Acts Of Man

artist : frightened rabbit
song : acts of man
album : pedestrian verse
tabbed by : recebedou
email : recebedou@yahoo . com

standard tuning

chords used :

eadgbe
Am : 002210
C : 032010
F : 133211
G : 320033

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

intro/verse riff :
C
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – |
G | – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
A | – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

intro : play C or use [ intro/verse riff ]

verse 1 chords : [ play intro/verse riff thru – out ]
C
i Am that dickhead in the kitchen
giving wine to your best girl’s gloves
i Am an amateur pornographer
unpleasant publisher about hand

chorus 1 chords : [ play intro/verse riff thru – out ]
C
not here , not here , no captive man
C
not here , not here , we capture none

verse 2 chords : [ play intro/verse riff thru – out ]
C
i see stumbling pinstriped trouser
flecks of sick on and off his shoe
find out the fatty british average
who lives in the houses around you

chorus 2 chords :
Am C [ verse riff ]
not here , not here , heroic acts of man
Am C [ verse riff ]
not here , not here , heroic acts of man

verse 3 chords : [ play intro/verse riff thru – out ]
C
let’s all crowd ’round the caring body
throw stocky fingers , bricks and stones
let’s promise every girl we marry
we’ll always love them when we probably won’t

verse 3 : [ play intro/verse riff thru – out ]
C
while the knight in shitty armour
rips the drunk out of her dress
one man tears into another
hides a coward’s heart in a lion’s chest

verse 4 chords :
Am
man , he beats all of his children
C [ verse riff ]
he’s beating just because he could
Am
ask the father for a minute
C [ verse riff ]
till the worst instincts return

chorus 3 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
not here , not here , heroic acts of man
not here , not here , heroic acts of man

verse 5 chords :
C
i have never wanted more , to be a man
C
to build a house around you
G
i Am just like all the rest of them
F C
sorry , selfish , trying to improve

chorus 4 chords :
G F C
i’m here , i’m here , not heroic but i try
G F C
i’m here , i’m here , not heroic but i try

outro : [ G – F – C ] x2