Oh Child – The Lion chords

[Intro]
Gm     FOooooh oooooh
Gm     FOooooh oooooh


[Verse 1]
Cm                    GmWhat have I told you?
                       FYou wanted someone quiet
                       FI just kept runnin' fast
                       CmAway from my comin' past
                    GmWhat did you say to me?
                 FYou got a lot of night in you
                        FYou're just a lion with things to prove


[Verse 2]
                      CmSo just keep lyin' to me
                     GmJust keep tucking in my sheets
                             FTelling me darling you'™re a feral one
                               FAnd that you best be scared of me
                    CmWhat have I said to you
                GmThought in your arms I'™d find my strength
    FBut you just took it away
  FI guess you said ...


[Chorus]
                               CmOh, you know 'cause what's the use?
                  GmWhat's the use of tryin'?
                         FShe's in a room with her eyes closed
                        FShe's in a room with no windows
   CmSo tired
                        GmI was frightened of the night
                      FUntil I took it in my hands, oh
                    FTo shut out all the light


[Instrumental]
F Gm


[Verse 3]
Gm             FWhat do I look like
              CmA little girl lost
              CmA little lost cause
Gm                   FIs that pity in your eyes
                       FAt least you warned me first
                      FThat it's supposed to hurt


[Verse 4]
                     GmSo just keep pushin' me
                 FJust keep tryin' harder
                    CmI'™m not a hero or a martyr
                              CmThink I'™m the villain of this story
    GmOh, please
                        FIf you know what'™s good for me
                            CmYou'™ll just keep me feeling lonely
                       CmUntil it puts me on my knees


[Chorus 2]
                               GmOh, you know 'cause what's the use?
                  FWhat's the use of tryin'?
                         CmShe's in a room with her eyes closed
                        CmShe's in a room with no windows
   GmSo tired
                        FI was frightened of the night
                      CmUntil I took it in my hands, oh
                    CmTo shut out all the light, oh


[Chorus 3]
                  GmAs I grow older I become
                   FLess afraid of the dark
                           CmAnd more afraid of growing older
CmMmmmmm
                           GmSo won't you kiss me up to God
                      FCause he knows what I want
                      CmJust for something to believe in
          CmCause I'm not


[Interlude]
Gm   F CmOooooh ooooooh
Gm   F CmOooooh ooooooh


[Bridge]
         GmHe said 'Oh, child
             FYou got that lion in you
               CmLet me lay you down
            CmYou'll feel alright when it's through.'

         GmHe said 'Oh, child
             FYou got that lion in you
               CmLet me lay you down
            CmYou'll feel alright when it's through.'

         GmHe said 'Oh, child
             FYou got that lion in you
               CmLet me lay you down
            CmYou'll feel alright ...'


[Chorus 4]
                  Gm     FAs I grow older I become
            CmLess afraid of the dark
                           Gm    FAnd more afraid of growing older
CmMmmmmm
                           Gm  FSo won't you kiss me up to God
                      CmCause he knows what I want
                      Gm       FJust for something to believe in
      CmCause I'm not


[Outro]
Gm F Cm