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Simple Man Simple Dream

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                             Simple Man Simple Dream-Linda Ronstadt
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Tabbed by:Nick V.
E-mail:[email protected]
Beautiful song by JD Souther.  Also covered by Warren Zevon.
Tuning:EADGBE
Capo II
DWhat if I Gfell in Alove with yDou
Just like Gnormal Apeople dDo 
Well Gmaybe I'd Dkill you or Emmaybe AI'd be tDrue 
DWhen I go Gdown to Aget a job sDometimes
It seems Gpeople caAn read my minDd 
And make my Gmoney disaDppear while they're talkiEmng sweAet and kDind 
Well in Gsome Dways I'm Glike a Dchild Gyou never Dseem  to Gknow it D  
And if a Gkind Dword ever Gcrossed your Dmind
BmYou never Atried to sDhow it 
Well in Gsome Dways I'm Glike a Dchild Gyou never Dseem  to Gknow it D  
And if a Gkind Dword ever Gcrossed your Dmind
BmYou never Atried to sDhow it 
DWhen peoplGe don't Aknow what yDou mean 
They may lauGgh at you and Acall yoDu green 
They'll say your Gwords are Dstupid 
And your Emplans are Aonly Dschemes
GTruth is Dsimple but Gseldom ever Bmseen 
ALet nothing come Gbetween  Asimple man simple GdreamD  

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Simple Man Simple Dream

by Linda Ronstadt

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

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Simple Man Simple Dream-Linda Ronstadt

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Tabbed by:Nick V.

E-mail:[email protected]

Beautiful song by JD Souther. Also covered by Warren Zevon.

Tuning:EADGBE

Capo II

D G A D

What if I fell in love with you

G A D

Just like normal people do

G D Em A D

Well maybe I'd kill you or maybe I'd be true

D G A D

When I go down to get a job sometimes

G A D

It seems people can read my mind

G D Em A D

And make my money disappear while they're talking sweet and kind

G D G D G D G D

Well in some ways I'm like a child you never seem to know it

G D G D

And if a kind word ever crossed your mind

Bm A D

You never tried to show it

G D G D G D G D

Well in some ways I'm like a child you never seem to know it

G D G D

And if a kind word ever crossed your mind

Bm A D

You never tried to show it

D G A D

When people don't know what you mean

G A D

They may laugh at you and call you green

G D

They'll say your words are stupid

Em A D

And your plans are only schemes

G D G Bm

Truth is simple but seldom ever seen

A G A G D

Let nothing come between simple man simple dream

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