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Shoulda Been Simple by Marie Digby
On her album, Breathing Underwater
Very first tab, played it out by ear. Very simple, hope you'll enjoy it!
Capo on 5, Standard tuning
Note: Cadd9 should be played as 032030
Intro
 Am   F   C   Gx2
Verse 1
Had every word prepaAmred
Wasn't even scarFed
Rehearsed the scene a million timCes and still felt no whGere
You were just down the Amhall
Not knowing at aFll
What was about to hCappen when I laid it on the liGne
'Cause it's Amwritten on my faFce
Though you sCee it in my eGyes
How do you tAmell someone you loFve
What's gonna hCurt
Don't wanna hGurt
Chorus
AmThis went on too loFng
I'm telling you what's wrCong
Tried and couldn't bring myseGlf
(Shoulda been simple)
AmSo many times I've tFried
The time was never rCight
It was so complicatGed
(Shoulda been simple)
AmOh-oh oh-Foh
(Shoulda been simple)
COh-oh oh-oh-oh-Goh
(Shoulda been simple)
X2
Verse 2
Let's not point the fiAmnger
this just kinda happeFned
No matter how this ends toCday, I wanna leave here as friendGs
It's not that I don't love yAmou (Don't love you)
Don't think that I don't carFe (Don't care)
We were trying to fly a planCe, the wings were just not tGhere
And it's wriAmtten on my faceF  
And though yCou see it in my eGyes
How do you tAmell someone you lFove
What's gonna hCurt
What's gonna hGurt
AmThis went on too loFng
I'm telling you what's wrCong
Tried and couldn't bring myseGlf
(Shoulda been simple)
AmSo many times I've tFried
The time was never rCight
It was so complicatGed
(Shoulda been simple)
AmOh-oh oh-Foh
(Shoulda been simple)
COh-oh oh-oh-oh-Goh
(Shoulda been simple)
X2
ARemember the day tEmhat we said that we wouldn't Cadd9change
We chaDnged
A'Cause nothing's the Emsame anymore since that Cadd9day
That dDay
AShoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda bEmeen
(shoulda been, shoulda been)
Cadd9Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda beDen
X2
AShoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda bEmeen
(Oh-oh)
Cadd9Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda beDen
(Oh-oh)

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Shoulda Been Simple

by Marié Digby

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Cadd9

Shoulda Been Simple by Marie Digby

On her album, Breathing Underwater

Very first tab, played it out by ear. Very simple, hope you'll enjoy it!

Capo on 5, Standard tuning

Note: Cadd9 should be played as 032030

Intro

Am F C G

Verse 1

Had every word prepared

Wasn't even scared

C G

Rehearsed the scene a million times and still felt no where

You were just down the hall

Not knowing at all

C G

What was about to happen when I laid it on the line

Am F

'Cause it's written on my face

C G

Though you see it in my eyes

Am F

How do you tell someone you love

What's gonna hurt

Don't wanna hurt

Chorus

Am F

This went on too long

I'm telling you what's wrong

Tried and couldn't bring myself

(Shoulda been simple)

Am F

So many times I've tried

The time was never right

It was so complicated

(Shoulda been simple)

Am F

Oh-oh oh-oh

(Shoulda been simple)

C G

Oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh

(Shoulda been simple)

Verse 2

Let's not point the finger

this just kinda happened

C G

No matter how this ends today, I wanna leave here as friends

It's not that I don't love you (Don't love you)

Don't think that I don't care (Don't care)

C G

We were trying to fly a plane, the wings were just not there

Am F

And it's written on my face

C G

And though you see it in my eyes

Am F

How do you tell someone you love

What's gonna hurt

Am F

This went on too long

I'm telling you what's wrong

Tried and couldn't bring myself

(Shoulda been simple)

Am F

So many times I've tried

The time was never right

It was so complicated

(Shoulda been simple)

Am F

Oh-oh oh-oh

(Shoulda been simple)

C G

Oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh

(Shoulda been simple)

A Em Cadd9

Remember the day that we said that we wouldn't change

We changed

A Em Cadd9

'Cause nothing's the same anymore since that day

That day

A Em

Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been

(shoulda been, shoulda been)

Cadd9 D

Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been

A Em

Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been

(Oh-oh)

Cadd9 D

Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been

(Oh-oh)

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