Alan Jackson - Little Man Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D,G keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
[Opening]
I [C]remember walking round the [G]court square sidewalk
[F]Lookin’ in windows at things I could want
[C]There’s Johnson’s hardware and [G]Morgan’s jewelry
And the [F]old Lee King’s apothecary
They were the [C]little man, [F]the [C]little man [F]
[verse 2]
[C]I go back now and the [G]stores are all empty
[F]Except for an old coke sign dated 1950
[C]Boarded up like they [G]never existed
[F]Or renovated and called historic districts
There goes the [C]little man, [F]there goes the [C]little man
[chorus]
Now the [Am]court square’s just a [F]set of streets.
That the [C]people go round but [G]they seldom think.
Bout the [Am]little man that [F]built this town.
[C]Before the big money [G]shut em down.
And killed the [C]little man, [F]oh the [C]little man.
[verse 3]
[C]He pumped your gas and [G]he cleaned your glass
And [F]one cold rainy night he fixed your flat
[C]The new stores came where you [G]do it yourself
You buy a [F]lotto ticket and food off the shelf
Forget about the [C]little man, [F]forget about that [C]little man
[verse 4]
[C]He hung on there for a [G]few more years
But he [F]couldn’t sell slurpees, and he wouldn’t sell beer
Now the [C]bank rents the station, to a [G]man down the road
And they [F]sell velvet Elvis and second-hand clothes
There goes the [C]little man [F]there goes another [C]little man
[chorus]
Now the [Am]court square’s just a [F]set off streets.
That the [C]people go round but [G]they seldom think.
Bout the [Am]little man that [F]built this town.
[C]Before the big money [G]shut em down.
And killed the [C]little man, [F]oh the [C]little man.
[verse 5]
Now the [C]stores are lined up in a [G]concrete strip
You can [F]buy the world with just one trip
[C]And save a penny cause it’s [G]jumbo size
And [F]they don’t even realize
They’re killing the [C]little man, [F]oh the [C]little man
[chorus]
Now the [Am]court square’s just a [F]set off streets.
That the [C]people go round but [G]they seldom think.
Bout the [Am]little man that [F]built this town.
[C]Before the big money [G]shut em down.
And killed the [C]little man, [F]oh the [C]little man.
[Closing]
[C]It wasn’t long when [G]I was a child
An [F]old black man came with his plow
[C]He broke the ground where we [G]grew our garden
[F]Back before we’d all forgot
About the [C]little man, [F]the [C]little man [F]
Long live the [C]little man, [F]God bless the [C]little man
How to play Little Man on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Alan Jackson - Little Man on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Little Man uses these transitions most often: F → C (30), C → G (18), and C → F (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.
1. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
3. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
4. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
5. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
6. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
Little Man chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Little Man.
- Little Man includes 87 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Little Man contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Little Man connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → F: 16%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%