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Young Lions

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*don't use F# chord, just the the note on the E string to step up to G
GOh young lionsEm  
GThis is your kingdomEm  
GEvery beast has its poisonEm  
GEvery lion has its victimEm  
CChoose your Emcrime
CPour the ashes out the Emwindow
Empty Cmickey by the river
              Em(F#)    G  
Shattered like a broken arrow
GOh young lionsEm  
GThis is your kingdomEm  
GRoll out a cradleEm  
GClimb out the windowEm  
GMake your nowEm  
GToo wild for wordsEm  
GStumblin' through the cityEm  
GWith the ordinary birdsEm  
CChoose your Emcrime
CPour the ashes out the Emwindow
Empty Cmickey by the river
              Em(F#)    G  
Shattered like a broken arrow
CLoosen up the Emcollar
CShake of the Emwire
CRun like a river
         Em(F#)    G  
Glow like a beacon fire

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Young Lions

by Constantines

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

*don't use F# chord, just the the note on the E string to step up to G

G Em

Oh young lions

G Em

This is your kingdom

G Em

Every beast has its poison

G Em

Every lion has its victim

C Em

Choose your crime

C Em

Pour the ashes out the window

Empty mickey by the river

Em F# G

()

Shattered like a broken arrow

G Em

Oh young lions

G Em

This is your kingdom

G Em

Roll out a cradle

G Em

Climb out the window

G Em

Make your now

G Em

Too wild for words

G Em

Stumblin' through the city

G Em

With the ordinary birds

C Em

Choose your crime

C Em

Pour the ashes out the window

Empty mickey by the river

Em F# G

()

Shattered like a broken arrow

C Em

Loosen up the collar

C Em

Shake of the wire

Run like a river

Em F# G

()

Glow like a beacon fire

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