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The Miniature Philosopher

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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                        Tuning: standard
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                        A72 (x02023)
                         F#m(xxx11109)
                         Em(xxx987)
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guitar part: 
e|------|
B|------|
G|--0-2-|
D|-4----|
A|------|
E|------|
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       A (barre)    A72
he's a miniature philosopher
   Dm     A7        Dm
he stands five foot three
    A7     C                A7
but no one takes him seriously
        Cm
he's in love with Gertrude Lullaby
        Cm/B             G
but she doesn't care for him
            E7
he's like a house boy to Miss Lullaby
          Cm                D
and their future looks very dim
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-2-1-|
D|-0-0-|
A|-----|
E|-----|
       A (barre)    A72
he's a miniature philosopher
         Dm       A7     Dm
he takes notes on all he reads
         A7      C           A7
but that doesn't satisfy his needs
       Cm
he's a desk clerk at the bank and trust
                Cm/B                       G
there's so many contracts and paperwork to do
           E7
he gets so busy at the bank and trust
            Cm                      D
there is no time for Nietzsche or Camus
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-2-1-|
D|-0-0-|
A|-----|
E|-----|
       A (barre)    A72
he's a miniature philosopher
          Dm     A7    Dm
he writes essays on Voltaire
    A7    C                 A7
but if he died no one would care
   G#7                                       C#
he doesn't know why his life turned out this way
       D#m            Adim          G#dim F#        B
no one ever reads his dissertations or    allegoric plays
                Dm(guitar part)        F#m      Em  Bm  
so he comforts himself while    searching for a rhyme
         B                        G
that the public rarely recognizes genius in their time
Am          D
poor little guy
       A (barre)    A72
he's a miniature philosopher
          Dm     A7    Dm
though he hasn't got a friend
                   A7     C      A7
he's sure he'll be famous in the end

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The Miniature Philosopher

by of Montreal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Cm/B

G#7

D#m

Adim

G#dim

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Tuning: standard

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A72 (x02023)

F#m

(xxx11109)

(xxx987)

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guitar part:

e|------|

B|------|

G|--0-2-|

D|-4----|

A|------|

E|------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

A (barre) A72

he's a miniature philosopher

Dm A7 Dm

he stands five foot three

A7 C A7

but no one takes him seriously

he's in love with Gertrude Lullaby

Cm/B G

but she doesn't care for him

he's like a house boy to Miss Lullaby

Cm D

and their future looks very dim

e|-----|

B|-----|

G|-2-1-|

D|-0-0-|

A|-----|

E|-----|

A (barre) A72

he's a miniature philosopher

Dm A7 Dm

he takes notes on all he reads

A7 C A7

but that doesn't satisfy his needs

he's a desk clerk at the bank and trust

Cm/B G

there's so many contracts and paperwork to do

he gets so busy at the bank and trust

Cm D

there is no time for Nietzsche or Camus

e|-----|

B|-----|

G|-2-1-|

D|-0-0-|

A|-----|

E|-----|

A (barre) A72

he's a miniature philosopher

Dm A7 Dm

he writes essays on Voltaire

A7 C A7

but if he died no one would care

G#7 C#

he doesn't know why his life turned out this way

D#m Adim G#dim F# B

no one ever reads his dissertations or allegoric plays

Dm F#m Em Bm

(guitar part)

so he comforts himself while searching for a rhyme

B G

that the public rarely recognizes genius in their time

Am D

poor little guy

A (barre) A72

he's a miniature philosopher

Dm A7 Dm

though he hasn't got a friend

A7 C A7

he's sure he'll be famous in the end

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