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Little Lion Man

Mumford And Sons

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Standard Tuning. (Yes, I know the original doesn't use standard tuning, 
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:

Am
Weep for yourself, my man,
                               C/G
you'll never be what is in your heart.
Am
Weep little lion man,
                                       C/G
you're not as brave as you were at the start.
G
Rate yourself and rake yourself,
F            Fmaj7b5/E   Am7add11   C/G
take all the courage you have      left.
G
Wasted on fixing all the
F                Fmaj7b5/E     Am7add11  C/G
problems that you made in your own      head.


Chorus 1: (1 strum on each Am, F and C/G)

         Am          F          C/G
But it was not your fault but mine,
         Am         F         C/G
and it was your heart on the line.
         Am        F        C/G
I really fucked it up this time,
             G       Gadd9
didn't I, my dear?
G             Am
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:

Am
Tremble for yourself my man,
                                       C/G
you know that you have seen this all before.
Am
Tremble little lion man,
                                C/G
you'll never settle any of your scores.
G
Your grace is wasted in your face,
     F               Fmaj7b5/E   Am7add11  C/G
your boldness stands alone among the       wreck.
G
Learn from your mother or else
F               Fmaj7b5/E   Am7add11 C/G
spend your days biting your own      neck.


Chorus 2:
         Am          F          C/G
But it was not your fault but mine,
         Am         F         C/G
and it was your heart on the line.
         Am        F        C/G
I really fucked it up this time,
             G
didn't I, my dear?

         Am          F          C/G
But it was not your fault but mine,
         Am         F         C/G
and it was your heart on the line.
         Am        F        C/G
I really fucked it up this time,
             G
didn't I, my dear?
                  Am
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
    |--3-| |--3-| |--3-| |--3-|    |--3-| |--3-| |--3-| |--3-|
E||------0------0------0------0--|------0------0------0------0--|
B||-1h-3---1h-3---1h-3---1h-3----|-1h-3---1h-3---1h-3---1h-3----|
G||------------------------------|------------------------------|
D||------------------------------|------------------------------|
A||------------------------------|------------------------------|
E||------------------------------|------------------------------|


C/G (W/ Banjo Riff 2)

Banjo Riff 2: (Capo 5) x 8
    |--3-| |--3-| |--3-| |--3-|    |--3-| |--3-| |--3-| |--3-|
E||------0-------------0---------|------0-------------0---------|
B||-1h-3---1p-0---1h-3---1p-0----|-1h-3---1p-0---1h-3---1p-0----|
G||-------------0-------------0--|-------------0-------------0--|
D||------------------------------|------------------------------|
A||------------------------------|------------------------------|
E||------------------------------|------------------------------|



G     C/G      F       x 8

(Sing "ah"s times 3-8)


Chorus:
         Am (cut of)          C/G
But it was not your fault but mine,
         Am         F         C/G
and it was your heart on the line.
         Am        F        C/G
I really fucked it up this time,
             G
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?
                 C/G
Didn't I, my dear?



Chord Definitions:
             E A D G B E
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

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Little Lion Man

Mumford And Sons