The White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Hardest Button to Button" 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.

Am                      C
We started living in an old house
Am                             C
My ma gave birth and we were checking it out
          Am
It was a baby boy
              C
So we bought him a toy
          B
It was a ray gun
            D
And it was 1981

               Am
We named him "Baby"
          C
He had a toothache
             Am
He started crying
                   C
It sounded like an earthquake
           Am
It didn't last long
            C
Because I stopped it
             B
I grabbed a rag doll
                   A#
Stuck some little pins in it

             Am
Now we're a family
             C
And we're alright now
        Am
We got money and a little place
    C
To fight now
           Am
We don't know you
             C
And we don't owe you
            B
But if you see us around
       A#
I got something else to show you

Now it's easy when you don't know better
You think it's sleazy?
Then put it in a short letter
We keep warm
But there's just something wrong with ya
Just feel that you're the
hardest little button to button

        Am                  C
I had opinions that didn't matter
          Am                  C
I had a brain that felt like pancake batter
         Am                   C
I got a backyard with nothing in it
           B
Except a stick, a dog
       A#
And a box with something in it

Chorus:
Am           C
The hardest button to button
Am           C
The hardest button to button
Am           C
The hardest button to button
Am           C
The hardest button to button, ah oh
Am           C
The hardest button to button
Am           C
The hardest button to button
Am           C              B A#
The hardest button to button

Am
The hardest button to button
C
The hardest button to button
Am
The hardest button to button
C
The hardest button to button


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

B

Guitar chord B

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 Hardest Button to Button" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Hardest Button to Button" by The White Stripes.

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