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Little Boxes

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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Little bGoxes on the hillside, little bCoxes made of tGicky-tacky
Little bGoxes, little D7boxes, little boxGes all the saDme
There's a grGeen one, and a pink one, and a blCue one, and a yGellow one
And they're Gall made out of tD7icky-tacky, and they Gall look jD7ust the sGame
[Verse 2]
And the peGople in the houses, all wCent to the uni-vGersity
And they aGll got put in bD7oxes, little boxGes  all the Dsame
And there's dGoctors, and there's lawyers, and buCsiness ex-eGcutives
And they all Gget put in boxesD7, and they aGll come out jD7ust the sGame
[Verse 3]
And they aGll play on the golf course, and drCink their mar-tGini dry
And they Gall have pretty cD7hildren, and the cGhildren go to schDool
And the chGildren go to summer camp, and tChen to the uni-Gversity
And they all Gget put in boxD7es, and they Gall come oD7ut the Gsame
[Verse 4]
And the bGoys go into business, and mCarry and raise a fGamily
And they aGll get put in D7boxes, and they all Glook just the Dsame
There's a grGeen one, and a pink one, and a blCue one, and a yGellow one
And they're Gall made out of tD7icky-tacky, and they Gall look jD7ust the sGame

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Little Boxes

by Pete Seeger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G C G

Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky

G D7 G D

Little boxes, little boxes, little boxes all the same

G C G

There's a green one, and a pink one, and a blue one, and a yellow one

G D7 G D7 G

And they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same

[Verse 2]

G C G

And the people in the houses, all went to the uni-versity

G D7 G D

And they all got put in boxes, little boxes all the same

G C G

And there's doctors, and there's lawyers, and business ex-ecutives

G D7 G D7 G

And they all get put in boxes, and they all come out just the same

[Verse 3]

G C G

And they all play on the golf course, and drink their mar-tini dry

G D7 G D

And they all have pretty children, and the children go to school

G C G

And the children go to summer camp, and then to the uni-versity

G D7 G D7 G

And they all get put in boxes, and they all come out the same

[Verse 4]

G C G

And the boys go into business, and marry and raise a family

G D7 G D

And they all get put in boxes, and they all look just the same

G C G

There's a green one, and a pink one, and a blue one, and a yellow one

G D7 G D7 G

And they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same

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