Little Lion Man Lyrics

but this is for those who don't want to re-tune their guitars).
Capo at 5th Fret. Chords relative to capo.
Intro:
Am Am7add11 Am Am7add11 Am Am7add11 }
} x 2
C/G Csus2add6/G C/G Csus2add6/G C/G Csus2add6/G }
Am Am7add11 Am Amaddb13 Am }
} x 2
C/G Csus2add6/G C/G Cadd11/G C/G }
(Much easier than the chords names suggest. See the chord definitions below.
It's pretty much just Am to C x 4, but you lift your 2nd and 3rd finger off
the Am to make the Am7add11 and for C/G to Csus2add6/G, move your 2nd
finger from the 4th string 2nd fret to the 3rd string 2nd fret, then back
then open 4th for a Csus2/G. When the strumming gets a little more
enthusiastic you may hit the 6th string occasionally in which case the Am
and Am7add11 would suffix /E as the bass note, but this is a song for
raucous enjoyment rather than worrying about the technicalities of what
chords you're playing! Listen for the strumming pattern.)
Verse 1:
Weep for yourself, my man,
you'll never be what is in your heart.
Weep little lion man,
you're not as brave as you were at the start.
Rate yourself and rake yourself,
take all the courage you have left.
Wasted on fixing all the
b5/ ad
problems that you made in your own head.
Chorus 1: (1 strum on each Am, F and C/G)
But it was not your fault but mine,
and it was your heart on the line.
I really fucked it up this time,
didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my dear?
Interlude:
Am Am7add11 Am Amaddb13 Am }
} x 2
C/G Csus2add6/G C/G Cadd11/G C/G }
Verse 2:
Tremble for yourself my man,
you know that you have seen this all before.
Tremble little lion man,
you'll never settle any of your scores.
Your grace is wasted in your face,
your boldness stands alone among the wreck.
Learn from your mother or else
spend your days biting your own neck.
Chorus 2:
But it was not your fault but mine,
and it was your heart on the line.
I really fucked it up this time,
didn't I, my dear?
But it was not your fault but mine,
and it was your heart on the line.
I really fucked it up this time,
didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my dear?
Breakdown:
Am (add sus4) C/G (add 9) x 2 (w/ Banjo Riff 1 throughout)
Banjo Riff 1: (Capo 5) X 8
C/G (W/ Banjo Riff 2)
Banjo Riff 2: (Capo 5) x 8
(Sing "ah"s times 3-8)
Chorus:
Am (cut of) C/G
But it was not your fault but mine,
and it was your heart on the line.
I really fucked it up this time,
didn't I, my dear?
Am (A cappella)
But it was not your fault but mine,
and it was your heart on the line.
I really fucked it up this time,
didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my dear?
Chord Definitions:
Am: x 0 2 2 1 0
Am7add11: x 0 0 0 1 0
Am7add11/E: 0 0 2 2 1 0
C/G: 3 3 2 0 1 0
Csus2add6/G: 3 3 0 2 1 0
Csus2/G: 3 3 0 0 1 0
Amaddb13: x 0 2 2 1 1
Cadd11/G: 3 3 2 0 1 1
F: 1 3 3 2 1 1
Fmaj7b5/E: 0 3 3 2 0 0