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Gold Lion

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
, a regular chord:
e|-------0-------|
B|-------2-------|
G|-------2-------|
D|-------2-------|
A|-------0-------|
E|-------0-------|
A2, A root position inversion:
e|-------5-------| *Played like an F chord, but at the
B|-------5-------| 5th fret.
G|-------6-------|
D|-------7-------|
A|-------0-------|
E|-------0-------|
 The same strumming pattern is used throughout the song (listen)
 I've included lyrics so you can easily play and sing together. XD
Gold  Lion, Gonna  tell me where the light is
Gold  Lion, Gonna  tell me where the light is
Take  our hands  out of control
Take  our hands  out of control
 Now, tell  me what you saw, tell  me what you saw,
  there  was a crowd  of Sikhs in each
In-side,  out-side, I  must have done  a dozen each
It  was the hive  I grew, the  weight of the shell  was crushing you
I’ve  been a round  a few, tell  them what I saw, I’ll  them what yer
Oo!  Oo!, Oo!  Oo!, Oo! Oo! Ah  oh!
Oo!  Oo!, Oo!  Oo!, Oo! Oo! Ah  oh!
 Just play FA1 E A2 a few times
Gold  Lion, Gonna  tell me where the light is
Gold  Lion, Gonna  tell me where the light is
Take  our hands out  of control
Take  our hands out  of control
 Just play  few times
 Out-side,  in-side, this  is a moon  without a tide
We’ll  build a fire, in  your eyes, we’ll  build a fire
 when  the colours  are getting  brighter
Cold  desire, it’s  a moon without  a tide
------------------------, tell me what you saw, I’ll tell you what I saw
Oo!  Ooo!, Oo!  Ooo!, Oo! Ooo!  Ah oh!
Oo!  Ooo!, Oo!  Ooo!, Oo! Ooo!  Ah oh!
 Just play  few times
Oo!  Ooo!, Oo!  Ooo!, Oo! Ooo!  Ah oh!
Oo!  Ooo!, Oo!  Ooo!, Oo! Ooo!  Ah oh! A2

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Readable chord sheet for Gold Lion by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

[A], a regular [A] chord:
e|-------0-------|
B|-------2-------|
G|-------2-------|
D|-------2-------|
A|-------0-------|
E|-------0-------|
A2, A root position inversion:
e|-------5-------|    *Played like an F chord, but at the
B|-------5-------|      5th fret.
G|-------6-------|
D|-------7-------|
A|-------0-------|
E|-------0-------|
The same strumming pattern is used throughout the song (listen)
I've included lyrics so you can easily play and sing together. XD

[F#]Gold Lion, G[A]onna tell me where the light is [E]    [A2]

[F#]Gold Lion, [A]Gonna tell me where the light is[E]   [A2]

[F#]Take our ha[A]nds out of control [E]    [A2]

[F#]Take our han[A]ds out of cont[E]rol [A2]

Now, [F#]tell me what you saw, [A]tell me what you saw,
 [E]there was a cr[A2]owd of Sikhs in each

[F#]In-side, out-[A]side, [E]I must have done[A2] a dozen each

[F#]It was the h[A]ive I grew, [E]the weight of the shel[A2]l was crushing you

[F#]I’ve been a r[A]ound a few, [E]tell them what I saw, [A2]I’ll them what yer

[F#]Oo! Oo!, Oo![A] Oo!, Oo! Oo! [E]Ah oh!        [A2]

[F#]Oo! Oo!, Oo![A] Oo!, Oo! Oo! [E]Ah oh!        [A2]

Just play F

[F#]Gold Lion, [A]Gonna tell me where the light is [E]      [A2]
[F#]Gold Lion, [A]Gonna tell me where the light is [E]      [A2]

[F#]Take our hands o[A]ut of control[E]        [A2]

[F#]Take our hands [A]out of contr[E]ol     [A2]

Just play [F3] [A] [E] [A2] [A] few times

O[F#]ut-side, in[A]-side, [E]this is a mo[A2]on without a tide

[F#]We’ll build a f[A]ire, [E]in your eyes, we[A2]’ll build a fire

when[F#] the colo[A]urs are getti[E]ng brighter  [A2]

[F#]Cold desire, [A]it’s a moon wi[E]thout a tide  [A2]

[F#]               [A]        [E]                     [A2]
------------------------, tell me what you saw, I’ll tell you what I saw

[F#]Oo! Ooo!, Oo[A]! Ooo!, Oo! Oo[E]o! Ah oh!     [A2]

[F#]Oo! Ooo!, Oo[A]! Ooo!, Oo! Oo[E]o! Ah oh!     [A2]

Just play [F#] [A] [E] [A2] [A] few times

[F#]Oo! Ooo!, Oo[A]! Ooo!, Oo! Oo[E]o! Ah oh!     [A2]

[F#]Oo! Ooo!, Oo[A]! Ooo!, Oo! Oo[E]o! Ah oh!       A2

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