Small Stuff Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays362

Small Stuff by Melinda Schneider is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, E, A and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
 
 D 
Life's to short to sweat the small stuff 
 G              D 
After all it's all just small stuff 
 
We've only got one life to live 
        E                 A 
Let's live it all night long 
        D                     
It's a waste of time sitting crying 
        G                E 
'Bout things you can't control 
 D                 G D 
No need to sweat it just forget it 
 A                 D 
Come on baby come on 
 
 
 D 
When it's all said and done 
 A               D 
It's all about having fun 
 D 
Don't waste time looking over your shoulder 
 E               A 
Before you know it's all over 
 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
 
 D 
Go to work go to bed 
 A                        D 
Get up and start it all over again 
 D 
Now there's a reason we're on this earth 
 E                     A 
And I'm gonna get my money's worth 
 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
Solo Chords: same as Chorus 
 
 
 Bm                   G 
There's no reason to get too excited 
 D 
When it starts hitting the fan 
 Bm                   G  
Why do little things and big worries 
 E                  A 
Have to go hand in hand 
 
 
 D 
Life's too short to sweat the small stuff 
 G              D 
After all it's all just small stuff 
 
You've only got one life to live 
       E                  A 
Let's live it all night long 
         D 
It's a waste of time sitting crying 
        G                E 
'Bout things you can't control 
 D                G D               
No need to sweat it just forget it 
 A              D 
Come on baby come on 
 D                 G D   
No need to sweat it just forget it 
 A              D 
Come on baby come on 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante