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The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Fingerstyle) - Helmut Bickel
Original Artist: The Tokens 
Song arranged by Helmut Bickel
Audio clip from the Tutorial
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Capo 2nd Fret - 4/4 Time 

Intro:
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   G               C               G           D
      _   _   _       _   _   _     _             _   _
   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|---------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
B|-----0-------0-|-1-0-----------|-0---------|---------3---|
G|-0-2-----2-----|-----2---0---2-|-----------|-2---2-------|
D|---0-------0---|---2-------0---|---0-0-0-0-|---0-------0-|
A|---------------|-3-----3-------|-----------|-------------|
E|-3-----3-------|---------------|-3---3-3-3-|-2-----2-----|
   Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee    weeoh aweem away

   G               C               G           D
      _   _   _       _   _   _     _             _   _
   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|---------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
B|-----0-------0-|-1-0-----------|-0---------|---------3---|
G|-0-2-----2-----|-----2---0---2-|-----------|-2---2-------|
D|---0-------0---|---2-------0---|---0-0-0-0-|---0-------0-|
A|---------------|-3-----3-------|-----------|-------------|
E|-3-----3-------|---------------|-3---3-3-3-|-2-----2-----|
   Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee    weeoh aweem away


Chorus:
------

   G                 C
      _   _   _         _   _   _
     | | | | | | |     | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|
A|-----------------|---3-------3-----|
E|---3-------3-----|-----------------|
   A-weema-weh ...   A-weema-weh ...

   G                 D
      _   _   _         _   _   _
     | | | | | | |     | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-------3-----|---2-------2-----|
   A-weema-weh ...  A-weema-weh  ...

   G                 C
      _   _   _         _   _   _
     | | | | | | |     | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|
A|-----------------|---3-------3-----|
E|---3-------3-----|-----------------|
   A-weema-weh ...   A-weema-weh ...

   G                 D
      _   _   _         _   _   _
     | | | | | | |     | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-------3-----|---2-------2-----|
   A-weema-weh ...  A-weema-weh  ...


Verse:
-----

   G               C               G               D
      _   _   _       _   _   _     _   _   _         _   _
   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-----0-------0-|-1-0-----------|-0---------0---|---------3---|
G|-0-2-----2-----|-----2---0---2-|---2---0-------|-2---2-------|
D|---0-------0---|---2-------0---|-----0-------0-|---0-------0-|
A|---------------|-3-----3-------|---------------|-------------|
E|-3-----3-------|---------------|-3-------3-----|-2-----2-----|
1. In the jungle the mighty jungle   the lion sleeps tonight

   G               C               G               D
      _   _   _       _   _   _     _   _   _         _   _
   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-3-0-----0---3-|-1-0-----------|-0---------0---|---------3---|
G|-0---2---------|-----2---0---2-|---2---0-------|-2---2-------|
D|---0-------0---|---2-------0---|-----0-------0-|---0-------0-|
A|---------------|-3-----3-------|---------------|-------------|
E|-3-----3-------|---------------|-3-------3-----|-2-----2-----|
1. In the jungle the quiet jungle    the lion sleeps tonight

    G             C             G           D
      _   _         _   _       _             _   _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
B|-3-------3---|---1-3---1---|-0---------|---------3---|
G|-----0-------|-------------|-----------|-2---2-------|
D|---0-------0-|---2-------2-|---0-0-0-0-|---0-------0-|
A|-------------|-3-----3-----|-----------|-------------|
E|-3-----3-----|-------------|-3---3-3-3-|-2-----2-----|
1. ...

    G             C             G           D
      _   _         _   _       _             _   _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
B|-3-------3---|---1-3---1---|-0---------|---------3---|
G|-----0-------|-------------|-----------|-2---2-------|
D|---0-------0-|---2-------2-|---0-0-0-0-|---0-------0-|
A|-------------|-3-----3-----|-----------|-------------|
E|-3-----3-----|-------------|-3---3-3-3-|-2-----2-----|
1. ...                                           ... to Chorus


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Lyrics & Chords:
---------------

Intro:
-----
G             C               G           D
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
G             C               G           D
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away


Chorus:
------
G               C
A-weema-weh ... A-weema-weh ...
G               D
A-weema-weh ... A-weema-weh ...
G               C
A-weema-weh ... A-weema-weh ...
G               D
A-weema-weh ... A-weema-weh ...


Verse 1:
-------
G               C
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
    G            D
The lion sleeps tonight
G               C
In the jungle the quiet jungle
    G            D      G  C  G  D  G  C  G  D
The lion sleeps tonight


Chorus


Verse 2:
-------
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village, the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight


Chorus


Verse 3:
-------
Hush, my darling, don't fear, my darling,
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush, my darling, don't fear, my darling,
The lion sleeps tonight


Chorus & Outro:
--------------

Wah oh oh, wah oh oh, wah oh wimoweh
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
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