Little Lion Man

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[Intro]
Am   C   Am   Cx2
[Verse 1]
AmWeep for yourself, my man
you'll never be what is in your Cheart
AmWeep little lion man
you're not as brave as you were at the Cstart
GRate yourself and rake yourself
Ftake all the Fmaj7courage you have Cleft
And Gwaste it on fixing all the
Fproblems that you Fmaj7made in your own Chead
[Chorus]
But it was Amnot your Ffault but mCine
and it was Amyour heart Fon the lCine
I really Amfucked it Fup this tCime
didn't I, my Gdear?
Didn't I, my
[Interlude]
| Am| Am| C| C|
| Am| Am| C| C|
[Verse 2]
AmTremble for yourself, my man
you know that you have seen this all bCefore
AmTremble little lion man
you'll never settle any of your Cscores
Your Ggrace is wasted in your face
your Fboldness stands aFmaj7lone among the Cwreck
Now Glearn from your mother or else
Fspend your days Fmaj7biting your Cown neck
[Chorus]
But it was Amnot your Ffault but mCine
and it was Amyour heart Fon the lCine
I really Amfucked it Fup this tCime
didn't I, my Gdear?
But it was Amnot your Ffault but mCine
and it was Amyour heart Fon the lCine
I really Amfucked it Fup this tCime
didn't I, my Gdear?
Didn't I, my
[Interlude]
| Am| Am| C| C|
dear?
| Am| Am| C| C|
[Bridge]
G   C   F   Fx2
(No vocals)
G   C   F   Fx5
Ahhhhh ahh ahh ahhhhhhhh, ah ah
GAhhhhh Cahh ahh FahhhhhhFhh
[Chorus]
AmN.C. C  
But it was not your fault but mine
and it was Amyour heart Fon the lCine
I really Amfucked it Fup this tCime
didn't I, my Gdear?
[Outro]
AmN.C.
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?
Didn't I, my Cdear?

The story behind the song

"Little Lion Man" was the debut single from Mumford & Sons, an English folk rock band. It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Sigh No More, in August 2009. The song performed well commercially, charting in several countries. Frontman Marcus Mumford has described the song as a very personal story about a situation he wasn't proud of. He found it easier to express this feeling through song when his own words weren't enough.

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