------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRACTION OF A MAN - Shawn Mullins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Matt Faulkner Email: mmfaulkner@una.edu 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 G Now my old friend Harry C Never slowed down to marry G D He's in sales, he's gone most of the year G He smiles through all his lies C With dollar signs in his eyes G D Riff 1 (Em G) And he orders himself another beer G Now Harry, he's a dreamer C A scholar and a schemer G But he'll be there for you D When push comes to shove G His mama called him Harold C G And she was one of only two women D Riff 2 (Em C) That Harry ever loved C The other was a waitress C In Cave Creek, Arizona C That broke his heart G And tangled up his mind G My old friend Harry D Lookin' kinda scary D7 Riff 3 (Em C D) Wonders if he's runnin' out of time G Now Biloxi's got a sadness C Like a dark day in December G That Harry recognizes D In all forgotten southern towns G Thumbin' through the phonebook C For a name he can't remember G D Lookin' desperate, like a junkie Em D Waitin' for a fix to come around C Sittin' playing Blackjack C With a hooker and a tourist C G And a one-eyed dealer winning every hand G Harry sips Black Label D Slumps down at the table D7 Riff 3 (Em) Feelin' like a fraction of a man (C) (D) Em C D G 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 Em G e|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------0----------------------------------------------| D|----2----2/4--4\2-----------0----------------------------------------------| A|----2-----------------------2----------------------------------------------| E|----0------------------0h2--3----------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Em C e|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------1------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------| D|----2----2/4--4\2---------2------------------------------------------------| A|----2----------------0h2--3------------------------------------------------| E|----0---------------------0------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 Em C D G 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.