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1/2

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 2Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords are only relevant for that video!
Tuning: standard
Capo: 10th fret!
Chords used:
name:   E.A.D.G.B.e
D:      x.x.0.2.3.2
D7:     x.x.0.2.1.2
G:      3.x.0.0.0.3
C:      x.3.2.0.1.0
C/B:    x.2.x.0.1.0
[Verse]
      D              D7      G*
  I do like a simple song
            D             D7       G*
  Where everyone can sing along
            D                    D7       G*
  It doesn't matter where you're from
         D                  D7         G*
  Most people like a simple song
[Verse]
            D                D7      G*
  It sure is good to fall in love
              D             D7       G*
  Feels like a gift from up above
       D                 D7               G*
  Can't seem to ever get enough, yeah
            D                D7      G*
  It sure is cool to fall in love
[Chorus]
  CBut things don't C/Boften stay the DsameD7  
                                G*              C   C  C/B  
  She says she wants to give you back your name
  CIt's never C/Bsimple Gwho's to DblameD7  
                    G*             C   C  C/B  
  And it always gets so complicated
[Verse]
         D                    D7      G*
  One day you wake up on your own
          D                   D7       G*
  If I had kids they'd all be grown
            D  	            D7       G*
  Of all the people I have known
             D                 D7      G*
  True friends there's not too many
[Chorus]
  CBut I don't want to C/Bbring you DdownD7  
                              G*            C   C  C/B  
  And I still get to play from town to town
  CThere stilC/Bl is Gmagic Dall aroundD7  
                           G*          C   C  C/B  
  And when I hit the ground I'm running
[Verse]
       D                  D7        G*
  But I don't want to die alone
         D                 D7       G*
  Where I cannot reach the phone
       D            D7       G*
  In my multi-story home
       D                 D7       G*
  No I don't want to die alone
[Chorus]
  CIt's not C/Bpreyin' on my DmindD7  
                         G*                 C   C  C/B  
  But I do think about it from time to time
  CAnd it's not C/Blikely Gto happen DsoonD7  
                 G*                  C   C  C/B  
  But you may not even see it coming
[Verse]
            D                 D7        G*
  So help me sing this simple song
            D             D7       G*
  Where everyone can sing along
            D                    D7        G*
  It doesn't matter where you're from
  DOne day we're D7here and then we're Ggone
Note II:
  Riff *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---0-h-2---------|
E|-----------------|
Note III:
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The story behind the song

"Simple Song" distills life's fundamental pleasures and truths into an easygoing reflection. It celebrates the joy of falling in love and the rare gift of true friendship, acknowledging that such connections are precious in a world where "one day we're here and then we're gone." This song, from Colin Hay's album Gathering Mercury, offers a gentle reminder to appreciate the simple things that truly matter. It plays like a warm, honest conversation with a friend, inviting you to find beauty in life's essential rhythm.

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Simple Song

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Simple Song

by Colin Hay

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 10 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Chords are only relevant for that video!

Tuning: standard

Capo: 10th fret!

Chords used:

name: E.A.D.G.B.e

D: x.x.0.2.3.2

D7: x.x.0.2.1.2

G: 3.x.0.0.0.3

C: x.3.2.0.1.0

C/B: x.2.x.0.1.0

[Verse]

D D7 G

I do like a simple song

D D7 G

Where everyone can sing along

D D7 G

It doesn't matter where you're from

D D7 G

Most people like a simple song

[Verse]

D D7 G

It sure is good to fall in love

D D7 G

Feels like a gift from up above

D D7 G

Can't seem to ever get enough, yeah

D D7 G

It sure is cool to fall in love

[Chorus]

C C/B D D7

But things don't often stay the same

G C C C/B

She says she wants to give you back your name

C C/B G D D7

It's never simple who's to blame

G C C C/B

And it always gets so complicated

[Verse]

D D7 G

One day you wake up on your own

D D7 G

If I had kids they'd all be grown

D D7 G

Of all the people I have known

D D7 G

True friends there's not too many

[Chorus]

C C/B D D7

But I don't want to bring you down

G C C C/B

And I still get to play from town to town

C C/B G D D7

There still is magic all around

G C C C/B

And when I hit the ground I'm running

[Verse]

D D7 G

But I don't want to die alone

D D7 G

Where I cannot reach the phone

D D7 G

In my multi-story home

D D7 G

No I don't want to die alone

[Chorus]

C C/B D D7

It's not preyin' on my mind

G C C C/B

But I do think about it from time to time

C C/B G D D7

And it's not likely to happen soon

G C C C/B

But you may not even see it coming

[Verse]

D D7 G

So help me sing this simple song

D D7 G

Where everyone can sing along

D D7 G

It doesn't matter where you're from

D D7 G

One day we're here and then we're gone

Note II:

Riff *

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

A|---0-h-2---------|

E|-----------------|

Note III:

If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write

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