Simple Life chords by Nanci Griffith

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G D G


Chorus:
G                     C
  I want a simple life
        G
Like my mother.
                           D
One true love for my older years.
                  G   C
I don't want your wars
           G
To take my children.
                    D          G
I want a simple life while I'm here.

Verse 1:
D                                      G
  The sun and moon walk hand in hand together,
D                               G
  Trading places shining on the truth.
    C                             G
The moon moves the bottoms of the oceans
       D                                 G
So the sun can bring a farmer's hands to you.


Chorus:
                    C
I want a simple life
        G
Like my mother.
                           D
One true love for my older years.
                  G   C
I don't want your wars
           G
To take my children.
                    D          G
I want a simple life while I'm here.


Verse 2:
D                            G
  We all seek comfort in the light of day,
        D                         G
And our tears can wash off in the rain.
C                            G
  Everything we need is all around us
D                           G
  In simple time and simple ways.


Bridge:
Em
Mother nature talks,
D
Whispering her thoughts
       G                  C
So the paths we choose to cross
              D
Walk one more day.


Chorus:
                G   C
I want a simple life
        G
Like my mother.
                           D
One true love for my older years.
                  G   C
I don't want your wars
           G
To take my children.
                    D          G    C
I want a simple life while I'm here.


Outro:
                G   D          G C G
I want a simple life while I'm here.