Tabs
Wondering Where the Lions Are, by Bruce Cockburn.
>From the album Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws, True North TN37.
Transcription from "Bruce Cockburn: All the Diamonds", published by OFC
Publications, P.O. Box 4061, Station E, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada K1S 5B1
Drop D MajorD Tuning (tune bass string down from E MajorE to D.)
Capo 2nd fret if you want to play along with Bruce.
The trick here is to finger the bass notes with your thumb.
Verse:
D MajorD D MajorD
E MajorE|--------5-----------5-----|--------5--------5--------|
BB|--------7-----------7-----|--------7-----5--7-p5-----|
G+G|-----7-----7-----7-----7--|-----7-----7-----------7--|
D MajorD|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
G6G6 G6G6
E MajorE|--0--------------0--------|--0--------------0--------|
BB|--------0--------0--------|--------0--------0--------|
G+G|-----7-----7-----------7--|-----7-----7-----------0--|
D MajorD|--------7-----------7-----|--------7-----------7-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-----------5-----------|--5-----------5-----------|
Chorus:
E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7
E MajorE|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
BB|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G+G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D MajorD|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--2-----------2-----------|--2-----------2-----------|
Dadd9Dadd9 Dadd9Dadd9
E MajorE|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
BB|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----|
G+G|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D MajorD|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
Putting it together:
Intro:
D MajorD D G6G6 G6 D MajorD D G6G6 G6
Verse 1:
D MajorD D MajorD
Sun's up,
G6G6 G6G6
The world ...
D MajorD D MajorD
And I'm ...
G6G6 G6G6 D MajorD D MajorD G6G6 G6G6
Some kinda ...
D MajorD D MajorD
Had another ...
G6G6 G6G6
They weren't ...
D MajorD D MajorD
But I'm thinking ...
G6G6 G6G6 D MajorD D MajorD G6G6 G6G6
Some kinda ...
Verse 2:
D MajorD D MajorD
Walls windows ...
G6G6 G6G6
You be in ...
D MajorD D MajorD
Together ...
G6G6 G6G6 D MajorD D MajorD G6G6 G6G6
Some kinda ...
D MajorD D MajorD
Up among ...
G6G6 G6G6
Or down in ...
D MajorD D MajorD
I got my ...
G6G6 G6G6
Some kinda ...
Chorus:
E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7
And I'm ...
Dadd9Dadd9 Dadd9Dadd9
I'm wondering ...
E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7
I'm wondering ...
Dadd9Dadd9 Dadd9Dadd9
I'm wondering ...
E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7
I'm wondering .., m-hm
Dadd9Dadd9 Dadd9Dadd9 E minor 7Em7 Em7 Dadd9Dadd9 Dadd9
wondering ..
Verse 3:
D MajorD D MajorD
Huge orange ...
G6G6 G6G6
Thousand year ...
D MajorD D MajorD
Pointing a ...
G6G6 G6G6 D MajorD D MajorD G6G6 G6G6
I'm sitting ...
D MajorD D MajorD
Young men ...
G6G6 G6G6 D MajorD
Polished and ...
D MajorD
They got me ...
G6G6 G6G6 D MajorD D MajorD G6G6 G6G6
Some kinda ...
Chorus:
Verse 4:
D MajorD D MajorD
Freighters ...
G6G6 G6G6 D MajorD
One of ...
D MajorD
Gonna sail ...
G6G6 G6G6 D MajorD D MajorD G6G6 G6G6
Some kinda ...
Chorus, repeat, and fade.