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England Dan and John Ford Coley - Simone
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   C    Csus4  C  
Simone, why Amdo you cry?G  F  
AmDon't you know your Dm7tears will dry?G  
And take away that EmlonelinessG  
CThere inside, oh, Gif you tryC  
Simone, why Amdo you cry?G  F  
AmDon't you know the sDm7un will shine?G  
And on your mirrored Emsoul you findG  
ReCflections good, ooh, I Gsaid you wouldAm  
BRIDGE:
You've been searching Feverywhere
For Dmsomething to beClieve GinAm  
You've been searching, Fit's never there
Read your Amown book and you'll GknowC  
Simone, why Amdo you cry?G  F  
AmDon't you know you've Dm7got a lifGe?
Now don't waste it Emall insideG  C  
Come on, SiFmoneC  
Come on, SiFmoneC  
Come on, SiFmone
Your CownG___Am__ G  Dm7  
Da da da Fdaa daa daa daa CdaaGa__Am__G  Dm7  
Da da da Fdaa daa daa daaC  
Simone, why Amdo you cryG?F  
Don't you know the Dm7sun will shine?G  
And take away that ClonelinessG  
CThere inside, ooh, Gif you tryC  
OUTRO:      (## fade to end ##)
SiG6mone, why Asus2do you cry?G  F  
AmDon't you know you've Dm7got a lifCe?
SiG6mone, why Asus2do you cry?G  F  
AmDon't you know you've Dm7got a lifCe?
SiG6mone, why Asus2do you cry?G  F  
AmDon't you know you've Dm7got a lifCe?

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Simone

by England Dan & John Ford Coley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus4

Dm7

Asus2

England Dan and John Ford Coley - Simone

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C Csus4 C

INTRO:

Am G F

Simone, why do you cry?

Am Dm7 G

Don't you know your tears will dry?

Em G

And take away that loneliness

C G C

There inside, oh, if you try

Am G F

Simone, why do you cry?

Am Dm7 G

Don't you know the sun will shine?

Em G

And on your mirrored soul you find

C G Am

Reflections good, ooh, I said you would

BRIDGE:

You've been searching everywhere

Dm C G Am

For something to believe in

You've been searching, it's never there

Am G C

Read your own book and you'll know

Am G F

Simone, why do you cry?

Am Dm7 G

Don't you know you've got a life?

Em G C

Now don't waste it all inside

F C

Come on, Simone

F C

Come on, Simone

C G Am G Dm7

Your own_____

F C G Am G Dm7

Da da da daa daa daa daa daaa____

F C

Da da da daa daa daa daa

Am G F

Simone, why do you cry?

Dm7 G

Don't you know the sun will shine?

C G

And take away that loneliness

C G C

There inside, ooh, if you try

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

G6 Asus2 G F

Simone, why do you cry?

Am Dm7 C

Don't you know you've got a life?

G6 Asus2 G F

Simone, why do you cry?

Am Dm7 C

Don't you know you've got a life?

G6 Asus2 G F

Simone, why do you cry?

Am Dm7 C

Don't you know you've got a life?

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