Little Man Big Man Tabs & Lyrics by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Little Man Big Man
guitar tabs lyrics
Tab: "Little Man Big Man," by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur ([email protected])
Revised by: Walter Tien ([email protected])
Guitar 1 is a 12 string acoustic, tuned EADGBD, with a capo on 4
Guitar 2 is an electric, standard tuning, capo 4
Rhythm figure 1:
G (add9) Bm Bm7 G/A
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--0--0--2--0--2--0--0--|--2/4----4--4--4--4--2--2--0--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|----2----2--2--2--2--0--0--0--|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|------------------------------|
Intro:
Rhythm figure 1 four times, bass and drums enter on third time
Verse: (Guitars tacet; chords implied by bass, vocals)
G
little man big man who came first
what is the measure of our worth
if the was a storm rolled in
Em (Guitar 1 enters here, playing the chords, lightly)
who'd run inside
F
who'd go walking
(w/ rhythm figure 1, twice)
G
little man big man what's inside
it's all in the places
where we find our pride
if there was a soul lost by the road
Em
who'd pass by
F
who'd take it home
Chorus:
|-----|-----|--------|-----------|-----|-----|
|--3--|-----|--1--0--|-----------|--3--|-----|
|--2--|--0--|--0--0--|--2--0-----|--2--|--0--|
|--0--|--2--|--2--2--|--2--2-----|--0--|--2--|
|-----|--2--|--3--3--|--3--3-----|-----|--2--|
|-----|--0--|--------|-----------|-----|--0--|
Cadd9 Bm Asus2
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------3-----3-----3-----|--3\1--0--1--0------|
|--2/4-----4-----4-----4--|----------------0--*| these measures
|-------------------------|-------------------*| played twice
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|................Riff 1........................|
where is the beast lying
is there a beast hiding
With rhythm figure 1 twice
Guitar 2 plays this, rhythm figure 1B, over rhythm fig. 1:
G (add9) Bm Bm7 G/A
|-------------------------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------|
|--------2-----2p0--------|----------|
|--------0-----0-0--------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------|
Verse: (guitar 2 tacet)
G
little man big man who is who
it's all in the damage that our toys can do
if there was a rock and a window pane
Em (guitar 2 enters again, playing chords)
who'd throw stones
F
who'd walk away
Chorus:
where is the beast lying
is there a beast hiding
Bridge: (guitar 2)
F C Bb
are we learning
|--3--|--0--|-----------0-----3------3---------|
|--3--|--1--|-------1-----1-----1------1---1---|
|--0--|--2--|*----2---2-----2-----2------2----*|
|--0--|--2--|*--3-----------------------------*|
|--2--|--0--|----------------------------------|
|--3--|-----|----------------------------------|
are we moving
Verse:
G
little man big man fade away
it's all in the violence of the games we play
it's all in the violence of the games we play
Em F
it's all in the love we give today
With rhythm figures 1,1B two and a half times, then continue with:
G
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| Guitar 1
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
| |
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------| Guitar 2
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Cadd9 Bm G (with Riff 1, x3)
Guitar 1 plays rhythm figure 1, and guitar 2 plays this:
|-----3----------------|
|-----------3-----3-3--|
|--4-----4-----4--4p0--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
Repeat and fade
