Verse 1
[C]
When I was a cool young one
(When she was a cool young one)
[F] [G]
I worked in the colony, paying my dues
[D] [A]
Accepting without question the prevailing news
[F] [G] [D]
That a young girl's life was one long grind.
[C] [D] [A]
Digging holes, standing guard 'till it crossed my mind.
[C] [G]
I was wrong, all along
[D] [A]
all that I needed, was to have heeded.
Chorus
[F]
Hakuna Matata
[C]
What a wonderful phrase
[F]
Hakuna Matata
[G]
Ain't no passin' craze
[Am]
It means no worries
[D]
For the rest of your days
[F]
It's our problem free
[G]
Philosophy
[C]
Hakuna Matata
Verse 2
[C]
When I was a shallow youth
(When she was a shallow youth)
[F]
Cool calm reflection
[G]
I was never that good
[D]
I wasn't born in the game
[A]
I saw no trees for the wood
[F]
My future stretched behind me
[G] [D]
I was over the hill
[C]
I put my best foot forward
[D] [A]
While the other stood still
Interlude
[C]
Take my word
(Take her word)
[G]
I have heard
[D]
All that I needed
[A]
Was to have heeded.
Chorus
[F]
Hakuna Matata
[C]
What a wonderful phrase
[F]
Hakuna Matata
[G]
Ain't no passin' craze
[Am]
It means no worries
[D]
For the rest of your days
[F]
It's our problem free
[G]
Philosophy
[C]
Hakuna Matata
[D]
Hakuna Matata
[C]
I hope I have conveyed
[D]
You don't have to bust a gut in the sun
[C]
It's much cooler in shade.
Verse 3
[Am]
Some say it's just a waste of time
[C]
But they don't realize
[D]
That view is nothing but a crime
[G]
We are creatures worthywise
Chorus
[F]
Hakuna Matata
[C]
What a wonderful phrase
[F]
Hakuna Matata
[G]
Ain't no passin' craze
[Am]
It means no worries
[D]
For the rest of your days
[F]
It's our problem free
[G]
Philosophy
Chorus
[F]
Hakuna Matata
[C]
What a wonderful phrase
[F]
Hakuna Matata
[G]
Ain't no passin' craze
[Am]
It means no worries
[D]
For the rest of your days
[F]
It's our problem free
[G]
Philosophy
[C]
Hakuna Matata
