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FRACTION OF A MAN - Shawn Mullins
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Tabbed by: Matt Faulkner
Email:
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Tuning: EADGBe Capo 2
He plays different intros on each version of this song. I usually
just play G - C - G-D - G or something like that. As long as
it s in the key, it ll sound fine...
Fraction of a Man Capo 2
Now my old friend Harry
Never slowed down to marry
He s in sales, he s gone most of the year
He smiles through all his lies
With dollar signs in his eyes
Riff 1 ( )
And he orders himself another beer
Now Harry, he s a dreamer
A scholar and a schemer
But he ll be there for you
When push comes to shove
His mama called him Harold
And she was one of only two women
Riff 2 ( )
That Harry ever loved
The other was a waitress
In Cave Creek, Arizona
That broke his heart
And tangled up his mind
My old friend Harry
Lookin kinda scary
Riff 3 ( )
Wonders if he s runnin out of time
Now Biloxi s got a sadness
Like a dark day in December
That Harry recognizes
In all forgotten southern towns
Thumbin through the phonebook
For a name he can t remember
Lookin desperate, like a junkie
Waitin for a fix to come around
Sittin playing Blackjack
With a hooker and a tourist
And a one-eyed dealer winning every hand
Harry sips Black Label
Slumps down at the table
Riff 3 ()
Feelin like a fraction of a man
() ()
Feelin like a fraction of a man
He doesn t play these on Honeydew, but he puts them in on his live album.
(Relative to capo)
Riff 1
e|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
D|----2----2/4--42-----------0----------------------------------------------|
A|----2-----------------------2----------------------------------------------|
E|----0------------------0h2--3----------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------1------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----2/4--42---------2------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----------------0h2--3------------------------------------------------|
E|----0---------------------0------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
e|--------------------------0--------2---------3-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------1--------3---------3-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------0--------2---------0-----------------------------|
D|----2----2/4--42---------2---0h2--0---------0-----------------------------|
A|----2----------------0h2--3--------0---------2-----------------------------|
E|----0---------------------0------------------3-----------------------------|
I m not sure this is 100% right, so if you have any corrections, feel free to let me know.