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Lions Teeth Tab

by Mountain Goats


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			     LION'S TEETH - Mountain Goats
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Tuning: standard

Just listen to the song for the strumming pattern.  It's pretty easy to pick up.

              
The king of the jungle
                   
Was asleep in his car
                            
When your chances fall in your lap like that
                                              
You've gotta recognize them for what they really are
        
Nobody in this house
                         
Wants to own up to the truth
                     
I crawl in shotgun and reach into his mouth
                             
And grab hold of one long sharp tooth
                     
And hold on
             
For dear life
                         
I hold on

                
Well of course he wakes up
                   
His paw hits the horn
           
I am gonna regret
                
The day that I was born
                             
And then mom rushes out to the driveway
           
My sister too
         
Everyone's screaming
                  
I am dreaming of you
               
I hold on
             
For dear life
                       
I hold on


              
And my arms get sore
                    
And my palms start to sweat
                 
And the tears roll down my face
                         
Till my cheeks are hot and red and soaking wet


          
In come the cops
                      
They blowtorch the doors
      
I start wailing
            
The lion roars
                     
There's no good way to end this
            
Anyone can see
                     
There's just great big you
               
And little old me
                   
And we hold on
              
For dear life
                  
We hold on
           
We hold on