Be the Bigger Man Gaz Brookfield
I saw Gaz first at the Tunbridge Wells Forum.
Instantly became a huge follower! I urge anyone to listen to him.
Anyway I was searching everywhere for this tab and couldn't find it so I thought
I'd just tab it myself.
(This is my first tab btw so be wary it may be slightly wrong.... but it sounds right)
Capo 7
Intro:
(Small muted strums - watch youtube to get strumming pattern)
| G | Em7 | Cadd9 | D D7 |
Verse 1:
(Single Strum)
[G]Sorry son you've got to go to school again today
'Cause if yo[Em7]u don't get educated you will never find your way
I know it d[Cadd9]oesn't seem it's worth it at the moment but it's true
These are the b[D]est days of your life my boy, [D7]would I lie to you?
(full strumming pattern from here)
So g[G]rab your lunch and text books and get your arse out of the door
And I'll [Em7]drop you at the gates where I've dropped you a thousand times before
Do your [Cadd9]best to learn some lessons have some fun and make some friends
You've only [D]got a few years left and you will t[D7]hank me in the end
Chorus 1:
I know its hard [Cadd9]
But don't[D] cry
'cause these th[G]ings are [D]sent to [Cadd9]try
Cadd9 D (Hold D here) G
I know you find it hard to see but you are always going to be the bigger man
Verse 2:
G cont. into quick muted strum.
(single strum)
[G] Things is dad you never see what happens when you go
I beco[Em7]me the primary target for every bully that I know
You always [Cadd9]taught me that the best way to avoid a bullies fist
Is to [D]ignore them and they'll move along but [D7]that's not true is it
(full strumming pattern)
So I [G]accept my daily beating with a minimum of fuss
And [Em7]accept that fact that that's just how it goes for kids like us
For the [Cadd9]moderately intelligent or slightly overweight
The [D]best years of your life might not be [D7]all that fucking great
Chorus 2:
I know its hard [Cadd9]
But I won[D]t cry
'cause these th[G]ings are [D]sent to [Cadd9]try
Cadd9 D (Hold D here)
Although I find it hard to see how I am ever going to be the bigger man
Bridge:
|G D | Cadd9 |
[Cadd9]I never s[D]tood a chance did [Cadd9]I...
[Em7]The overweight r[D]eligious kid with f[Cadd9]our eyes...
[Em7]Everything that [D]they fed me th[Cadd9]rough...
[Em7]Made me a bi[D]gger man that all of[Cadd9] you!
| G | Em7 | Cadd9 | D D7 |
Verse 3:
(single strum)
[G]Then one day two decades on I'm drinking in the pub
And the [Em7]guy who used to kick my arse at school just wonders up
He [Cadd9]tries to be all nice to me as if everything had changed
D (Full strumming pattern) D7
I grabbed the fucker by the throat and I carefully explained
That a [G]decade of sustained mental and physical abuse
At the hands of[Em7] him and all his friends had unsurprisingly produced
A good deal [Cadd9]of repressed resentment and the tendency to snap
No I don't w[D]ant to be your friend how could you [D7]ever have for that?
Chorus 3:
I thought you were hard[Cadd9]
So don't [D]cry
'Cause these th[G]ings are [D]sent to [Cadd9]try
And that fe[Cadd9]ar you're feeling now is no compa[D]rison to how
You made m[Cadd9]e feel at school but I wont sto[D]op top being cruel
And I'll w[Cadd9]alk away in piece
Because I'm [D]always going to be the bigger man
| Cm D7 | G |
[-] [Fin] [-]
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