E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| IT TAKES A LOT KNOW A MAN - Damien Rice E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| This is a simplified version of this song for the acoustic guitar. Frankly, this tab could use all the help it could get. Let me know any corrections and I will update them right away. CAPO 3 [Intro] (Let the bass notes ring) E|----------------|-------------------| B|--1---1--4--1--0| 1-----1-----1-----1| G|2---2----0--0--0| 2--2--2--2--2--2--2| D|2---2-----------| 3--3-----3-----3---| x 2 A|0---------------|-------------------| E|---------0------| 1------------------| Am Em F Am Em F [Verse] Am Em F It takes a lot to know a man Am Em F It takes a lot to understand Am Em F The warrior, the sage Am Em F The little boy in rage Am Em F It takes a lot to know a woman Am Em F A lot to understand what's humming Am Em F The honey-bee, that stings Am Em F The little girl with wings [Chorus] Am Dm G E Am It takes a lot to give, to ask for help, to be yourself Dm Esus4 E to know and love what you live with Am Dm G Em Am It takes a lot to be, to touch, to feel, the slow re-veal Dm E of what another body needs [Verse] Am Em F It tales a lot to know a man Am Em F A lot to know to understand Am Em F the father and the son Am Em F the hunted and the gone Am Em F It takes a lot to know a woman Am Em F A lot to comprehend what's coming Am Em F The mother and the child Am Em F The muse and the beguiled [Chorus] Am Dm G E Am It takes a lot to give, to ask for help, to be yourself Dm Esus4 E to know and love what you live with Am Dm G Em Am It takes a lot to be, to touch, to feel, the slow reveal Dm E of what another body needs [Chorus] Am Dm G E Am It takes a lot to give, to ask for help, to be yourself Dm Esus4 E to know and love what you live with Am Dm G Em Am It takes a lot to be, to touch, to feel, the slow reveal Dm E of what another body needs [Chorus] Am Dm G E Am It takes a lot to give, to ask for help, to be yourself Dm Esus4 E to know and love what you live with Am Dm G Em Am It takes a lot to be, to touch, to feel, the slow reveal Dm E of what another body needs [Bridge] Am Dm F E What are you so afraid to lose? Am Dm F E What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (so afraid to lose) Am Dm F E What are you so afraid to lose? Am Dm F E What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (It takes a lot to know a man...) Am Dm F E What are you so afraid to lose? (It takes a lot to know a man...) Am Dm F E What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (It takes a lot to know a man...) Am Dm F E What is it you carry on your bag? (It takes a lot to know a man...) Am Dm F E What is it you notice when you can't laugh? (Know you can, have to know...)