Key = F
Standard tuning
[Lyrics]
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.
Near the village, the peaceful village, the lion sleeps tonight.
Near the village, the quiet village, the lion sleeps tonight.
Hush my darling, donÂ’t fear my darling, the lion sleeps tonight.
Hush my darling, donÂ’t fear my darling, the lion sleeps tonight.
A wimoweh, a wimoweh, a wimoweh, a wimoweh,
A wimoweh, a wimoweh, a wimoweh, a wimoweh
[Chords]
Very simple - a standard repeating 4 bar chord progression
for the whole song
| F | Bb | F | C |
[Melody/harmonies/instrumental]
This is the structure of the song.
The various patterns are recorded below.
Intro [Pattern A] [x2]
“A wimoweh...” [Pattern B] [x2]
“in the jungle...” [Pattern C]
“A wimoweh...” [Pattern D] [x2]
“Near the village...” [Pattern C]
“A wimoweh...” [Pattern D] [x2]
Flute/vocal instrumental [Pattern E] [x2]
“Hush my darling...” [Pattern C]
“A wimoweh...” [Pattern D] [x2]
Outro [Pattern A] [x2]
[A] 1 2 3 4 (etc)|e|------5-------5-|6---5-----------|5---------------|----------------||B|6---8-----8-----|------8---6---8-|----------------|----------------||G|----------------|----------------|--5---5---5-5---|(5)-------------||D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| F Bb F C
[B](swing rhythm) 1 2 3 4 (etc)|e---|--5-5-----5-5---|--6-6-----6-6---|--5-5-----5-5---|--3-3-----3-3---||B-6-|6-----6-6-----6-|6-----6-6-----6-|6-----6-6-----6-|5-----5-5----(5)||G---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||D---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||A---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| F Bb F C|e---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||G-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5(5)||D---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||A---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[C] 1 2 3 4 (etc)|e|------5-------5-|6---5-----------|5---------5-----|----------------||B|6---8-----8-----|------8---6---8-|--8---6-----8---|(8)-------------||G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| F Bb F C
|e|8---5-----5---8-|6---5-----------|5---------5-----|----------------||B|------8---------|------8---6---8-|--8---6-----8---|(8)-------------||G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| F Bb F C|e|--------5-------|6---------------|--------5/3-----|--------8-------||B|------------6---|----------------|----6-------6---|8---------------||G|----5-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------||D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[D](swing rhythm) 1 2 3 4 (etc)|e---|--5-5-----5-5---|--6-6-----6-6---|--5-5-----5-5---|--3-3-----3-3---||B-6-|6-----6-6-----6-|6-----6-6-----6-|6-----6-6-----6-|5-----5-5----(5)||G---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||D---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||A---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| F Bb F C|e---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||G-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5(5)||D---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||A---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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|e---|8---------------|8-6---8-6-----5-|----------------|----------------||B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||G---|----------------|----------------|5---5---5-5-----|----------------||D---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||A---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[E](swing rhythm) 1 2 3 4 (etc)|e|----------------|---/5-----------|----------------|---/5-------------||B|----------------|------8-6-5-----|----------------|------8-6-5-------||G|(5)-------------|------------7-5-|----------------|------------7-5-|5||D|----------------|----------------|8---------------|------------------||A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
| C F Bb F (C)|e|----------------|----------------|------------10--|8----------------||B|--------5---8---|6---------------|--------11------|-----------------||G|----5-----------|----------------|----10----------|-----------------||D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
