This is a correct, easy to play version of the song. It was originally written in the
key of F, but I transposed it to E.

The song is written in 3/4, so I like to play it picking the root note and then the
bottom strings twice to emphasize the whimsical nature of the melody. I also tried to place
the chords above the right syllable, didn't have a lot of luck struggling with the 
formatting though. Just remember

CAPO ON THE FIRST FRET

INTRO: E,  B7 (strum and hold this note)

E (022100@1)          E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)           ELittle (022100@1)boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky
       E (022100@1)          B7 (x21202@1)             E (022100@1)           B7Little (x21202@1)boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same
          E (022100@1)              E (022100@1)             A (x02220@1)             EThere's (022100@1)a green one, and a pink one, and a blue one, and a yellow one
            E (022100@1)             B7 (x21202@1)                  EAnd (022100@1)they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look
		Ejust (022100@1)the same

E (022100@1)           E (022100@1)         A (x02220@1)             EAnd (022100@1)the people in the houses, all went to the university
      E (022100@1)              B7 (x21202@1)            E (022100@1)              B7Where (x21202@1)they were put in boxes, and they came out all the same
            E (022100@1)                  E (022100@1)          A (x02220@1)         EAnd (022100@1)there's doctors, and there's lawyers, and business ex-ecutives
            E (022100@1)             B7 (x21202@1)                  EAnd (022100@1)they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just
	Ethe (022100@1)same

E (022100@1)             E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)             EAnd (022100@1)they all play on the golf course, and drink their martinis dry
         E (022100@1)             B7 (x21202@1)              E (022100@1)            B7And (x21202@1)they all have pretty children, and the children go to school
        E (022100@1)            E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)             EAnd (022100@1)the children go to summer camp, and then to the university
      E (022100@1)             B7 (x21202@1)            E (022100@1)              EWhere (022100@1)they are put in boxes, and they come out all the same

E (022100@1)          E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)               EAnd (022100@1)the boys go into business, and marry and raise a family
   E (022100@1)           B7 (x21202@1)                  E (022100@1)               B7In (x21202@1)boxes made of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same
          E (022100@1)              E (022100@1)             A (x02220@1)             EThere's (022100@1)a green one, and a pink one, and a blue one, and a yellow one
            E (022100@1)             B7 (x21202@1)                  EAnd (022100@1)they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just
 	Ethe (022100@1)same