Being Small chords by Jimmy Needham

Chords with lyrics

"Being Small" - Jimmy Needham
From the 2010 album, "Nightlights"

NOTE: The Emaj7/F# in the prechoruscould be played as
Emaj9. Emaj7/F# is the same notes as Emaj9, but the most
common chord shapes for EMaj9Emaj9 don't have F#F# in the
bass, which is essential for the chord change to sound
correct.

Intro: BB F#F# E MajorE BB

Verse 1: (Same chords as intro)

Why I wanna be a hurricane
When I'm barely a breeze
Cuz I've already seen Your storm
Bring me down to my knees
Just when we think we may be high enough
You knock us back to the ground
We are trying to move up fast
Can't see the contrast
Of how the King came down

Pre-Chorus

C#m7C#m7
'cause I can't build my towers higher
D#m7D#m7            EMaj7Emaj7  *Emaj7/F#
And live inside Your fire, no no no

Chorus:

EMaj7Emaj7
Whenever I climb too high
    BB
Keep my feet on the ground
        EMaj7Emaj7       D#m7D#m7  G#m7G#m7
And when I get full of me turn me upside down
     F#m7F#m7        BB
You know pride and not just summer
   EMaj7Emaj7   G#m7G#m7
Come before the fall
      C#m7C#m7
So if it's You that's getting bigger
        (Verse Chords)
I don't mind... being small

Being small

Verse 2: (Same as Verse 1)

Maybe if I shout real loud
Maybe then I'll draw a crowd
And they'll finally cheer
Or maybe I should tone down
Never make a sound now
Anything to draw them near
Or maybe there's more to life
Than trying to make a name
Even though they say it ain't so
So maybe I should step on down
Hand off the kings crown
To the God on the throne

Pre-Chorus:

C#m7C#m7
'cause I can't build my towers higher
D#m7D#m7            EMaj7Emaj7  *Emaj7/F#
And live inside Your fire, no no no

Chorus:

EMaj7Emaj7
Whenever I climb too high
    BB
Keep my feet on the ground
        EMaj7Emaj7       D#m7D#m7  G#m7G#m7
And when I get full of me turn me upside down
     F#m7F#m7        BB
You know pride and not just summer
   EMaj7Emaj7   G#m7G#m7
Come before the fall
      C#m7C#m7
So if it's You that's getting bigger

I don't mind being small

Bridge:
E minor 7Em7
These people won't miss me
    BB
I'll be out of their memories
  D#m7D#m7           G#m7G#m7
The ground will forget me for sure
   C#m7C#m7
Only one is remembered
  C#C#
One name to be treasured
  D#D#
Is Yours

(Laid back chorus, fingerpicking?)

EMaj7Emaj7
So now when I climb too high

Keep my feet on the ground
BB
And if I get full of me turn me upside down
     D#m7D#m7
You know pride and not just summer
        G#m7G#m7
Come before the fall

Ooo
     EMaj7Emaj7
So maybe hopefully I see less of me
  BB
And more of you and its true

I'll be finally free
D#m7D#m7           G#m7G#m7
That's what I want after all

Yeah

Chorus:

EMaj7Emaj7
Whenever I climb too high
    BB
Keep my feet on the ground
        EMaj7Emaj7       D#m7D#m7  G#m7G#m7
And when I get full of me turn me upside down
     F#m7F#m7        BB
You know pride and not just summer
   EMaj7Emaj7   G#m7G#m7
Come before the fall
      C#m7C#m7
So if it's You that's getting bigger

I don't mind..

EMaj7Emaj7   BB
Being small
   D#m7D#m7     G#m7G#m7
Being small, oh oh oh
   EMaj7Emaj7   BB
Being small
   D#m7D#m7     G#m7G#m7
Being small, oh oh oh
B7B7  EMaj7Emaj7
Whoa, Yeah

Repeat to fade!