Small Man chords by James And The Shame

🎸 Intro:


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🎸 Verse 1:

G                        F
First time I ever saw my grandpa
      G                         C
Was a trip way up north to Michigan
   G                              F
He lived on the rocky shores of a Great Lake
       G           C                 G
But to me, it just looked like the ocean

G                               F
We called him grandpa, then his last name
     G                              C
A formality to keep him pushed away
   G                                   F
So when he said, "You can just call me grandad"
     G                C               G
This little boy didn't know what to say



🎸 Chorus:

F
Married seven times
G
Twice to my grandma
        C
Sent us meat and cheese for Christmas
    Gm
But hardly ever called


F
Never took me fishing
   G
No wise words of advice
  C
A small man on a big lake
        F
Covered over with ice



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🎸 Verse 2:

    G                         F
The second time I ever saw my grandpa
   G                            C
He picked me up in his big blue Ford
G                              F
'Said, "This town's got it all backwards
G                    C                   G
There's more churches than liquor stores"


      G                                    F
Turns out, that's the last time I would see him
G                              C
A handshake, not a hug, to say goodbye
G                              F
He didn't make the trip for my wedding
       G               C           G
And he never looked my boys in the eye



🎸 Chorus:

F
He flew planes in the war
G
At least that's what he said
C
Couldn't really trust him
Gm
According to my dad


      F
Never told him that I loved him
G
It never felt quite right
C
The small man on a big lake
F
Covered over with ice



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🎸 Verse 3:

     G                           F
They found him in a ditch on the roadside
G                            C
His frail body frozen in the snow
   G                     F
My dad went alone to the funeral
         G                C               G
He said, "Son, there's no need for you to go"



🎸 Chorus:

F
Married seven times
G
Twice to my grandma
        C
Sent us meat and cheese for Christmas
    Gm
But hardly ever called


      F
Can't say I ever knew him
          G
But can't say I ever tried
C
The small man on a big lake
F
Covered over with ice


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