Little Boxes Chords by Pete Seeger
Tempo:
142.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Em
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky, little boxes, [Em] little boxes, [A] little boxes all [B] the [E] same.
[A] There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made [Em] out of ticky-tacky [A] and they all look just the same.
And the people in [D] the houses [A] all go to the university and they all get [E] put in boxes, [A] little boxes all the [E] same.
And there's [A] doctors and there's lawyers and business executives and they're all made [E] out of ticky-tacky [A] and they all look just the same.
And they all play on the golf course and drink their martini dry and they all have pretty [Em] children and the children go to school.
And the children go to summer camp and then to the university and they all get put in [E] boxes and they all come out the same.
And the boys go into business and marry and raise a family and they all get put [E] in boxes, [C#m] little [A] boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same.
[G#]
[B]
[A] There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made [Em] out of ticky-tacky [A] and they all look just the same.
And the people in [D] the houses [A] all go to the university and they all get [E] put in boxes, [A] little boxes all the [E] same.
And there's [A] doctors and there's lawyers and business executives and they're all made [E] out of ticky-tacky [A] and they all look just the same.
And they all play on the golf course and drink their martini dry and they all have pretty [Em] children and the children go to school.
And the children go to summer camp and then to the university and they all get put in [E] boxes and they all come out the same.
And the boys go into business and marry and raise a family and they all get put [E] in boxes, [C#m] little [A] boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same.
[G#]
[B]
Key:
A
E
Em
B
D
A
E
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky, little boxes, [Em] little boxes, [A] little boxes all [B] the [E] same.
[A] There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made [Em] out of ticky-tacky [A] and they all look just the same. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And the people in [D] the houses [A] all go to the _ university and they all get [E] put in boxes, [A] little boxes all the [E] same.
_ _ _ _ And there's [A] doctors and there's lawyers and business _ executives and they're all made [E] out of ticky-tacky [A] and they all look just the same. _ _
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And they all play on the golf course and drink their martini dry and they all have pretty [Em] children and the children go to school.
_ And the children go to summer camp and then to the university and they all get put in [E] boxes and they all come out the same.
_ _ And the boys go into business and marry and raise a family and they all get put [E] in boxes, [C#m] little [A] boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made [Em] out of ticky-tacky [A] and they all look just the same. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And the people in [D] the houses [A] all go to the _ university and they all get [E] put in boxes, [A] little boxes all the [E] same.
_ _ _ _ And there's [A] doctors and there's lawyers and business _ executives and they're all made [E] out of ticky-tacky [A] and they all look just the same. _ _
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And they all play on the golf course and drink their martini dry and they all have pretty [Em] children and the children go to school.
_ And the children go to summer camp and then to the university and they all get put in [E] boxes and they all come out the same.
_ _ And the boys go into business and marry and raise a family and they all get put [E] in boxes, [C#m] little [A] boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same. _ _ _ _ _
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