Lions Mouth

Intro:C#m E  A  C#m  - Lead guitar 
plays Theme

1.Strophe Part A: (only drums, bass 
and accoustic guitar)

      C#m                       
They saddled me with bullets and 
        E
they handed me a gun
          A                      
and they said my boy you're going 
        C#m
off to war.
            C#m                
I said goodbye to my lover as I 
   E
walked out the door
              A                    
she said I'm too afraid I won't see
         C#m
 you no more.

1.Strophe Part B (all):
      C#m                       
I reassured her with a kiss, and 
          E
like my aim I did not miss
       A                         
and I hold that memory with me to 
       C#m
this day.
            C#m                    
I said I'm going across the sea to 
         E
fight another one of me
        A                          
and I know not of the reason or or 
      C#m
what for.

Ref.
      A                        C#m
So I jumped into the lion's mouth,
         A                         
just to see what life was really 
    C#m
all about.
              A                  
And if I'm returned to the flames 
         E
and whatever still remains
         A                         
oh yeah you will see what I was all
    C#m
 about.

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2.Strophe
     C#m                      
For years went on by without a 
   E
bullet in my side
        A                        
and I thanked the Lord that I had 
     C#m
survived.
        C#m                      
When I walked through that door I 
              E
caught you naked on the floor
       A                           
and a part of me that survived well
          C#m
 it just died.

Ref.
      A                      C#m
So I put you in the lion's mouth,
    A                              
so you could see what life was all 
  C#m
about
                A             
and now you're returned to the 
                E
flames and whatever ever still 
remains
         A                       
oh yeah now you'll see what I was 
       C#m
all about.

Guitar Solo on ½ Strophe
C#m E  A  C#m

3.Strophe: Only Drums and Bass and 
Handklapp (2-1-2-1)
       C#m                         
So I climbed up on the stairs above
       E
 her body where she lay
       A                           
and I tied that noose around my own
  C#m
 neck.
             C#m                   
And I thank God for all my days and
         E
 to forgive my wicked ways
         A                      
and let him without sin cast the 
         C#m
first stone.

Break

      C#m                          
And with that said I jumped into my
   E
 souls eternal bed
       A                           
and I let my legs swing beneath my 
 C#m
head.
       C#m                         
So if you should ever question the 
  E
reason or what for
          A                     
oh then clearly boy you've never 
          C#m
been to war.

Ref.
      A                       C#m
So I jumped into the lion's mouth,
         A                         
just to see what life was really 
    C#m
all about.
              A                  
And when I returned in the flames 
         E
and whatever still remains
         A                         
oh yeah you will see what I was all
    C#m
 about.

       A (break)              C#m
So I jumped into the lion's mouth,
         A                         
just to see what life was really 
    C#m
all about.
              A                  
And when I returned in the flames 
         E
and whatever still remains
         A                         
oh yeah you will see what I was all
    C#m
 about.

End:
       A (break)             C#m
So I jumped into the lions mouth