A Simple Song chords by John Mayer

Guitar chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Chords:

E: 022100
Fm11: 2(T)44200
B: x24442
A: x02220
A/G: 4x2220
Cm: x46654
A/B: 7(T)x7650
Emaj7/G: 4(T)66400

Finger Picked Chords:

E7: 0, x, 12, 9, 12, 0
A/E: 0 , x, 11, 9, 10, 0
Am/E: 0, x, 10, 9, 10, 0
E*: 0, x, 9, 9, 9, 0
Fm7/E: 0, x, 8, 9, 7, 0
A6/E: 0, x, 7, 9, 7, 0


Intro:
E MajorE  Fm11Fm11


Verse:
E MajorE                               Fm11Fm11                         E MajorE           Fm11Fm11
I don't wanna get in fights on private flights to paradise no more
E MajorE                            Fm11Fm11                  BB                    E MajorE         A augmentedA        E MajorE
And I don't wanna suffer fools or sycophants by swimming pools and dance floors

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Chorus:
               A augmentedA          A/GA/G       Fm11Fm11
I just want a high that don't end low
  C minorCm        BB        A augmentedA
A augmentedA hat to call my home
   A augmentedA          A/GA/G       Fm11Fm11
A augmentedA bag that won't hold much
    Fm11Fm11           A/BA/B             E MajorE    A augmentedA    E MajorE
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone

E MajorE  Fm11Fm11


Verse:
E MajorE                                Fm11Fm11                                E MajorE           Fm11Fm11
I've been kind to angry souls in hopes they wouldn't be so cold and empty
E MajorE                            Fm11Fm11                  BB                    E MajorE         A augmentedA        E MajorE
And I don't wanna live off crumbs and wait for love that never comes to get me


Chorus:
               A augmentedA          A/GA/G       Fm11Fm11
I just want a high that don't end low
  C minorCm        BB        A augmentedA
A augmentedA hat to call my home
   A augmentedA          A/GA/G       Fm11Fm11
A augmentedA bag that won't hold much
    Fm11Fm11           A/BA/B             E MajorE    A augmentedA    E MajorE
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone


Bridge:
 E7E7         A/EA/E
And I'd go la - - - - la la
Am/E        E*
la - - - - la la
Fm7/E       A6/E
la - - - - la la
A6/E      A/BA/B       E MajorE
la la - la la la - la        (x2)


Bridge 2:
E MajorE Fm11Fm11 Emaj7/G Fm11Fm11      (x2)


Verse:
E MajorE                               Fm11Fm11                          E MajorE             Fm11Fm11
Yeah I think I'm gonna leave this town, let a little bit of open road surround me out there
E MajorE                            Fm11Fm11                  BB                    E MajorE         A augmentedA        E MajorE
cause you can't be lonely when you stare into that sunny yellow flare, oh yeah


Chorus:
               A augmentedA          A/GA/G       Fm11Fm11
I just want a high that don't end low
  C minorCm        BB        A augmentedA
A augmentedA hat to call my home
   A augmentedA          A/GA/G       Fm11Fm11
A augmentedA bag that won't hold much
   C minorCm       BB          A augmentedA
A augmentedA dog who lives the dream
    A augmentedA       A/GA/G        Fm11Fm11
Some booze that I can feel
   C minorCm       BB         A augmentedA
A augmentedA good day once a week
 Fm11Fm11           A/BA/B             E MajorE    A augmentedA    E MajorE
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone


Outro:
  E7E7         A/EA/E
And I'd go la - - - - la la
Am/E        E*
la - - - - la la
Fm7/E       A6/E
la - - - - la la
A6/E      A/BA/B       E MajorE
la la - la la la - la        (x2)