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Simple Pleasures

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CAPO ON 4TH FRET
|        Am|  Fmaj7    C|         G|         D| 
|     Fmaj7|    C      G|         D|        Am|
[Verse 1]
AmYou've been huntin' round for treasure
Fmaj7Find it all in the simple pleasures
CI don't understand this life you lE7ead
AmTryna be somebody else and
Fmaj7Tryna be the one's who help
CWanna find the one who helps you bE7reathe
Maybe it's Fmaj7all a big mistake
And you lAive on all you take
From the lGives that Dhave always been cAlose
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7I've been roaming around for hours
CSinging Gall your sAmongs Gof Fmaj7praise
[Chorus]
How on earth can I compClain
How in hell can I be sGafe
This sudden fear of chE7ange
This sudden fear is stAmrange
         Am|  Fmaj7    C|         G|         D| 
|     Fmaj7|    C      G|         D|        Am|
[Verse 2]
AmTryna understand your ways
Fmaj7You hide them with convulsive rage
CTried to be the best you could E7be
AmPeople finding the most pleasure
Fmaj7All within the smallest treasures
CThis don't seem possible to E7me
And maybe it's Fmaj7all that you've done wrong
So just bAite your silver tongue
That you Glied with, Dlied to yourAself
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7I've been roaming around for hours
CSinging Gall your Amsongs Gof Fmaj7praise
[Chorus]
How on earth can I compClain
How in hell can I be Gsafe
This sudden fear of cE7hange
This sudden fear is Fmaj7strange
      Fmaj7|    C      G|     Fmaj7|  C   G   Am   G|
|     Fmaj7|    C      G|     Fmaj7|  C   G   Am   G|
|        Am|     Fmaj7|         C|        E7|
[Verse 3]
AmYou've been huntin' round for treasure
Fmaj7Find it all in the simple pleasures
CI don't understand this life you E7lead
Maybe it's Fmaj7all a big mistake
And you Alive on all you take
From the lGives that Dhave always been cAlose
Fmaj7I've been roaming around for hours
CSinging Gall your Amsongs Gwhile
Fmaj7Standing at the edge about to Cfall
Faces crushed against the Gwall
The sudden fear of sE7inging all your songs of
Fmaj7Staring into space I hear the sCound
From a voice that's never fGound
The sudden fear is sE7trange
But maybe it's Fmaj7all a big mistake
And you lAive on all you take
From the lGives that Dhave always been cAlose
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7I've been roaming around for hours
CSinging Gall your Amsongs Gof Fmaj7praise
[Chorus]
How on earth can I compClain
How in hell can I be Gsafe
This sudden fear is sE7trange
This sudden fear of cAmhange
        Am|     Fmaj7|         C| E7  

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Simple Pleasures

by Jake Bugg

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

CAPO ON 4TH FRET

Am Fmaj7 C G D

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Fmaj7 C G D Am

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[Verse 1]

You've been huntin' round for treasure

Fmaj7

Find it all in the simple pleasures

C E7

I don't understand this life you lead

Tryna be somebody else and

Fmaj7

Tryna be the one's who help

C E7

Wanna find the one who helps you breathe

Fmaj7

Maybe it's all a big mistake

And you live on all you take

G D A

From the lives that have always been close

[Pre-Chorus]

Fmaj7

I've been roaming around for hours

C G Am G Fmaj7

Singing all your songs of praise

[Chorus]

How on earth can I complain

How in hell can I be safe

This sudden fear of change

This sudden fear is strange

Am Fmaj7 C G D

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Fmaj7 C G D Am

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[Verse 2]

Tryna understand your ways

Fmaj7

You hide them with convulsive rage

C E7

Tried to be the best you could be

People finding the most pleasure

Fmaj7

All within the smallest treasures

C E7

This don't seem possible to me

Fmaj7

And maybe it's all that you've done wrong

So just bite your silver tongue

G D A

That you lied with, lied to yourself

[Pre-Chorus]

Fmaj7

I've been roaming around for hours

C G Am G Fmaj7

Singing all your songs of praise

[Chorus]

How on earth can I complain

How in hell can I be safe

This sudden fear of change

Fmaj7

This sudden fear is strange

Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Am G

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Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G Am G

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Am Fmaj7 C E7

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[Verse 3]

You've been huntin' round for treasure

Fmaj7

Find it all in the simple pleasures

C E7

I don't understand this life you lead

Fmaj7

Maybe it's all a big mistake

And you live on all you take

G D A

From the lives that have always been close

Fmaj7

I've been roaming around for hours

C G Am G

Singing all your songs while

Fmaj7 C

Standing at the edge about to fall

Faces crushed against the wall

The sudden fear of singing all your songs of

Fmaj7 C

Staring into space I hear the sound

From a voice that's never found

The sudden fear is strange

Fmaj7

But maybe it's all a big mistake

And you live on all you take

G D A

From the lives that have always been close

[Pre-Chorus]

Fmaj7

I've been roaming around for hours

C G Am G Fmaj7

Singing all your songs of praise

[Chorus]

How on earth can I complain

How in hell can I be safe

This sudden fear is strange

This sudden fear of change

Am Fmaj7 C E7

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