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Lion In Winter

Bee Gees

RockEasy for beginners3 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
C×
D××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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G           C 
Lion in my winter. 
     G             D 
I'm a lion with no crown. 
 
G 
You wanna make me big man, 
C 
a star on a screen. 
G 
Some kind of James Brown 
D 
or something in between. 
 
G 
But when I look for money 
C 
you smother me in charms. 
G 
I can't live on glory 
D 
when your bendin' both my arms. 
 
NO CHORDS 
 
I, I was a lion in winter. 
And man I had friends 
for miles around. 
G                  C 
I was a lion in my winter. 
              G 
What good's a lion Lord, 
         D 
without a crown. 
 
G 
You're living in a cave man, 
C 
upon your marble throne. 
G 
You think you own the heavens, 
D 
but you've got to be alone. 
 
G 
You know I prayed for sunshine, 
C 
a woman with my name. 
G 
you don't want to live man, 
D 
you gave away the game. 
 
NO CHORDS 
 
I, I was a lion in winter. 
And man I had friends 
for miles around. 
G                  C 
I was a lion in my winter. 
              G 
What good's a lion Lord, 
         D 
without a crown. 
          
 

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Chord set

G · C · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.