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The BETA BAND
'SIMPLE'
Album: Heroes to Zeroes
       (F#)            
It's a Tuesday night and I can't be 
         (E)                   (F#)
With the people that I love tonight
     (F#)                  (A)  
They left me all alone and I can't forgive them
  (E)                 (F#)
I guess I'll be on my own
I F#tried to see it Etheir way
I F#tried to be alEone
I F#tried to do my own thing
BuF#t the trouble with your own thing
Is you Eend up on your own
It's a F#Tuesday night and Aagain I seem
To be Eon my own for the second night in a F#row
F#Simple lesson here is to Atry to find a friend
ETry to find a friend
F# - - - - 
Try to find a friend
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
F#I need, I need, AI need, I need, I need
F#I need, I need, AI need, I need, I need
F#I need, I need, AI need, I need, I need
F#I need, I need, AI need
It's a F#Tuesday night and AI can't be
With the Epeople that I love F#tonight
They F#left me all alone and AI can't forgive them
  E                   F# - - - -
I guess I'll be on my own
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
Can you Ehear me?F#  
F#I need, I need, AI need, I need, I need
F#I need, I need, AI need, I need, I need
F#I need, I need, AI need, I need, I need
F#I need, I need, AI need
(SOLO)  F#   A   E    F#/  F#   A   E   F#- - - -
I F#tried to see it Etheir way
I F#tried to be alEone
I F#tried to do my own thing
BuF#t the trouble with your own thing
Is you Eend up on your own
You Eend up on your own
You end up on your own

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Simple

by The Beta Band

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The BETA BAND

'SIMPLE'

Album: Heroes to Zeroes

()

It's a Tuesday night and I can't be

E F#

() ()

With the people that I love tonight

F# A

() ()

They left me all alone and I can't forgive them

E F#

() ()

I guess I'll be on my own

F# E

I tried to see it their way

F# E

I tried to be alone

I tried to do my own thing

But the trouble with your own thing

Is you end up on your own

F# A

It's a Tuesday night and again I seem

E F#

To be on my own for the second night in a row

F# A

Simple lesson here is to try to find a friend

Try to find a friend

F# - - - -

Try to find a friend

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

F# A

I need, I need, I need, I need, I need

F# A

I need, I need, I need, I need, I need

F# A

I need, I need, I need, I need, I need

F# A

I need, I need, I need

F# A

It's a Tuesday night and I can't be

E F#

With the people that I love tonight

F# A

They left me all alone and I can't forgive them

E F# - - - -

I guess I'll be on my own

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

E F#

Can you hear me?

F# A

I need, I need, I need, I need, I need

F# A

I need, I need, I need, I need, I need

F# A

I need, I need, I need, I need, I need

F# A

I need, I need, I need

F# A E F# F# A E F#

(SOLO) / - - - -

F# E

I tried to see it their way

F# E

I tried to be alone

I tried to do my own thing

But the trouble with your own thing

Is you end up on your own

You end up on your own

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