Little Boxes Malvina Reynolds
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)
Little bo[E]xes on the hi[E]llside, little bo[A]xes made of ti[E]cky-tacky
Little [E]boxes on the [B7]hillside, little [E]boxes all the [B7]same
There's a [E]green one, and a [E]pink one, and a [A]blue one, and a [E]yellow one
And they're [E]all made out of [B7]ticky-tacky, and they [E]all look
just the same[E]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/malvina_reynolds/little_boxes_crd_ver_4.html )
And the [E]people in the [E]houses, all [A]went to the univ[E]ersity
Where [E]they were put in [B7]boxes, and they [E]came out all the [B7]same
And there's [E]doctors, and there's [E]lawyers, and [A]business ex-[E]ecutives
And they're [E]all made out of [B7]ticky-tacky, and they [E]all look just
the same[E]
And they [E]all play on the [E]golf course, and [A]drink their mart[E]inis dry
And they [E]all have pretty [B7]children, and the [E]children go to [B7]school
And the [E]children go to [E]summer camp, and [A]then to the univ[E]ersity
Where [E]they are put in [B7]boxes, and they [E]come out all the [E]same
And the [E]boys go into [E]business, and [A]marry and raise a [E]family
In [E]boxes made of [B7]ticky-tacky, and they [E]all look just the [B7]same
There's a [E]green one, and a [E]pink one, and a [A]blue one, and a [E]yellow one
And they're [E]all made out of [B7]ticky-tacky, and they [E]all look just
the same[E]
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