The Lion King - Hakuna Matata chords by Cartoons Music

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

From the 1994 (original) Lion King soundtrack

♫ Intro:
     FF Bb majorBb FF          C majorC FF C majorC
Hakuna matata!  What a wonderful phrase!


♫ Chorus:
     FF   D MajorD         G+G (optional bass=A Bb majorBb BB)
Hakuna matata! Ain't no passing craze!
  E MajorE    A minorAm    FF          D MajorD
It means no worries, for the rest of your days
     C majorC        G+G   G7G7
It's our problem-free philosophy
    C majorC
Hakuna matata!

♫ Bridge 1:
Bb majorBb (arpeggio) FF     C majorC (with optional voice-over about "our motto")
Bb majorBb       FF     C majorC

"Take Pumbaa here:"

     Bb majorBb    FF    C majorC
Why, when he was a young warthog
  Bb majorBb    FF   C majorC
When I was a young warthog / Very nice / Thanks

  Eb MajorEb            FF
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
     C majorC            G+G
He could clear the savannah after every meal
   Bb majorBb           FF     C majorC
I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned
    Eb MajorEb      FF            G+G
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind

  (FF)    C majorC FF C majorC
And, oh, the shame! / He was ashamed
            G+G C majorC G+G
Thought of changin' my name! / Oh, what's in a name?
       Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
And I got downhearted / How did ya feel? / Everytime that I...
Hey! Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids! / Oh. Sorry

♫ Chorus:
(C majorC)    FF           C majorC
 Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
     FF   D7D7        G+G (A minorAm Bb majorBb BB)
Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
  E MajorE    A minorAm   C majorC   (FF)      D MajorD
It means no worries for the rest of your days (Yeah, sing it kid!)
     C majorC        G+G    G7G7     C majorC
It's our problem-free, Philosophy   Hakuna Matata!

♫ Bridge 2:
FF  C majorC (repeat ad-lib)

C majorC   FF   G+G   C majorC (chords)
E MajorE C majorC FF A augmentedA G+G BB C majorC (optional ascending melody line over/within those chords)

C majorC
  Hakuna matata, Hakuna matata
G+G
Hakuna matata, Hakuna matata:

♫ Chorus:
       A minorAm   FF          D7/F#D7/F#
 It means no worries for the rest of your days
     C majorC        G+G   G7G7
It's our problem-free philosophy

     A minorAm         G+G
Hakuna matata!   Hakuna matata!
     A minorAm      FF       G+G
Hakuna matata!   Haku___na ma-ta-taaa!

♫ Outro:
C majorC  FF (repeat ad lib with vocal trumpet and scatting)

C majorC
I say Hakuna, you say matata,
F7F7       G+G
Hakuna matata Hakuna matata

C majorC  FF
C majorC


Notes: optional extra chords are in parentheses e.g. (C majorC)

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