• Song:

    Little Lion Man

  • Artist:

    Mumford And Sons

  • Album:

    Deluxe Companion

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 (x02210@1)Am7add11  Am (x02210@1)Am7add11   Am (x02210@1)Am7add11            }
                                                     } x 2
C/G  Csus2add6/G  C/G  Csus2add6/G  C/G  Csus2add6/G }

Am (x02210@1)Am7add11  Am (x02210@1)Amaddb13   Am (x02210@1)       }
                                        } 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:

AmWeep (x02210@1)for yourself, my man,
                               C/Gyou'll (3x555x@1)never be what is in your heart.
AmWeep (x02210@1)little lion man,
                                       C/Gyou're (3x555x@1)not as brave as you were at the start.
GRate (320003@1)yourself and rake yourself,
F (133211@1)          Fmaj7b5/E   Am7add11   C/Gtake (3x555x@1)all the courage you have      left.
GWasted (320003@1)on fixing all the
F (133211@1)              Fmaj7b5/E     Am7add11  C/Gproblems (3x555x@1)that you made in your own      head.

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

Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)        C/GBut (3x555x@1)it was not your fault but mine,
         Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)       C/Gand (3x555x@1)it was your heart on the line.
         Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)      C/GI (3x555x@1)really fucked it up this time,
             G (320003@1)     Gadd9didn't (135211@3)I, my dear?
G (320003@1)           AmDidn't (x02210@1)I, my dear?

Interlude:

Am (x02210@1)Am7add11  Am (x02210@1)Amaddb13   Am (x02210@1)       }
                                        } x 2
C/G  Csus2add6/G  C/G  Cadd11/G   C/G   }

Verse 2:

AmTremble (x02210@1)for yourself my man,
                                       C/Gyou (3x555x@1)know that you have seen this all before.
AmTremble (x02210@1)little lion man,
                                C/Gyou'll (3x555x@1)never settle any of your scores.
GYour (320003@1)grace is wasted in your face,
     F (133211@1)             Fmaj7b5/E   Am7add11  C/Gyour (3x555x@1)boldness stands alone among the       wreck.
GLearn (320003@1)from your mother or else
F (133211@1)             Fmaj7b5/E   Am7add11 C/Gspend (3x555x@1)your days biting your own      neck.

Chorus 2:
         Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)        C/GBut (3x555x@1)it was not your fault but mine,
         Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)       C/Gand (3x555x@1)it was your heart on the line.
         Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)      C/GI (3x555x@1)really fucked it up this time,
             Gdidn't (320003@1)I, my dear?

Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)        C/GBut (3x555x@1)it was not your fault but mine,
         Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)       C/Gand (3x555x@1)it was your heart on the line.
         Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)      C/GI (3x555x@1)really fucked it up this time,
             Gdidn't (320003@1)I, my dear?
                  AmDidn't (x02210@1)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 (320003@1)   C/G (3x555x@1)    F (133211@1)     x 8

(Sing "ah"s times 3-8)

Chorus:
         Am(cut (x02210@1)of)          C/GBut (3x555x@1)it was not your fault but mine,
         Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)       C/Gand (3x555x@1)it was your heart on the line.
         Am (x02210@1)      F (133211@1)      C/GI (3x555x@1)really fucked it up this time,
             Gdidn't (320003@1)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/GDidn't (3x555x@1)I, my dear?



Chord Definitions:
             E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G B (x2444x@1)name="chord_022100@1">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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