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Being Simple

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
All right, here are the chords for this great song.  I can't
> Judybats - Being Simple                    riff 1 E|-----    riff2 -------|
>                                                   A|----3          -------|
> INTRO: riff1 riff2 riff1 riff2                    D|----2          -------|
>                                                   G|00000          0000000
>               G          C/G   Csus                    C  B|88883          8888888
> Hearts can not be broken                          e|77580          7758750
>               G              C/G   Csus  C  
> they're small squishy things
>                       G              C/G      Csus  C  
> They don't break like glass but they bruise easily
>               G      C/G   Csus  C  
> This one you bruise
>               G          C/G   Csus  C  
> Words will not be spoken
>                         G     C/G   Csus  C  
> never knowing what they mean
>                  G                   C/G          Csus  C  
> Sticks and stones hurt my bones your promises have broken me
>              G    C/G   Csus  C  
> Each one you break
>
> CHORUS1:
>                            G  C  
> And I want to be good but good is being simple
>                        Bb  F  
> simple is forgetting and I simply can't forget
>
>  G   C   G  C  
>
> Eyes are always open
> even when they sleep
> mine are mostly closed while yours are wandering
> you look where you please
>
> CHORUS1
> CHORUS2:
>
> I want to be great but gratness is giving
> giving leaves me empty oh great emptyness
>
>  G   D   Bb   F   G   D   Bb  F  
> riff1 riff2
>
> Souls cannot be taken
> they're large and they're loud
> your's merely whispers lately seems its shrinkin'
> I wish it would speak
>
> CHORUS1
> CHORUS2
>
>  G   D   Bb   F   G   D   Bb  F  
>
>  Csus= {-33010}    C9= {-32030}   C/G= {332010}     G= {320003}
>
> --

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Being Simple

by The Judybats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/G

Csus

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

All right, here are the chords for this great song. I can't

> Judybats - Being Simple riff 1 E|----- riff2 -------|

> A|----3 -------|

> INTRO: riff1 riff2 riff1 riff2 D|----2 -------|

> G|00000 0000000

G C/G Csus C B

> |88883 8888888

> Hearts can not be broken e|77580 7758750

G C/G Csus C

> they're small squishy things

G C/G Csus C

> They don't break like glass but they bruise easily

G C/G Csus C

> This one you bruise

G C/G Csus C

> Words will not be spoken

G C/G Csus C

> never knowing what they mean

G C/G Csus C

> Sticks and stones hurt my bones your promises have broken me

G C/G Csus C

> Each one you break

> CHORUS1:

G C

> And I want to be good but good is being simple

Bb F

> simple is forgetting and I simply can't forget

G C G C

> Eyes are always open

> even when they sleep

> mine are mostly closed while yours are wandering

> you look where you please

> CHORUS1

> CHORUS2:

> I want to be great but gratness is giving

> giving leaves me empty oh great emptyness

G D Bb F G D Bb F

> riff1 riff2

> Souls cannot be taken

> they're large and they're loud

> your's merely whispers lately seems its shrinkin'

> I wish it would speak

> CHORUS1

> CHORUS2

G D Bb F G D Bb F

Csus C9 C/G G

> = {-33010} = {-32030} = {332010} = {320003}

> --

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