• Song:

    Little Man Big Man

  • Artist:

    Toad the Wet Sprocket

  • Album:

    COIL

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Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur 

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     (9)              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-- | 

   C9      Bm             A9
 | ------------------------- | -------------------- | 
 | -------3-----3-----3----- | --3--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 (9)                 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-- | 




C9 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
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