{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":397705,"song":"I Wrote A Simple Song","artist":"Billy Preston","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11558093-i-wrote-a-simple-song-chords-by-billy-preston/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/397705?type=chord","rating":4.55138,"votes":7,"content":"I Wrote a Simple Song\r\nby Billy Preston\r\n\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch]    355333\r\n[ch]F[/ch]     133211\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]    x6504x\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]  x0504x\r\nBbsus x1x34x[/tab]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch]    x1x33x\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch]+   20031x\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     355433\r\n[ch]C/E[/ch]   032010\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     x57775\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] Bbsus [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI wrote a simple song[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]         Bbsus [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWith simple words and harmony[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt wasn't very long before a star I was bound to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI didn't care if it made the charts[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]            Bbsus [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI only wrote it for you and me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThey think that they're so smart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey're not as smart as they want to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThey took my simple song[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             Bbsus [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThey changed the words and the melody[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nMade it all sound wrong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow it sounds like a symphony[/tab]\r\n\r\nOrchestra Sequence:\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] Bbsus [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]+\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]Chorus:\r\nEb  C/E          F           Bb    Horn Riff e--6-6-6--------|\r\nWho told them to mess with mine              B----------6-8--|\r\n                                             G--------7------|\r\nEb  C/E           F    Bb                    D---------------|\r\nWho gave them the right                      A---------------|\r\n                                             E---------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat song was personal[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                       [ch]Eb[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude:\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] Bbsus [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n2x[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI don't care if it makes the charts[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]            Bbsus [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI only wrote it for you and me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThey think that they're so smart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey're not as smart as they want to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWho told them to mess with mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWho gave them the right[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat song was personal[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                       [ch]Eb[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Fade out with verse chords)\r\n\r\nRest in peace, Billy","plain_text":"I Wrote a Simple Song\nby Billy Preston\n\nGm    355333\nF     133211\nEb    x6504x\n\nBb    x1x33x\nBb+   20031x\nG     355433\nC/E   032010\nD     x57775\n\nIntro:\nGm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrchestra Sequence:\nGm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb Bb+\nGm F Eb Eb F G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude:\nGm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Fade out with verse chords)\n\nRest in peace, Billy","chords":["Gm","F","Eb","A","Bbsus","Bb","G","C/E","D","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}