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 Tuning (tune bass string down from E 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 D E|--------5-----------5-----|--------5--------5--------| B|--------7-----------7-----|--------7-----5--7-p5-----| G|-----7-----7-----7-----7--|-----7-----7-----------7--| D|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------| G6 G6 E|--0--------------0--------|--0--------------0--------| B|--------0--------0--------|--------0--------0--------| G|-----7-----7-----------7--|-----7-----7-----------0--| D|--------7-----------7-----|--------7-----------7-----| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--5-----------5-----------|--5-----------5-----------| Chorus: Em7 Em7 E|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----| B|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----| G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--| D|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--2-----------2-----------|--2-----------2-----------| Dadd9 Dadd9 E|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----| B|--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--| D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------| Putting it together: Intro: D D G6 G6 D D G6 G6 Verse 1: D D Sun's up, G6 G6 The world ... D D And I'm ... G6 G6 D D G6 G6 Some kinda ... D D Had another ... G6 G6 They weren't ... D D But I'm thinking ... G6 G6 D D G6 G6 Some kinda ... Verse 2: D D Walls windows ... G6 G6 You be in ... D D Together ... G6 G6 D D G6 G6 Some kinda ... D D Up among ... G6 G6 Or down in ... D D I got my ... G6 G6 Some kinda ... Chorus: Em7 Em7 And I'm ... Dadd9 Dadd9 I'm wondering ... Em7 Em7 I'm wondering ... Dadd9 Dadd9 I'm wondering ... Em7 Em7 I'm wondering .., m-hm Dadd9 Dadd9 Em7 Em7 Dadd9 Dadd9 wondering .. Verse 3: D D Huge orange ... G6 G6 Thousand year ... D D Pointing a ... G6 G6 D D G6 G6 I'm sitting ... D D Young men ... G6 G6 D Polished and ... D They got me ... G6 G6 D D G6 G6 Some kinda ... Chorus: Verse 4: D D Freighters ... G6 G6 D One of ... D Gonna sail ... G6 G6 D D G6 G6 Some kinda ... Chorus, repeat, and fade.
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