The Lion King - Hakuna Matata chords by Cartoons Music

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

From the 1994 (original) Lion King soundtrack

♫ Intro:
         F Bb F                    C F C
Hakuna matata!    What a wonderful phrase!


♫ Chorus:
         F     D                  G (optional bass=A Bb B)
Hakuna matata! Ain't no passing craze!
   E        Am       F                    D
It means no worries, for the rest of your days
         C               G     G7
It's our problem-free philosophy
       C
Hakuna matata!

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

"Take Pumbaa here:"

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

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

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

♫ Chorus:
(C)       F                      C
 Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
         F     D7               G (Am Bb B)
Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
   E        Am      C      (F)            D
It means no worries for the rest of your days (Yeah, sing it kid!)
         C                G       G7          C
It's our problem-free, Philosophy     Hakuna Matata!

♫ Bridge 2:
F   C  (repeat ad-lib)

C     F     G     C (chords)
E  C  F  A  G  B  C (optional ascending melody line over/within those chords)

C
    Hakuna matata, Hakuna matata
G
Hakuna matata, Hakuna matata:

♫ Chorus:
             Am      F                    D7/F#
 It means no worries for the rest of your days
         C               G     G7
It's our problem-free philosophy

         Am                  G
Hakuna matata!      Hakuna matata!
         Am           F             G
Hakuna matata!      Haku___na ma-ta-taaa!

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

C
I say Hakuna, you say matata,
F7             G
Hakuna matata  Hakuna matata

C    F
C


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