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"A Simple Life"
Artist: John Farnham
Album: Romeo's Heart
Released: 1996
Intro:
   A     Asus4     A/      F#m     E     D  E  
Verse 1:
AShow me the Dmagic
AI must've Elost it somewhere
AIn my Ddreams, Aso far awEay
AI turned aDround, Aeverything's Echanging but me
GWhere is the soul in my song? 
Chorus 1:
EOnce there was Aheaven Asus4in my Aeyes
Asus4Whatever F#mhappened Eto those Dskies? 
Somebody Bmshow me how to
Get Bm/Aback Gto the Dsimple Alife
Interlude 1:
   A     Asus4     A/      F#m     E     D  E  
Verse 2:
AOut of the Dblue
ATemptation's Eall around me
AThe train came aDlong and I Agot on Eboard
I Adanced with the daDrkness
The Askies were the Elimit
GIt's such a long way to fall
Chorus 2:
EOnce there was Aheaven Asus4in my Aeyes
Asus4Whatever F#mhappened Eto those Dskies? 
Somebody Bmshow me how to
Get Bm/Aback Gto the Dsimple Alife
'cause EI've done my Atime in Asus4paradAise
Asus4I've tried it F#mall maybe Eonce or Dtwice
Somebody Bmshow me how to
Get Bm/Aback Gto the Dsimple Alife
Bridge:
C#mStars keep me D/Bgoing
And the Gmoon is there to light my way
C#mI need to go where my F#mheart is free
GLooking for the way back, hoping for the way back
Chorus 3:
E(InsAtrumAsus4ental leAad-iAsus4n over cF#mhorus EchorDds)
Somebody Bmshow me how to
Get Bm/Aback Gto the Dsimple Alife
'cause EI've done my Atime in Asus4paradAise
Asus4I've tried it F#mall maybe Eonce or Dtwice
Somehow the Bmgrass was always greeBm/Aner
GOn the Dother Aside
EOnce there was Aheaven Asus4in my Aeyes
Asus4Whatever F#mhappened Eto those Dskies? 
Somebody Bmshow me how to
Get Bm/Aback Gto the Dsimple Alife
Asus4I've tried it F#mall maybe Eonce or Dtwice
Somebody Bmshow me show Bm/Ashow Gshow me
A Dsimple Alife
EOnce there was Aheaven Asus4in my Aeyes
Asus4Once there was heaven in my F#meyes
ESomebody Dshow me, show Gme... (AFade Asus4out)A  

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A Simple Life

by John Farnham

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Asus4

F#m

Bm/A

C#m

D/B

"A Simple Life"

Artist: John Farnham

Album: Romeo's Heart

Released: 1996

Intro:

A Asus4 A F#m E D E

Verse 1:

A D

Show me the magic

A E

I must've lost it somewhere

A D A E

In my dreams, so far away

A D A E

I turned around, everything's changing but me

Where is the soul in my song?

Chorus 1:

E A Asus4 A

Once there was heaven in my eyes

Asus4 F#m E D

Whatever happened to those skies?

Somebody show me how to

Bm/A G D A

Get back to the simple life

Interlude 1:

A Asus4 A F#m E D E

Verse 2:

A D

Out of the blue

A E

Temptation's all around me

A D A E

The train came along and I got on board

A D

I danced with the darkness

A E

The skies were the limit

It's such a long way to fall

Chorus 2:

E A Asus4 A

Once there was heaven in my eyes

Asus4 F#m E D

Whatever happened to those skies?

Somebody show me how to

Bm/A G D A

Get back to the simple life

E A Asus4 A

'cause I've done my time in paradise

Asus4 F#m E D

I've tried it all maybe once or twice

Somebody show me how to

Bm/A G D A

Get back to the simple life

Bridge:

C#m D/B

Stars keep me going

And the moon is there to light my way

C#m F#m

I need to go where my heart is free

Looking for the way back, hoping for the way back

Chorus 3:

E A Asus4 A Asus4 F#m E D

(Instrumental lead-in over chorus chords)

Somebody show me how to

Bm/A G D A

Get back to the simple life

E A Asus4 A

'cause I've done my time in paradise

Asus4 F#m E D

I've tried it all maybe once or twice

Bm Bm/A

Somehow the grass was always greener

G D A

On the other side

E A Asus4 A

Once there was heaven in my eyes

Asus4 F#m E D

Whatever happened to those skies?

Somebody show me how to

Bm/A G D A

Get back to the simple life

Asus4 F#m E D

I've tried it all maybe once or twice

Bm Bm/A G

Somebody show me show show show me

D A

A simple life

E A Asus4 A

Once there was heaven in my eyes

Asus4 F#m

Once there was heaven in my eyes

E D G A Asus4 A

Somebody show me, show me... (Fade out)

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