Verse1
[C] When I was a cool young one
(When she was a cool young one)
I [F] worked in the [G] colony, paying my dues
[D] Accepting without
[A] question the prevailing news
[F] That a young [G]
girl's life [D] was one long grind.
[C] Digging holes, [D] standing
guard [A] 'till it crossed my mind.
I [C] was wrong, [G] all along
all that I [D] needed, [A] was to have heeded.
Chorus
Hakuna [F] Matata
What a wonderful [C] phrase
Hakuna [F] Matata
[D] Ain't no passin' [G7] craze
It means no [Am] worries
[F] For the rest of your [D] days
It's our [C] problem free
[G] Philosophy
[C] Hakuna Matata
Verse2
[C] When I was a shallow youth
(When she was a shallow youth)
[F] Cool calm reflection
I [G] was never that good
I [D] wasn't born in the game
I saw [A] no trees for the wood
[F] My future stretched behind me
I [G] was over [D] the hill
I put [C] my best foot forward
While [D] the [A] other stood still
Interlude
Take [C] my word
(Take her word)
I [G] have heard
All that [D] I needed
Was to [A] have heeded.
Chorus
Hakuna [F] Matata
What a wonderful [C] phrase
Hakuna [F] Matata
[D] Ain't no passin' [G7] craze
It means no [Am] worries
[F] For the rest of your [D] days
It's our [C] problem free
[G] Philosophy
[C] Hakuna Matata
[D] Hakuna Matata
I [C] hope I have conveyed
You [D] don't have to bust a gut in the sun
It's [C] much cooler in shade.
Verse3
[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
Hakuna [F] Matata
What a wonderful [C] phrase
Hakuna [F] Matata
[D] Ain't no passin' [G7] craze
It means no [Am] worries
[F] For the rest of your [D] days
It's our [C] problem free
[G] Philosophy
[C] Hakuna Matata