Van Morrison - The lion this time

The ^Clion this ^Gtime a^Amgain He's ^Gin the circus ^Amin a ^Gcage ^AmHe's trying to break out of the ^Gframe ^GThe lion this ^Ctime^{F C G G*}

He ^Chears that ^Gsame old ^Amsad refrain But they ^Gcan't hold him ^Amwith no ^Gchain ^AmAnd they just can't denounce his ^Gclaim ^GThe lion a^Cgain^{F C G C C7}

^C7And he's ^Ftrying to get free He ^F7knows that something's bothering ^Esus4me ^{Em Em}That I'm not too blind to ^Dsus4see ^{D G} The ^G7lion a^Cgain^{C7 C7}Oh, the love that's in his ^Fsoul Is ^F7trying to get out you ^Esus4know ^{Em Em}If only you could hear it ^Dsus4roar ^{D G}The lion again this ^Ctime^{F C G G*}

They ^Ccouldn't take a^Gway his ^Amthrone He ^Gknows that he must ^Amstand a^Glone If ^Amneed be, have a heart of ^Gstone ^GThe lion a^Cgain^{F C G G*}

The ^Clion this ^Gtime a^Amgain He's ^Gin the circus ^Amin a ^Gcage ^AmNo wonder that he's in a ^Grage ^GThe lion a^Cgain^{F C G G*}

^C7And he's ^Ftrying to get free ^FAnd he knows that ^F7something's bothering ^Emme ^EmOh, but I'm not too blind to ^Dsus4see ^{D G}The lion this ^Ctime^{C7 C7}The longing that's in his ^Fsoul ^FIs trying to get ^F7out you ^Emknow ^EmOnly you could hear it ^Dsus4roar ^{D G}For the lion this ^Ctime^{F C G G*}

They ^Ccouldn't take a^Gway his ^Amthrone He ^Gknows that he must ^Amstand a^Glone ^AmIf need be have a heart of ^Gstone ^GThe lion a^Cgain^{F C G G*}

The ^Clion a^Emgain this ^Amtime He's ^Gin the circus ^Amin a ^Gcage ^AmNo wonder that he's in a ^Grage The ^Glion this ^Ctime^{F C G G*}

The ^Clion this ^Gtime a^Amgain He's ^Gin the circus ^Amin a ^Gcage ^GNo wonder that he's ^Amnot the ^Gsame The ^Glion a^Cgain

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