Little Boxes Ukulele Chords by Malvina Reynolds (Weeds Theme Song)

The song Little Boxes is about the development of suburbia and how it affects culture. In 1962, Malvina Reynolds wrote this song as a critique of the way that people were being forced to conform to a cookie cutter way of living. The lyrics mention “little boxes on the hillside” which refer to new houses in suburbia all lined up in a row. The song was popularized by Pete Seeger, who covered it in 1963. It has been used as the theme song for the show Weeds.

The ukulele chords for Little Boxes are F, Gm C7. The chord progression is easy to learn and can be played along with the song. The chords are perfect for beginner ukulele players and can be used to improve your strumming skills. Give it a try!

Little Boxes Ukulele Chords

[Intro]
[F] [C7]

[Verse 1]
Little b[F]oxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky
Little b[F]oxes on the [Gm]hillside, little [F]boxes all the [C7]same
There’s a [F]green one, and a pink one, and a blue one, and a yellow one
And they’re [F]all made out of [Gm]ticky-tacky, and they [F]all look [C7]just the [F]same

[Verse 2]
And the [F]people in the houses, all went to the uni-versity
And where [F]they were put in [Gm]boxes, and they [F]came out all the [C7]same
And there’s [F]doctors, and lawyers, and business ex-ecutives
And they’[F]re all made of [Gm]ticky-tacky, and they [F]all look [C7]just the [F]same

[Verse 3]
And they [F]all play on the golf course, and drink their mar-tinis dry
And they [F]all have pretty [Gm]children, and the [F]children go to [C7]school
And the [F]children go to summer camp, and then to the uni-versity
Where [F]they are put in [Gm]boxes, and they [F]come out [C7]all the same[F]

[Verse 4]
And the [F]boys go into business, and marry and raise a family
In [F]boxes made of [Gm]ticky-tacky, and they [F]all look just the [C7]same
There’s a [F]pink one, and a green one, and a blue one, and a yellow one
And they’re [F]all made out of [Gm]ticky-tacky, and they [F]all look [C7]just the [F]same