Cowardly Lion chords

Lori Mckenna

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			
Intro: D  C  D  C  D  C  D  C  D 

verse 1 
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Praise the neon lights 
               C          D   C  D 
The store's not closed up yet 
         C         D      C  D 
Now everything's alright 
            C    D 
So get your cigarettes 


Interlude: C  D  C  D  C  D  C  D 


verse 2 
         C        D      C  D 
Leave me with the house 
         C        D     C  D 
Leave me with the kids 
         C    D     C  D 
Leave me to myself 
                C      D 
That's what you always did 

 
        G                          D 
And I'm sleeping with the cowardly lion 
C                     
Poison in the blood 
G 
Freight train in your head 
    C 
Someone is gonna fight 
        G              D 
Someone always ends up dead 

Interlude: C  D  C  D  C  D  C  D 


verse 3 
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You threaten every day 
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So pack your bags and run 
                C   D    C  D 
Train lines run all day 
          C       D  
No matter moon or sun 

 
        G                          D 
And I'm sleeping with the cowardly lion 
C                     
Freight train in your head 
G 
Poison in your blood 
          C 
Someone's looking for a fight 
          G                D 
Someone's looking for some love 


Interlude: C  D  C  D  C  D  C  A 


Bridge 
                G                 A 
Blame it on the ones who hold you down 
                G                A 
Blame it on the ones who let you down 
              G                          A 
Smoke up your cigarettes from the corner store 
    G               F       G       D 
The cowardly lion's got one helluva roar 


        G                          D 
And I'm sleeping with the cowardly lion 
     G                          D 
I am sleeping with the cowardly lion 
C                     
Freight train in your head 
G 
Poison in your blood 
          C 
Someone's looking for a fight 
          G                D 
Someone's looking for some love 


Outro     (fade to end) 
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For some love