Pedro The Lion (David Bazan)
(This is one of my favorite songs, and was not written for the uke, so I had to try to figure it out by ear. It's not perfect, but it sounds pretty close. The strumming pattern is what really makes it sound like the original.)
Chords used: C CM7 CM7/G F G Am Dm Fm
C CM7 CM7/G F (2x) C CM7
CM7/G F C CM7 CM7/G F C CM7
Sunken ships rest upon the ocean floor
CM7/G F C CM7 CM7/G F C G
Where I've made my home to dodge the draft once more
G F C
There once was a time one could flee to the north
G F C
But Canada's not what she used to be
G F C
Boycott the war well she could not afford to
G F C CM7 CM7/G F C
Thanks to the new American queen
Am Dm Fm C Am
So swim with me and we'll escape all the trouble of the present age
Dm Fm C CM7 CM7/G F C CM7
Finally free
CM7/G F C CM7 CM7/G F C CM7
Mermaids teach us how to breathe beneath
CM7/G F C CM7 CM7/G F C
The line that now divides action from apathy
Am Dm Fm C Am
So swim with me and we'll escape all the trouble of the present age
Dm Fm C CM7 CM7/G F
Finally free
(2x)
C CM7 CM7/G F CM7/G F COriginal song:
I have yet to record my cover of this song, but when I do I'll post it here.
