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Little Man Big Man

Toad The Wet Sprocket
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{capo: 4}
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
|--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--|------------------------------|{eot}
{section: Intro}
Rhythm figure 1 four times, bass and drums enter on third time
{section: Verse}
(Guitars tacet; chords implied by bass, vocals)
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
(w/ rhythm figure 1, twice)
it's all in the places
where we find our pride
if there was a soul lost by the road
{section: Chorus}
{sot}|-----|-----|--------|-----------|-----|-----|
|--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--|{eot}
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------3-----3-----3-----|--3\1--0--1--0------|{eot}
{sot}|--2/4-----4-----4-----4--|----------------0--*| these measures
|-------------------------|-------------------*| played twice
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|{eot}
|................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:
|-------------------------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------|
|--------2-----2p0--------|----------|
|--------0-----0-0--------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------|{eot}
{section: Verse}
(guitar 2 tacet)
it's all in the damage that our toys can do
if there was a rock and a window pane
{section: Chorus}
where is the beast lying
is there a beast hiding
{section: Bridge}
(guitar 2)
are we learning
{sot}|--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--|-----|----------------------------------|{eot}
are we moving
{section: Verse}
it's all in the violence of the games we play
it's all in the violence of the games we play
With rhythm figures 1,1B two and a half times, then continue with:
|--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--|{eot}
{sot}| |
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------| 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--|{eot}
Guitar 1 plays rhythm figure 1, and guitar 2 plays this:
{sot}|-----3----------------|
|-----------3-----3-3--|
|--4-----4-----4--4p0--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|{eot}
Repeat and fade

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Arrangement source for Little Man Big Man by Toad The Wet Sprocket

{capo: 4}
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}   [G]                         [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--|------------------------------|{eot}

{section: Intro}
Rhythm figure 1 four times, bass and drums enter on third time

{section: 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

{section: Chorus}
{sot}|-----|-----|--------|-----------|-----|-----|
|--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--|{eot}

{sot}   [Cadd9]      [Bm]             [Asus2]
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------3-----3-----3-----|--3\1--0--1--0------|{eot}
{sot}|--2/4-----4-----4-----4--|----------------0--*| these measures
|-------------------------|-------------------*| played twice
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|{eot}
|................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:

{sot}  [G]                        [Bm] [Bm7] [G/A]
|-------------------------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------|
|--------2-----2p0--------|----------|
|--------0-----0-0--------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------|
|-------------------------|----------|{eot}

{section: 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]who'd throw stones

[F]who'd walk away

{section: Chorus}
   where is the beast lying
   is there a beast hiding

{section: Bridge}
(guitar 2)

   [F]   [C]     [Bb]

   are we    learning

{sot}|--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--|-----|----------------------------------|{eot}

   are we    moving

{section: 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]it's all in the love we [F]give today

With rhythm figures 1,1B two and a half times, then continue with:

{sot}   [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--|{eot}
{sot}|                          |
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------| 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--|{eot}

[Cadd9] [Bm] [G]

Guitar 1 plays rhythm figure 1, and guitar 2 plays this:

{sot}|-----3----------------|
|-----------3-----3-3--|
|--4-----4-----4--4p0--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|{eot}

Repeat and fade

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