Little Lion Man chords by Mumford & Sons

NOTE: Marcus appears to play w/ capo on 5 in live
and their official video. He may use different fingerings for the chords however)


Intro:  (Listen for rhythm and strumming pattern)

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,
C
take all the courage you have left.
G
Wasted on fixing all the
C
problems that you made in your own head.

Chorus: (Sustain C chord)

     C
But it was not your fault but mine,
     C
and it was your heart on the line.
     C
I really fucked it up this time,
       G
didn’t I, my dear?
         Am
Didn’t I, my dear?


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,
   C
your boldness stands alone among the wreck.
G
Learn from your mother or else
C
spend your days biting your own neck.


Chorus:
     C
But it was not your fault but mine,
     C
and it was your heart on the line.
     C
I really fucked it up this time,
       G
didn’t I, my dear?
     C
But it was not your fault but mine,
     C
and it was your heart on the line.
     C
I really fucked it up this time,
       G
didn’t I, my dear?
         Am
Didn’t I, my dear?

C  x2


Bridge:

F    x8

(Sing "aaah"s times 3-8)


Chorus:
     C
But it was not your fault but mine,
     C
and it was your heart on the line.
     C
I really fucked 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 fucked it up this time,

didn’t I, my dear?
         C
Didn’t I, my dear?