Little Boxes
Malvina ReynoldsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Chords used are and if playing in major
but you can use and in major if you find it easier.
remember, its in 3/4 time and starts on an upbeat and all chord changes are at the
of the bar/measure.
Listen to a recording to get the feel of it and the vocal melody. If you can't find one,
is an excerpt of Pete Seeger's version in the Multimedia on MS Encarta and the first
verses are used as the theme to a certain Cannabis-orientated TV show
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky
Little boxes on the hillside, little 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
And the people in the houses, all went to the uni-versity
Where they were put in boxes, and they came out all the same
And there's doctors, and there's lawyers, and business ex-ecutives
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same
And they all play on the golf course, and drink their mar-tinis dry
And they all have pretty children, and the children go to school
And the children go to summer camp, and then to the uni-versity
Where they are put in boxes, and they come out all the same
And the boys go into business, and marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky-tacky, and they all look just 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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Readable chord sheet for Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds
Chords used are [C] [F] and [G7] if playing in [C] major
but you can use [A] [D] and [E7] in [A] major if you find it easier.
remember, its in 3/4 time and starts on an upbeat and all chord changes are at the
of the bar/measure.
Listen to a recording to get the feel of it and the vocal melody. If you can't find one,
is an excerpt of Pete Seeger's version in the Multimedia on MS Encarta and the first
verses are used as the theme to a certain Cannabis-orientated TV show
[C] [G7] [C]
[C]Little boxes [C]on the hillside, [F]little boxes m[C]ade of ticky-tacky
Little [C]boxes on the [G7]hillside, little [C]boxes all the [G7]same
There's a [C]green one, and a [C]pink one, and a [F]blue one, and a [C]yellow one
[C] [G7] [G7]
And t[C]hey're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same
And the [C]people in the [C]houses, all [F]went to the uni-[C]versity
Where [C]they were put in [G7]boxes, and they [C]came out all the [G7]same
And there's [C]doctors, and there's [C]lawyers, and [F]business ex-[C]ecutives
[C] [G7] [G7]
And th[C]ey're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same
And they [C]all play on the [C]golf course, and [F]drink their mar-[C]tinis dry
And they [C]all have pretty [G7]children, and the [C]children go to [G7]school
And the [C]children go to [C]summer camp, and [F]then to the uni-[C]versity
Where [C]they are put in [G7]boxes, and they [G7]come out all the s[C]ame
And the [C]boys go into [C]business, and [F]marry and raise a [C]family
In [C]boxes made of [G7]ticky-tacky, and they [C]all look just the [G7]same
There's a [C]green one, and a [C]pink one, and a [F]blue one, and a [C]yellow one
[C] [G7] [G7]
And t[C]hey're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same