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INTRO: 
A E Dbm
A E Dbm
VERSE:
 AHeavy on my mind
Heavy Eon my hDbmeart
 AWanna make it clean
Don't wanna pEick it aDbmpart
Just haF#mnging on the Aanswer
That Bmwe both never say
SF#mitting in the lAast time
I lEet you get away
CHORUS:
AOh forgetful you, forgetful Eme
Whatever happened to the sBmimple us
Whatever happened to the wEay it was
Where eAverything we'd see is all we'd nEeed
Whatever happened to the sBmimple trust
WDhatever happened to the Aus we uEsed to AbeE  A  E  
VERSE:
 AJust a war of words
I don't wEanna fDbmight
 AI wanna try and live 
Not look Eover Dbmlife
Been kF#meeping such a clAose eye
On aBmll the years between
CF#mareful what I miAght say
Is the sEame thing that I mean
CHORUS:
AOh forgetful you, forgetful Eme
Whatever happened to the sBmimple us
Whatever happened to the wEay it was
Where eAverything we'd see is all we'd nEeed
Whatever happened to the sBmimple trust
WDhatever happened to the Aus we uEsed to AbeE  A  E  
BREAK:
AWe can make it
EWe can make it
BmOursA  E  
ASimple words can
EUntangle our hBmeartsA  E  
OUTRO/CHORUS:
AOh forgetful you, forgetful Eme
Whatever happened to the sBmimple us
Whatever happened to the wEay it was
Where eAverything we'd see is all we'd nEeed
Whatever happened to the sBmimple trust
WDhatever happened to the Aus we uEsed to AbeE  A  E  

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Simple Us

by Amy Stroup

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbm

F#m

INTRO:

A E Dbm

VERSE:

Heavy on my mind

E Dbm

Heavy on my heart

Wanna make it clean

E Dbm

Don't wanna pick it apart

F#m A

Just hanging on the answer

That we both never say

F#m A

Sitting in the last time

I let you get away

CHORUS:

A E

Oh forgetful you, forgetful me

Whatever happened to the simple us

Whatever happened to the way it was

A E

Where everything we'd see is all we'd need

Whatever happened to the simple trust

D A E A E A E

Whatever happened to the us we used to be

VERSE:

Just a war of words

E Dbm

I don't wanna fight

I wanna try and live

E Dbm

Not look over life

F#m A

Been keeping such a close eye

On all the years between

F#m A

Careful what I might say

Is the same thing that I mean

CHORUS:

A E

Oh forgetful you, forgetful me

Whatever happened to the simple us

Whatever happened to the way it was

A E

Where everything we'd see is all we'd need

Whatever happened to the simple trust

D A E A E A E

Whatever happened to the us we used to be

BREAK:

We can make it

Bm A E

Ours

Simple words can

E Bm A E

Untangle our hearts

OUTRO/CHORUS:

A E

Oh forgetful you, forgetful me

Whatever happened to the simple us

Whatever happened to the way it was

A E

Where everything we'd see is all we'd need

Whatever happened to the simple trust

D A E A E A E

Whatever happened to the us we used to be

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