Linkin Park - The Little Things Give You Away: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Little Things Give You Away" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn The Little Things Give You Away Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Linkin Park

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Little Things Give You Away" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Am
Water grey
             D
Through the windows, up the stairs
  Am
Chilling rain
        D
Like an ocean, everywhere

               C
Don't want to reach for me do you,
  Am
I mean nothing to you
     D
The little things give you away
                    C
And now there will be no mistaking,
     D
the levees are breaking

Chorus:
Am   G           D
All you've ever wanted,
     Em         Am        G      D  Em
Was someone to truly look up to you
     Am  G   C     D    F  G
And six feet underwater I do

Hope decays
Generations disappear
Washed away
As a nation simply stares

Don't want to reach for me, do you?
I mean nothing to you
The little things give you away
But now there will be no mistaking
The levees are breaking

Chorus

All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
And six feet underground
Now I, now I do

C
The little things give you away
D
The little things give you away
The little things give you away
The little things give you away

C
All you've ever wanted
The little things give you away
                 D
Was someone to truly look up to you
The little things give you away
All you've ever wanted
The little things give you away
Was someone to truly look up to you
The little things give you away
All you've ever wanted
The little things give you away
Was someone to truly look up to you
The little things give you away
All you've ever wanted
The little things give you away
Was someone to truly look up to you
The little things give you away
All you've ever wanted
The little things give you away
Was someone to truly look up to you
The little things give you away
All you've ever wanted
The little things give you away
Was someone to truly look up to you
The little things give you away



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "The Little Things Give You Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Little Things Give You Away" by Linkin Park.