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"Being Small" - Jimmy Needham
From the 2010 album, "Nightlights"
Intro:   B    F#    E  B  
Verse 1: (Same chords as intro)
Why I wanna be a hurricane
When I'm barely a breeze
Cuz I've already seen Your storm
Bring me down to my knees
Just when we think we may be high enough
You knock us back to the ground
We are trying to move up fast
Can't see the contrast
Of how the King came down
Pre-Chorus
'cause C#m7I can't build my towers higher
D#m7And live inside Your fire, Emaj7no no noE/F#  
Chorus:
Emaj7Whenever I climb too high
Keep my Bfeet on the ground
And when I get Emaj7full of me turn me D#m7upside G#m7down
You know F#m7pride and not just Bsummer
Come Emaj7before the G#m7fall
So if it's C#m7You that's getting bigger
                (Verse Chords)
I don't mind... being small
Being small
Verse 2: (Same as Verse 1)
Maybe if I shout real loud
Maybe then I'll draw a crowd
And they'll finally cheer
Or maybe I should tone down
Never make a sound now
Anything to draw them near
Or maybe there's more to life
Than trying to make a name
Even though they say it ain't so
So maybe I should step on down
Hand off the kings crown
To the God on the throne
Pre-Chorus:
'cause C#m7I can't build my towers higher
D#m7And live inside Your fire, Emaj7no no noE/F#  
Chorus:
Emaj7Whenever I climb too high
Keep my Bfeet on the ground
And when I get Emaj7full of me turn me D#m7upside G#m7down
You know F#m7pride and not just Bsummer
Come Emaj7before the G#m7fall
So if it's C#m7You that's getting bigger
I don't mind being small
Bridge:
Em7These people won't miss me
I'll be Bout of their memories
The D#m7ground will forget me for G#m7sure
Only C#m7one is remembered
One C#name to be treasured
Is D#Yours
(Laid back chorus, fingerpicking?)
So now when I Emaj7climb too high
Keep my feet on the ground
BAnd if I get full of me turn me upside down
You know D#m7pride and not just summer
Come before the G#m7fall
Ooo
So maybe Emaj7hopefully I see less of me
And Bmore of you and its true
I'll be finally free
D#m7That's what I want after G#m7all
Yeah
Chorus:
Emaj7Whenever I climb too high
Keep my Bfeet on the ground
And when I get Emaj7full of me turn me D#m7upside G#m7down
You know F#m7pride and not just Bsummer
Come Emaj7before the G#m7fall
So if it's C#m7You that's getting bigger
I don't mind..
Being Emaj7smallB  
Being D#m7small, oh oh G#m7oh
Being Emaj7smallB  
Being D#m7small, oh oh G#m7oh
B7Whoa, Emaj7Yeah 
Repeat to fade!

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Being Small

by Jimmy Needham

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

D#m7

Emaj7

E/F#

G#m7

F#m7

Em7

"Being Small" - Jimmy Needham

From the 2010 album, "Nightlights"

B F# E B

Intro:

Verse 1: (Same chords as intro)

Why I wanna be a hurricane

When I'm barely a breeze

Cuz I've already seen Your storm

Bring me down to my knees

Just when we think we may be high enough

You knock us back to the ground

We are trying to move up fast

Can't see the contrast

Of how the King came down

Pre-Chorus

C#m7

'cause I can't build my towers higher

D#m7 Emaj7 E/F#

And live inside Your fire, no no no

Chorus:

Emaj7

Whenever I climb too high

Keep my feet on the ground

Emaj7 D#m7 G#m7

And when I get full of me turn me upside down

F#m7 B

You know pride and not just summer

Emaj7 G#m7

Come before the fall

C#m7

So if it's You that's getting bigger

(Verse Chords)

I don't mind... being small

Being small

Verse 2: (Same as Verse 1)

Maybe if I shout real loud

Maybe then I'll draw a crowd

And they'll finally cheer

Or maybe I should tone down

Never make a sound now

Anything to draw them near

Or maybe there's more to life

Than trying to make a name

Even though they say it ain't so

So maybe I should step on down

Hand off the kings crown

To the God on the throne

Pre-Chorus:

C#m7

'cause I can't build my towers higher

D#m7 Emaj7 E/F#

And live inside Your fire, no no no

Chorus:

Emaj7

Whenever I climb too high

Keep my feet on the ground

Emaj7 D#m7 G#m7

And when I get full of me turn me upside down

F#m7 B

You know pride and not just summer

Emaj7 G#m7

Come before the fall

C#m7

So if it's You that's getting bigger

I don't mind being small

Bridge:

Em7

These people won't miss me

I'll be out of their memories

D#m7 G#m7

The ground will forget me for sure

C#m7

Only one is remembered

One name to be treasured

Is Yours

(Laid back chorus, fingerpicking?)

Emaj7

So now when I climb too high

Keep my feet on the ground

And if I get full of me turn me upside down

D#m7

You know pride and not just summer

G#m7

Come before the fall

Ooo

Emaj7

So maybe hopefully I see less of me

And more of you and its true

I'll be finally free

D#m7 G#m7

That's what I want after all

Yeah

Chorus:

Emaj7

Whenever I climb too high

Keep my feet on the ground

Emaj7 D#m7 G#m7

And when I get full of me turn me upside down

F#m7 B

You know pride and not just summer

Emaj7 G#m7

Come before the fall

C#m7

So if it's You that's getting bigger

I don't mind..

Emaj7 B

Being small

D#m7 G#m7

Being small, oh oh oh

Emaj7 B

Being small

D#m7 G#m7

Being small, oh oh oh

B7 Emaj7

Whoa, Yeah

Repeat to fade!

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