MGMT - When You're Small: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When You're Small" 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.

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Learn When You're Small Guitar Chords and Lyrics by MGMT

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 "When You're Small" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D When you're big Dmaj7 And troubles seem so far F G7 A7 You put your belly up to the bar D Squint your eyes Dmaj7 You can almost miss the dirt F You tell yourself G7 It couldn't hurt Chorus: Am F But when you're small Em G You can't walk down the hall Am F When you're small Em A Am You're not very big at all When you're low, you reach a certain point Where you can't really see the point You can try, but you can't see eye to eye Yet when you're low then you really know Chorus: But when you're high It's easier to fight When you're high You don't have to know why When you're small You don't have very far to fall When you're small You feel like you belong When you're small You can curl into a ball When you're small No, you're not very big at all You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose -+Reset Font Size -+Reset Simplify chords by removing barre Guitar Chord Diagrams A Am A7 D Dmaj7 Em F G G7 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.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "When You're Small" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When You're Small" by MGMT.