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[Chorus: Danny]
DmI am a lion and I wCant to be free
BbDo you see a lion when you lAm7ook inside of me?
DmOutside the window just to wCatch you as you sleep
Bb'Cause I am a lion born from tAm7hings you cannot be
DmHow can I sleep at night? There's a wCar inside my head
BbI found a lion hidden rAm7ight beneath my bed
DmI will not hide myself from the tCears that you have shed
Bb'Cause I am a lion and Am7you are dead
[Verse 1: Johnny 3 Tears]
DmHere's a story of everything we'll ever be
CYou can hide but some of us can never leave
BbAnd if you go I don't need those little things
Am7They remind me of all our little dreams
DmCan you hear the words all I can say?
CWe can watch the world even if they walk away
BbForget about tomorrow, tomorrow is today
Am7You were born a lion anBbd a lion Cyou will stay
[Chorus: Danny]
DmI am a lion and I wCant to be free!
BbDo you see a lion when you lAm7ook inside of me?
DmOutside the window just to wCatch you as you sleep!
Bb'Cause I am a lion born from tAm7hings you cannot be!
[Verse 2: Johnny 3 Tears]
DmRemember an army of all those little kids?
CLiving life like they only get a little bit
BbIt's hard to fight when you're born in the middle
Am7And I'd rather die, won't watch you giving in
DmI'm sorry, daughter, but your father's not the same
CI can look into your eyes and I'll swear that I will change
BbBut tomorrow is tomorrow so forgive me if I stay
Am7You can hide beneath the covers while I hide behind the pain
DmAfter all, only so much we can say
CWords can lose their meaning once we walk away
BbPromise me that you'll love me, watch me as I fade
Am7I'll give you all the things that these liars never gave
DmThe hands on the clock and the things we cannot change
CTear it all to pieces and take back what I made
BbIf there's one thing I'd keep, it's you that I would save
Am7'Cause I am just a lion and a lion I will stay
[Chorus: Danny]
DmI am a lion and I wCant to be free
BbDo you see a lion when you lAm7ook inside of me?
DmOutside the window just to wCatch you as you sleep
Bb'Cause I am a lion born from tAm7hings you cannot be
[Bridge: Johnny 3 Tears]
DmHey! I never meant to let go!
CAll I want and you're all I ever wanna know!
BbCan't hide in the attic of a pretty home!
Am7Of a pretty home!
Of a pretty home, Dmhey!
I never meant to let go!
CAll I want and you're all I ever wanna know!
BbCan't hide in the attic of a pretty home!
Am7Of a pretty home!
Of a pretty home, Dmhey!
[Chorus: Danny]
(Dm)               C  
I am a lion and I want to be free
BbDo you see a lion when you lAm7ook inside of me?
DmOutside the window just to wCatch you as you sleep
Bb'Cause I am a lion born from tAm7hings you cannot be
[Outro]
   Dm     C     Bb     Cx2
Dm

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Lion

by Hollywood Undead

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Am7

[Chorus: Danny]

Dm C

I am a lion and I want to be free

Bb Am7

Do you see a lion when you look inside of me?

Dm C

Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep

Bb Am7

'Cause I am a lion born from things you cannot be

Dm C

How can I sleep at night? There's a war inside my head

Bb Am7

I found a lion hidden right beneath my bed

Dm C

I will not hide myself from the tears that you have shed

Bb Am7

'Cause I am a lion and you are dead

[Verse 1: Johnny 3 Tears]

Here's a story of everything we'll ever be

You can hide but some of us can never leave

And if you go I don't need those little things

Am7

They remind me of all our little dreams

Can you hear the words all I can say?

We can watch the world even if they walk away

Forget about tomorrow, tomorrow is today

Am7 Bb C

You were born a lion and a lion you will stay

[Chorus: Danny]

Dm C

I am a lion and I want to be free!

Bb Am7

Do you see a lion when you look inside of me?

Dm C

Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep!

Bb Am7

'Cause I am a lion born from things you cannot be!

[Verse 2: Johnny 3 Tears]

Remember an army of all those little kids?

Living life like they only get a little bit

It's hard to fight when you're born in the middle

Am7

And I'd rather die, won't watch you giving in

I'm sorry, daughter, but your father's not the same

I can look into your eyes and I'll swear that I will change

But tomorrow is tomorrow so forgive me if I stay

Am7

You can hide beneath the covers while I hide behind the pain

After all, only so much we can say

Words can lose their meaning once we walk away

Promise me that you'll love me, watch me as I fade

Am7

I'll give you all the things that these liars never gave

The hands on the clock and the things we cannot change

Tear it all to pieces and take back what I made

If there's one thing I'd keep, it's you that I would save

Am7

'Cause I am just a lion and a lion I will stay

[Chorus: Danny]

Dm C

I am a lion and I want to be free

Bb Am7

Do you see a lion when you look inside of me?

Dm C

Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep

Bb Am7

'Cause I am a lion born from things you cannot be

[Bridge: Johnny 3 Tears]

Hey! I never meant to let go!

All I want and you're all I ever wanna know!

Can't hide in the attic of a pretty home!

Am7

Of a pretty home!

Of a pretty home, hey!

I never meant to let go!

All I want and you're all I ever wanna know!

Can't hide in the attic of a pretty home!

Am7

Of a pretty home!

Of a pretty home, hey!

[Chorus: Danny]

Dm C

()

I am a lion and I want to be free

Bb Am7

Do you see a lion when you look inside of me?

Dm C

Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep

Bb Am7

'Cause I am a lion born from things you cannot be

[Outro]

Dm C Bb C

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