A Simple Song chords by John Mayer

• 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  Fm11

Verse:
E                               Fm11                         E           Fm11
I don't wanna get in fights on private flights to paradise no more
E                            Fm11                  B                    E         A        E
And I don't wanna suffer fools or sycophants by swimming pools and dance floors

Chorus:
               A          A/G       Fm11
I just want a high that don't end low
  Cm        B        A
A hat to call my home
   A          A/G       Fm11
A bag that won't hold much
    Fm11           A/B             E    A    E
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone

E  Fm11

Verse:
E                                Fm11                                E           Fm11
I've been kind to angry souls in hopes they wouldn't be so cold and empty
E                            Fm11                  B                    E         A        E
And I don't wanna live off crumbs and wait for love that never comes to get me

Chorus:
               A          A/G       Fm11
I just want a high that don't end low
  Cm        B        A
A hat to call my home
   A          A/G       Fm11
A bag that won't hold much
    Fm11           A/B             E    A    E
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone

Bridge:
 E7         A/E
And I'd go la - - - - la la
Am/E        E*
la - - - - la la
Fm7/E       A6/E
la - - - - la la
A6/E      A/B       E
la la - la la la - la        (x2)

Bridge 2:
E Fm11 Emaj7/G Fm11      (x2)

Verse:
E                               Fm11                          E             Fm11
Yeah I think I'm gonna leave this town, let a little bit of open road surround me out there
E                            Fm11                  B                    E         A        E
cause you can't be lonely when you stare into that sunny yellow flare, oh yeah

Chorus:
               A          A/G       Fm11
I just want a high that don't end low
  Cm        B        A
A hat to call my home
   A          A/G       Fm11
A bag that won't hold much
   Cm       B          A
A dog who lives the dream
    A       A/G        Fm11
Some booze that I can feel
   Cm       B         A
A good day once a week
 Fm11           A/B             E    A    E
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone

Outro:
  E7         A/E
And I'd go la - - - - la la
Am/E        E*
la - - - - la la
Fm7/E       A6/E
la - - - - la la
A6/E      A/B       E
la la - la la la - la        (x2)