Small Man

E|-------------------------------------------| X2 [Verse 1] C F First time I ever saw my grandpa C G Was a trip way up north to Michigan C F He lived on the rocky shores of a Great Lake C G C But to me, it just looked like the ocean C F We called him grandpa, then his last name C G A formality to keep him pushed away C F So when he said, "You can just call me grandad" C G C This little boy didn't know what to say [Chorus] F Married seven times C Twice to my grandma G Sent us meat and cheese for Christmas Am But hardly ever called F Never took me fishing C No wise words of advice G A small man on a big lake F Covered over with ice e|-------------------------------------------| B|-----8--6--5--3--1-------------------------| G|--------------------0h2-2-2--0h2--0h2------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|--3----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| X1 [Verse 2] C F The second time I ever saw my grandpa C G He picked me up in his big blue Ford C F 'Said, "This town's got it all backwards C G C There's more churches than liquor stores" C F Turns out, that's the last time I would see him C G A handshake, not a hug, to say goodbye C F He didn't make the trip for my wedding C G C And he never looked my boys in the eye [Chorus] F He flew planes in the war C At least that's what he said G Couldn't really trust him Am According to my dad F Never told him that I loved him C It never felt quite right G The small man on a big lake F Covered over with ice e|-------------------------------------------| B|-----8--6--5--3--1-------------------------| G|--------------------0h2-2-2--0h2--0h2------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|--3----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| X1 [Verse 3] C F They found him in a ditch on the roadside C G His frail body frozen in the snow C F My dad went alone to the funeral C G C He said, "Son, there's no need for you to go" [Chorus] F Married seven times C Twice to my grandma G Sent us meat and cheese for Christmas Am But hardly ever called F Can't say I ever knew him C But can't say I ever tried G The small man on a big lake F Covered over with ice e|-------------------------------------------| B|-----8--6--5--3--1-------------------------| G|--------------------0h2-2-2--0h2--0h2------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|--3----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| X1 ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************