Tom: C#m
Intro:C#m E A C#m - Lead guitar plays Theme
1.Strophe Part A: (only drums, bass and accoustic guitar)
C#m E
They saddled me with bullets and they handed me a gun
A C#m
and they said my boy you're going off to war.
C#m E
I said goodbye to my lover as I walked out the door
A C#m
she said I'm too afraid I won't see you no more.
1.Strophe Part B (all):
C#m E
I reassured her with a kiss, and like my aim I did not miss
A C#m
and I hold that memory with me to this day.
C#m E
I said I'm going across the sea to fight another one of me
A C#m
and I know not of the reason or or what for.
Ref.
A C#m
So I jumped into the lion's mouth,
A C#m
just to see what life was really all about.
A E
And if I'm returned to the flames and whatever still remains
A C#m
oh yeah you will see what I was all about.
2.Strophe
C#m E
For years went on by without a bullet in my side
A C#m
and I thanked the Lord that I had survived.
C#m E
When I walked through that door I caught you naked on the floor
A C#m
and a part of me that survived well it just died.
Ref.
A C#m
So I put you in the lion's mouth,
A C#m
so you could see what life was all about
A E
and now you're returned to the flames and whatever ever still remains
A C#m
oh yeah now you'll see what I was all about.
Guitar Solo on ½ Strophe
C#m E A C#m
3.Strophe: Only Drums and Bass and Handklapp (2-1-2-1)
C#m E
So I climbed up on the stairs above her body where she lay
A C#m
and I tied that noose around my own neck.
C#m E
And I thank God for all my days and to forgive my wicked ways
A C#m
and let him without sin cast the first stone.
Break
C#m E
And with that said I jumped into my souls eternal bed
A C#m
and I let my legs swing beneath my head.
C#m E
So if you should ever question the reason or what for
A C#m
oh then clearly boy you've never been to war.
Ref.
A C#m
So I jumped into the lion's mouth,
A C#m
just to see what life was really all about.
A E
And when I returned in the flames and whatever still remains
A C#m
oh yeah you will see what I was all about.
A (break) C#m
So I jumped into the lion's mouth,
A C#m
just to see what life was really all about.
A E
And when I returned in the flames and whatever still remains
A C#m
oh yeah you will see what I was all about.
End:
A (break) C#m
So I jumped into the lions mouth
