Small Things Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays568

Small Things by Ben Howard is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Gm, Eb, F and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro: Gm Eb F x2 



Gm 
  Oh my mind 
  Eb                  F 
I walk down Mayflower Road again 
   Gm 
the waning sun 
Eb              F 
echoes from the park seem so absurd 
Gm 
  the bus takes hours 
  Eb                F 
I knew it would but I cant shake the stand 
Gm                       Eb        F 
  can't spend my time on everybody else 


Gm 
  If buildings fell 
   Eb               F 
At least we'd be in matrimony 
 Gm 
I can't control 
    Eb           F 
The words kaleidoscope inside my head 



        Bb 
Has the world gone mad 
         F 
Or is it me? 
Bb 
All these small things 

They gather round me 
             F 
gather round me 
      Bb 
Is it all so very bad 
        F 
I can’t see 
   Bb 
Oh all these small things 

They gather round me 
             F 
Gather round me 



Gm 
  Saw The Police 
Eb                  F 
screaming something trivial like 
Gm 
  'keep the peace' 
    Eb                 F 
the world moves on and you can't shake the sound 
Gm 
  I know she's home 
Eb             F 
leaning on somebody loving life 
Gm                   Eb            F 
  all in my mind the anvil and the weight on my back 



        Bb 
Has the world gone mad 
         F 
Or is it me? 
Bb 
All these small things 

They gather round me 
             F 
Gather round me 
      Bb 
Is it all so very bad 
        F 
I can't see 
   Bb 
Oh all these small things 

They gather round me 
             F 
Gather round me 
                   Gm 
And I can't see my love 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante