WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Shawn Mullins - Fraction Of A Man Ukulele | Ver. 1
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FRACTION OF A MAN - Shawn Mullins
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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
F
Now my old friend Harry
F
Never slowed down to marry
F G
He's in sales, he's gone most of the year
F
He smiles through all his lies
F
With dollar signs in his eyes
F G Riff 1 (Am F)
And he orders himself another beer
F
Now Harry, he's a dreamer
F
A scholar and a schemer
F
But he'll be there for you
G
When push comes to shove
F
His mama called him Harold
F F
And she was one of only two women
G Riff 2 (Am F)
That Harry ever loved
F
The other was a waitress
F
In Cave Creek, Arizona
F
That broke his heart
F
And tangled up his mind
F
My old friend Harry
G
Lookin' kinda scary
G7 Riff 3 (Am F G)
Wonders if he's runnin' out of time
F
Now Biloxi's got a sadness
F
Like a dark day in December
F
That Harry recognizes
G
In all forgotten southern towns
F
Thumbin' through the phonebook
F
For a name he can't remember
F G
Lookin' desperate, like a junkie
Am G
Waitin' for a fix to come around
F
Sittin' playing Blackjack
F
With a hooker and a tourist
F F
And a one-eyed dealer winning every hand
F
Harry sips Black Label
G
Slumps down at the table
G7 Riff 3 (Am)
Feelin' like a fraction of a man
(F) (G) Am F G F
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
Am F
e|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
D|----2----2/4--4\2-----------0----------------------------------------------|
A|----2-----------------------2----------------------------------------------|
E|----0------------------0h2--3----------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Am F
e|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------1------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----2/4--4\2---------2------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----------------0h2--3------------------------------------------------|
E|----0---------------------0------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
Am F G F
e|--------------------------0--------2---------3-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------1--------3---------3-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------0--------2---------0-----------------------------|
D|----2----2/4--4\2---------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.