Little Boxes Chords & Lyrics by Malvina Reynolds
Little Boxes
guitar chords lyrics
This is a correct, easy to play version of the song. It was originally written in the
key of F, but I transposed it to E.
The song is written in 3/4, so I like to play it picking the root note and then the
bottom strings twice to emphasize the whimsical nature of the melody. I also tried to place
the chords above the right syllable, didn't have a lot of luck struggling with the
formatting though. Just remember
CAPO ON THE FIRST FRET
INTRO: E, B7 (strum and hold this note)
E E A E
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky
E B7 E B7
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same
E E A E
There's a green one, and a pink one, and a blue one, and a yellow one
E B7 E
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look
E
just the same
E E A E
And the people in the houses, all went to the university
E B7 E B7
Where they were put in boxes, and they came out all the same
E E A E
And there's doctors, and there's lawyers, and business ex-ecutives
E B7 E
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just
E
the same
E E A E
And they all play on the golf course, and drink their martinis dry
E B7 E B7
And they all have pretty children, and the children go to school
E E A E
And the children go to summer camp, and then to the university
E B7 E E
Where they are put in boxes, and they come out all the same
E E A E
And the boys go into business, and marry and raise a family
E B7 E B7
In boxes made of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same
E E A E
There's a green one, and a pink one, and a blue one, and a yellow one
E B7 E
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just
E
the same
