Mumford And Sons - Little Lion Man

capo at 5

this tab is by ear and one of my firsts . marcus appears to play w/ capo on 5 in live
and their official video . he may use different fingerings for the chords however ) . gl!

intro : ( listen for rhythm and strumming pattern )

Am C x4

( to emulate banjo play Am Am – add6 Am C the last two times )

verse 1 :
Am
weep for yourself , my man ,
C
you’ll never be what is in your heart .
Am
weep little lion man ,
C
you’re not as brave as you were at the start .
G
rate yourself and rape yourself ,
F Fmaj7 C
take all the courage you have left .
G
wasted on fixing all the
F Fmaj7 C
problems that you made in your own head .

chorus : ( sustain C chord )

Am F C
but it was not your fault but mine ,
Am F C
and it was your heart on the line .
Am F C
i really fxxked it up this time ,
G
didn’t i , my dear?
Am
didn’t i , my dear?

Am C x2

verse 2 :
Am
tremble for yourself my man ,
C
you know that you have seen this all before .
Am
tremble little lion man ,
C
you’ll never settle any of your scores .
G
your grace is wasted in your face ,
F Fmaj7 C
your boldness stands alone among the wreck .
G
learn from your mother or else
F Fmaj7 C
spend your days biting your own neck .

chorus :
Am F C
but it was not your fault but mine ,
Am F C
and it was your heart on the line .
Am F C
i really fxxked it up this time ,
G
didn’t i , my dear?
Am F C
but it was not your fault but mine ,
Am F C
and it was your heart on the line .
Am F C
i really fxxked it up this time ,
G
didn’t i , my dear?
Am
didn’t i , my dear?

Am C x2

bridge :

G C F x8

( sing “aaah”s times 3 – 8 )

chorus :
Am ( mute ) C
but it was not your fault but mine ,
Am F C
and it was your heart on the line .
Am F C
i really fxxked it up this time ,
G
didn’t i , my dear?
Am ( mute )
but it was not your fault but mine ,

and it was your heart on the line .

i really fxxked it up this time ,

didn’t i , my dear?
C
didn’t i , my dear?

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