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Song title:      Little Victories
Original Album:  Still Waiting For Spring
Other Album:     Beneath These Fireworks (2003)

Words and Music by Matt Nathanson
Copyright © 1999 Acrobat Records
Published by Matt Nathanson

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 2 if you want to play along with the recording.
Chords are relative to capo position. Timing is 4/4.

Guitar Figure 1 is also the basis of the verses.


INTRO:

[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]


Guitar Figure 1

  C                                G
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----3-------3-3-3-------3------|
|-----1-------1-1----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-2---2-------2-2-2-h-3---3-p-2--|-0---0-------0-0-3-------0------|
|-3-----------3-3----------------|-2-----------2-2-2-------2------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------3-3-3-------3------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


VERSE:

  C                                G
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----3-------3-3-3-------3------|
|-----1-------1-1----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-2---2-------2-2-2-h-3---3-p-2--|-0---0-------0-0-3-------0------|
|-3-----------3-3----------------|-2-----------2-2-2-------2------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------3-3-3-------3------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
This                                               I'll    be
  time,


  C                                G
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----3-------3-3-3-------3------|
|-----1-------1-1----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-2---2-------2-2-2-h-3---3-p-2--|-0---0-------0-0-3-------0------|
|-3-----------3-3----------------|-2-----------2-2-2-------2------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------3-3-3-------3------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  sailing                                          No      more


  C               Fmaj9            G
|-----0-------0--0-0-------------|-----3-------3-3-3-------3------|
|-----1-------1--1-1-------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-----0-------0--0-0-------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-2---2-------2--2h3----3-p-2----|-0---0-------0-0-3-------0------|
|-3-----------3--3-0-------------|-2-----------2-2-2-------2------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------3-3-3-------3------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  bail -  ing     boats   for      me                      I'll be
  out      there  on      the      sea,                    Just my
  con  -  fi  -   dence   and      me                      And...


CHORUS:

  Am              G               Fmaj9
|-----0-------0-------3---3------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
|-1---1---1---1-------0---0------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|
|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
|-0-------0-------2---2---2------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------3-------3------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  I'll    be      off     for      sometime,
  Weak - ened     to      my       knees                   And...


 Fmaj9

|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-1------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  I'll    learn   to      get      by                  on  little


  C                                G
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----3-------3-3-3-------3------|
|-----1-------1-1----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-2---2-------2-2-2-h-3---3-p-2--|-0---0-------0-0-3-------0------|
|-3-----------3-3----------------|-2-----------2-2-2-------2------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------3-3-3-------3------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  victories                                         On     little
  victories


VERSE:
This time, oh, this time, I'll have no fear
I'll be standing strong and tall
Turn my back towards them all


[repeat CHORUS]

On the little...


  C                                G
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----3-------3-3-3-------3------|
|-----1-------1-1----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-----0-------0-0----------------|-----0-------0-0-0-------0------|
|-2---2-------2-2-2-h-3---3-p-2--|-0---0-------0-0-3-------0------|
|-3-----------3-3----------------|-2-----------2-2-2-------2------|
|--------------------------------|-3-----------3-3-3-------3------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  victories                                        And     if  the
  world   de   -  cides   to catch up with me,     it's a  little


  C                                Am               G
|-----0------0-0------------------|-----0------0-0------3------3-3--|
|-----1------1-1------------------|-----1------1-1------0---0--0-0--|
|-----0------0-0------------------|-2---2------2-2--0---0---0--0-0--|
|-2---2------2-2--2-h-3---3-p-2---|-2---2------2-2--0---0---0--0-0--|
|-3----------3-3------------------|-0----------0-0--2-------2--2-2--|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3--3-3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  victory


 Fmaj9                              Am              G
|-0---0------0-0--3---0---0---0-0-|-----0------0-0------3------3-3--|
|-1---1------1-1--1---1---3---1-1-|-----1------1-1------0---0--0-0--|
|-0---0------0-0--------------0-0-|-2---2------2-2--0---0---0--0-0--|
|-3---3------3-3------------------|-2---2------2-2--0---0---0--0-0--|
|------------0-0------------------|-0----------0-0--2-------2--2-2--|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3--3-3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


 Fmaj9
|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|
|-1---1------1-1--1---1------1-1--|-1---1------1-1--1---1------1-1--|
|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|
|-3---3------3-3--3---3------3-3--|-3---3------3-3--3---3------3-3--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


 Fmaj9            C                 G
|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|-3---3------3-3--3---3------3-3--|
|-1---1------1-1--1---1------1-1--|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|
|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|
|-3---3------3-3--2---2------2-2--|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|
|-----------------3---3------3-3--|-2---2------2-2--2---2------2-2--|
|---------------------------------|-3---3------3-3--3---3------3-3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


 Fmaj9                              C               G
|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|-0---0------0-0--3---3------3-3--|
|-1---1------1-1--1---1------1-1--|-1---1------1-1--0---0------0-0--|
|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|-0---0------0-0--0---0------0-0--|
|-3---3------3-3--3---3------3-3--|-2---2------2-2--0---0------0-0--|
|---------------------------------|-3---3------3-3--2---2------2-2--|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3------3-3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  C                                G
|-----0------0-0-----------------|-----0------0-0-----------------|
|-----1------1-1-----------------|-----1------1-1-----------------|
|-----0------0-0-----------------|-----0------0-0-----------------|
|-2---2------2-2--2-h-3---3-p-2--|-2---2------2-2--2-h-3---3-p-2--|
|-3----------3-3-----------------|-3----------3-3-----------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  C                                G
|-----0------0-0-----------------|-3------------------------------|
|-----1------1-1-----------------|-0------------------------------|
|-----0------0-0-----------------|-0------------------------------|
|-2---2------2-2--2-h-3---3-p-2--|-0------------------------------|
|-3----------3-3-----------------|-2------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|