-x12--15-15-14-14-| back to intro

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

Tremolo pick these notes (listen to it to get the timing)

e|--15~~~--12~~~--------------------------|

B|----------------10~~~-13~~~-17~~~-------|

G|----------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus 2 (play intro riff)

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