Garbage - Teaching Little Fingers To Play: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Teaching Little Fingers To Play" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gm             D# Cm D
I was young and naive
      Gm         D#      Cm               D
All I wanted to do was please, please, please
      D#           F
But things, they change
    G#              A#
And I'm a big girl now

Chorus:
    D#        G#      D#/G      A#
I'm all grown up (I'm all grown up)
         D#       G#                 D#/G     A#
No one around to fix me now (There's no one around)
    Cm       D#        F
So doing it my own way (I'm doing it, I'm doing it)
     Cm             D#
I'm changing things up like
     D7                         Gm
I'm teaching little fingers to play

I've worn myself out for you
Shiny and keen for you
But things, they change
And I'm a big girl now (I'm a big girl)

Chorus

Cm            G#m
Nothing ever stays the same
D#                G
Youth and beauty don't remain
     G#               Cm
The wise, they say: "adapt or die"
   G#m                     D#
If you don't grow, you'll calcify
     G                    G#
But you're too scared to try
      D#           F
But things, they change (they change and)
      G#            A#
And I'm a big girl now (I'm a big girl)

Chorus:
I'm all grown up
There's no one around to fix me now
I'm all grown up
There's no one around to fix me now
I'm doing it my own way (I'm doing it, I'm doing it)
Doing it my own way (I'm doing it, I'm doing it)
Doing it my own way (I'm doing it, I'm doing it)
I'm changing things up like
I'm teaching little fingers to play


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Teaching Little Fingers To Play" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Teaching Little Fingers To Play" by Garbage.

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