Little Man
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C# G#
I remember walking round the court square sidewalks
F#
Looking in windows at things I couldn't want
C# G#
There's Johnson's Hardware and Morton's Jewelry
F#
And the Old E King and the pots they carried
C# F# C#
They're the little man The little man
C# G#
I go back now the stores are empty
F#
'Cept an old coke sign dated 1950
C# G#
Boarded up like they never existed
F#
Renovated and called historic district
C# F# C#
There goes the little man There goes the little man
Chorus:
A#m F#
Now the court squares's just a set of streets
C# G#
People go round but they seldom think
A#m F#
About the little man that built this town
C# G#
Before the big money shut 'em down
C# F# C#
And killed the little man offed the little man
C# G#
He pumped your gas and he'd clean your glass
F#
One cold rainy night he fixed your flat
C# G#
A new store came where you do it yourself
F#
You buy a lotto ticket and food off the shelf
C# F# C#
Forget the little man forget about the little man
C# G#
He hung on there for a few more years
F#
He couldn't sell slurpees and he wouldn't sell beer
C# G#
Now the bank rents the station to a man down the road
F#
And they sell velvet Elvises and second hand clothes
C# F# C#
There goes the little man There goes another little man
Go to Chorus, lead
C# G#
Now the stores are lined up in a concrete strip
F#
You can buy the whole world in just one trip
C# G#
Save a penny cause it's jumbo size
F#
They don't even realize
C# F# C#
They're killing the little man Offed the little man
Go to Chorus,
C# G#
It wasn't long ago when I was a child
F#
An old black man came with his mule and plow
C# G#
He broke the ground where we grew our garden
F#
Back before we'd all forgotten
C# F# C# F#
About the little man The little man,
C# F# C#
Long live the little man, God bless the little man
How to play Little Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.