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Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-   022100
 B-   x24442
 C#m- x46654
 A-   x02220
 G#m- 466444
Verse 1:
  EI see lives Bcrash like waves
  Eon the shore aAgain and again
  EIn an endless Bcycle of joy
and Apain   G#mInEside one day your
whole Blife can change Ainnocence
torn away ETrust gives way
  Bto a thicker sAkin EA shield
from Bpain? Eor a trap that
Akeeps it all inE. They tried
to break me Bdown I had
to break aAway I woke up
Efrom that nightmare
  Bto start another
Aday whoEaB  A  E  B  A  
whoEaB  A  E  B  A  
Interlude:
 E   B   C#m   A  Bx2
Chorus 1:
  EI wanna be a simple Bman
with a little peace of
C#mmind Live a simple Alife
Bin a place that's Ekind 
I wanna be a simple man
with a little peace of
C#mmind Live a simple Alife
                 B  E(hold)
in a place that's kind
Verse 2:
  EI see lives Bcrash
like waves Eon the shore
aAgain and again
  EIn an endless Bcycle
of joy and ApainG#m  
  ENo poetry BNo symmetry
  Anothing left inside of
me What Ehappened to that
Bfeeling Aof invincibility?
  EBroken up caught Bunder
the load EBroken down
by the Bside of the road
  EThey tried to break me
Bdown I had to break aAway
I woke up Efrom that nightmare
  Bto start another Aday
whoEaB  A  E  B  A  
whoEaB  A  E  B  A  
Interlude:
 E   B   C#m   A   Bx2
Chorus 2:
  EI wanna be a simple Bman
with a little peace of
C#mmind Live a simple Alife
Bin a place that's Ekind B  C#m  A  B  
E B C#m A B
E B C#m A B
Chorus 3:
  EI wanna be a simple Bman
with a little peace of
C#mmind Live a simple Alife
                 B  E(hold)
in a place that's kind 

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Simple Man

by The Bouncing Souls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

G#m

- 466444

Verse 1:

E B

I see lives crash like waves

E A

on the shore again and again

E B

In an endless cycle of joy

A G#m E

and pain Inside one day your

B A

whole life can change innocence

torn away Trust gives way

B A E

to a thicker skin A shield

B E

from pain? or a trap that

A E

keeps it all in. They tried

to break me down I had

to break away I woke up

from that nightmare

to start another

A E B A E B A

day whoa

E B A E B A

whoa

Interlude:

E B C#m A B

Chorus 1:

E B

I wanna be a simple man

with a little peace of

C#m A

mind Live a simple life

B E

in a place that's kind

I wanna be a simple man

with a little peace of

C#m A

mind Live a simple life

B E

(hold)

in a place that's kind

Verse 2:

E B

I see lives crash

like waves on the shore

again and again

E B

In an endless cycle

A G#m

of joy and pain

E B

No poetry No symmetry

nothing left inside of

me What happened to that

B A

feeling of invincibility?

E B

Broken up caught under

the load Broken down

by the side of the road

They tried to break me

B A

down I had to break away

I woke up from that nightmare

B A

to start another day

E B A E B A

whoa

E B A E B A

whoa

Interlude:

E B C#m A B

Chorus 2:

E B

I wanna be a simple man

with a little peace of

C#m A

mind Live a simple life

B E B C#m A B

in a place that's kind

E B C#m A B

Chorus 3:

E B

I wanna be a simple man

with a little peace of

C#m A

mind Live a simple life

B E

(hold)

in a place that's kind

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