Tears for Fears - No Small Thing: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "No Small Thing" 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 No Small Thing 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 "No Small Thing" smoothly on your ukulele.

F                 G       C
Get your sweets from the candy man
F                G        C
Get your truth from the shelf
F            G      C
Don't buy into the fairy tale
F        G          Am
Just be good to yourself

'Cause you know that I love you, girl
You're my way out of hell
But I've just one more song to sing
One more story to tell

When I'm tired of the bright lights
When I'm tired of the wine
I'll go down to Wheal Mexico
To the depths of the mine

When I'm forty years older
When I'm wrinkled and wise
I will trade all my liberty
For that look in your eyes

 F            Cmaj7
Reason gonna blind you
  F            Cmaj7
Cripple and confine you
 F            Cmaj7      Em
Listen as you pull hard breaks
F                Cmaj7
Take a trip to America
F                       Cmaj7
Let the wind blow right through your hair
F                       Cmaj7
We'll buy beer and some hope to share
       Em  F
Every day

Chorus:
         C    A#
'Cause freedom
             Am  F
Is no small thing
                C
We punish the child
                A#
For flying too high
                      Am Em C
For rushing like the wind

 F            Cmaj7
Reason gonna blind you
  F            Cmaj7
Cripple and confine you
 F            Cmaj7     Em
Listen as you pull hard breaks
(Stars are like the baggage
we carry across the sky
          F
And then no one's gonna change who we are)

Chorus

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

Cmaj7

Ukulele chord Cmaj7

Cmaj

Ukulele chord Cmaj

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "No Small Thing" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "No Small Thing" by Tears for Fears.