The Lion Sleeps Tonight Uke tab by The Tokens

4 Chords used in the song: F, Bb, A, C

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Artist: The Tokens

Album: Wimoweh!!! - The Best Of The Tokens

Year: 1993

Difficulty:

2.75

(Beginner)

Key: DmChords

NC
We-de-de-de, de-de-de-de-de de, we-um-um-a-way
We-de-de-de, de-de-de-de-de de, we-um-um-a-way
  F                     Bb
A wimoweh, a-wimoweh a-wimoweh, a wimoweh
 F                      C
A wimoweh, a-wimoweh a-wimoweh, a wimoweh
  F                     Bb
A wimoweh, a-wimoweh a-wimoweh, a wimoweh
 F                      C
A wimoweh, a-wimoweh a-wimoweh, a wimoweh

F                 Bb                F              C
In the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight
F                 Bb                F              C
In the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight

Repeat "wimoweh"

F                    Bb                   F              C
Near the village the peaceful village the lion sleeps tonight
F                    Bb                   F              C
Near the village the peaceful village the lion sleeps tonight

Repeat "wimoweh"

F                      Bb                   F              C
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling. The lion sleeps tonight
F                      Bb                   F              C
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling. The lion sleeps tonight

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Caitlin_Crabtree

*uke. Stupid auto correct

27 Jun 2019

Caitlin_Crabtree

I use down, down up, up, down up for basically everything. I dunno much about strum patterns and I don't really care. I feel like strum is more of a style thing that really varies depending on your tastes. This is a great tab tho! And welcome to the use!

27 Jun 2019

uksmoothie

(Perth)

Can anyone please suggest a strum pattern for this? I'm and absolute beginner on the use.

17 Mar 2018

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About this song: The Lion Sleeps Tonight

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", also known as "Wimoweh" and originally as "Mbube" is a song recorded by Solomon Linda and his group The Evening Birds for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. It was covered internationally by many 1950s pop and folk revival artists, including The Weavers, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba, and The Kingston Trio. In 1961, it became a number one hit in the U.S. as adapted by the Doo-Wop group The Tokens. It went on to earn at least 15 million US dollars in royalties from covers and film licensing.

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