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When Youre Small

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[Verse 1]
DWhen you're big
Dmaj7And troubles seem so far
Dm7You put your belly up to G7the barA7  
DSquint your eyes
Dmaj7You can almost miss the dirt
Dm7You tell yourself
G7It couldn't hurt
[Chorus]
But when you're AmsmallF  
You Ccan't walk down the Ghall
When you're AmsmallF  
You're Cnot very big at Gall
A   Am    Ebm   D
[Verse 2]
DWhen you're low
Dmaj7You reach a certain point
Dm7Where you can't really see the G7pointA7  
DYou can try
Dmaj7But you can't see eye to eye
Dm7Yet when you're low then you really G7know
[Chorus]
When you're AmhighF  
It's Ceasier to Gfight
When you're AmhighF  
You Cdon't have to know Gwhy
A   Am   Ebm
[Bridge]
 Ebmaj7|  Bmaj7|  Bmaj7  Ebm|   Dbm|
    Ebm|     Ab|        Ab|   Abm|
 Gbmaj7|    Abm|        Ab|    Bm|
     Bm|
[Chorus]
When you're AmsmallF  
You Cdon't have very far to Gfall
When you're AmsmallF  
You Cfeel like you beGlong
When you're AmsmallF  
You can Ccurl into a Gball
When you're AmsmallF  
No you're Cnot very big at Gall
A   Am   Ebm   Dm

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When Youre Small

by MGMT

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Dm7

Ebm

Ebmaj7

Bmaj7

Dbm

Abm

Gbmaj7

[Verse 1]

When you're big

Dmaj7

And troubles seem so far

Dm7 G7 A7

You put your belly up to the bar

Squint your eyes

Dmaj7

You can almost miss the dirt

Dm7

You tell yourself

It couldn't hurt

[Chorus]

Am F

But when you're small

C G

You can't walk down the hall

Am F

When you're small

C G

You're not very big at all

A Am Ebm D

[Verse 2]

When you're low

Dmaj7

You reach a certain point

Dm7 G7 A7

Where you can't really see the point

You can try

Dmaj7

But you can't see eye to eye

Dm7 G7

Yet when you're low then you really know

[Chorus]

Am F

When you're high

C G

It's easier to fight

Am F

When you're high

C G

You don't have to know why

A Am Ebm

[Bridge]

Ebmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Ebm Dbm

| | | |

Ebm Ab Ab Abm

| | | |

Gbmaj7 Abm Ab Bm

| | | |

[Chorus]

Am F

When you're small

C G

You don't have very far to fall

Am F

When you're small

C G

You feel like you belong

Am F

When you're small

C G

You can curl into a ball

Am F

When you're small

C G

No you're not very big at all

A Am Ebm Dm

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