Chords with lyrics
Intro: FF Bb majorBb x6
Verse 1
FF Bb majorBb
They mocked me when I was singing the songs
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Trying to get back to something more simple than we have
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They mocked me cos I told it like it was
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Wrote about disappointment and greed
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Wrote about what we really didn't need in our lives
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Make us feel alive and whole
Chorus:
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Illusions and pipe dreams on the one hand
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And straight reality is always cold
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Saying something hard edged is off the wall
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And it might seem too bold
Verse 2:
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Mocked me when it got out of hand
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Nobody tried to understand
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Now we got to keep it simple and that's that
Solo: FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb Bb majorBb C majorC FF x2
CHORUS
Verse 3:
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Well I'm down here on the running board
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Where I've been many times before
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But we got to keep it simple to save ourselves
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Mocked me when I tried to get back
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Said the train was completely off the track
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And we got to get back to something simple to save ourselves
Bridge:
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Whoa we got to get back to something simple just to save yourselves
DmDm Bb majorBb C majorC FF
Well got to get back to something simple just to save yourselves
Repeat with vocals