MGMT - When You're Small: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "When You're Small" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn When You're Small ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When You're Small" smoothly on your ukulele.

D
When you're big
Dmaj7
And troubles seem so far
F                     G7        A7
You put your belly up to the bar
D
Squint your eyes
Dmaj7
You can almost miss the dirt
F
You tell yourself
G7
It couldn't hurt

Chorus:
                Am   F
But when you're small
     Em                  G
You can't walk down the hall
             Am  F
When you're small
        Em             A Am
You're not very big at all

When you're low, you reach a certain point
Where you can't really see the point
You can try, but you can't see eye to eye
Yet when you're low then you really know

Chorus:
But when you're high
It's easier to fight
When you're high
You don't have to know why

When you're small
You don't have very far to fall
When you're small
You feel like you belong
When you're small
You can curl into a ball
When you're small
No, you're not very big at all

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A7

Ukulele chord A7

D

Ukulele chord D

Dmaj7

Ukulele chord Dmaj7

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

G7

Ukulele chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "When You're Small" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "When You're Small" by MGMT.