Toto - The Little Things: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Little Things" 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 Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Toto

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" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D
Times like these shake up the world
          E     A/C#     D
When you can't find the pearls
    A/C#               Bm F#m
You once held in your hand

        D
How can all these things keep changing so fast?
           E           A/C#     D
You can't count on anything to last
   A/C#             Bm
I just don't understand
         A/C#     D
How it can keep evolving?

Chorus:
           A
I'm in a trace in a smile in a photograph
When I'm down and we talk and you make me laugh
        F#m               E                A
That reminds me it's the little things in life
          E
Ooh That matter

Through the window I can see
Sky's stretched to eternity
It's so easy to feel so lost
All around there are people full of fear
Inside things they've seen it clear
But the noise comes at a cost
And you're lost in a bad dream

Chorus

If you were standing here
you'd take me in your arms
And hold me
And nobody can hold me closer
What I've been looking for all my life
Is right in front of me
It's how the sun bounces off a blade of grass
It's the memories that are in your past
Matchbox car with the wheel gone
Tub of ice cream with your favorite song

Chorus

C
If you were standing here you'd take me in your arms
F
And hold me
C                        F
And nobody can hold me closer
A#
What I've been looking for all my life
    G                 A
Is right in front of me

I'm in a trace in a smile in a photograph
When I'm down and we talk and you make me laugh
That reminds me it's the little things in life
That matter
That reminds me it's the little things
I'm gonna try
That reminds me it's the little things
That matter
That reminds me it's the little things
That matter

Now I know everything that I'm looking for
It's the sound of your key turning in the door
Now I know that it's the little things in life
Ooh that matter
Yes I know it's the little things in life


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Little Things" by Toto.