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Simple Things Chords by Minnie Riperton

Simple Things chords by Minnie Riperton

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: Bb

♫ Intro:

Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F
x4


♫ Verse 1:
   Bbmaj7 Cm/F    Bbmaj7 Cm/F
If Simon  says be glad today
   Bbmaj7 Cm/F    Bbmaj7 Cm/F
I surely  do what Simon  says
    Bbmaj7 Cm/F    Bbmaj7 Cm/F
And if you like to see me smile
     Bbmaj7    Cm/F       Bbmaj7    Cm/F
Then you're in luck cause that's my style


♫ Instrumental:
Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F
Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F


♫ Verse 2:
   Bbmaj7 Cm/F    Bbmaj7 Cm/F
My pretty bird up in the tree
  Bbmaj7   Cm/F     Bbmaj7   Cm/F
I hear the song you sing for me
    Bbmaj7   Cm/F   Bbmaj7  Cm/F
The sky's fantastic blue or grey
    Bbmaj7  Cm/F  Bbmaj7 Cm/F
And here we are  alive today


♫ Instrumental:
Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F
Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F
Heeeeey            Hey


♫ Chorus:
    Bbmaj7      Cm/F
The simple things
    Bbmaj7        Cm/F
The lovely simple things
    Bbmaj7 Cm/F    Bbmaj7 Cm/F
The sunset and the dawn
    Bbmaj7      Cm/F
The simple things
    Bbmaj7        Cm/F
The lovely simple things
           Bbmaj7 Cm/F   Bbmaj7
I could go on and on and on


♫ Bridge:
        Ebmaj7
For the simple pleasures
Cm7
  Are worth more than treasures
Ebmaj7                      Cm7 Cm/F
  That your paper money ever    bring


♫ Instrumental:
Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F
Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F


♫ Verse 3:
     Bbmaj7  Cm/F      Bbmaj7  Cm/F
This song is old, this song is new
     Bbmaj7  Cm/F     Bbmaj7  Cm/F
This song is me, this song is you
  Bbmaj7  Cm/F     Bbmaj7 Cm/F
I like to play out in the rain
  Bbmaj7   Cm/F   Bbmaj7 Cm/F
I like the sun to shine again


♫ Instrumental:
Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F
     Bbmaj7    Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F
And again and again


♫ Verse 4:
     Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7    Cm/F
Each day so many things to see
    Bbmaj7 Cm/F      Bbmaj7 Cm/F
And I'm so glad that I am   me
    Bbmaj7  Cm/F         Bbmaj7 Cm/F
And you, my friends, are pretty too
    Bbmaj7 Cm/F      Bbmaj7  Cm/F
And I'm so glad that you are you


♫ Instrumental:
        Bbmaj7 Cm/F      Bbmaj7 Cm/F
You are you
you are you
Bbmaj7 Cm/F  Bbmaj7 Cm/F


♫ Chorus:
    Bbmaj7      Cm/F
The simple things
    Bbmaj7        Cm/F
The lovely simple things
    Bbmaj7 Cm/F    Bbmaj7 Cm/F
The sunset and the dawn
    Bbmaj7      Cm/F
The simple things
    Bbmaj7        Cm/F
The lovely simple things
           Bbmaj7 Cm/F   Bbmaj7
I could go on and on and on


♫ Bridge:
        Ebmaj7
For the simple pleasures
Cm7
  Are worth more than treasures
Ebmaj7                      Cm7 Cm/F
  That your paper money ever    bring


♫ Outro:
Bbmaj7 Cm/F Bbmaj7 Cm/F
x5
(fade out)



Chords Instructions:

Bbmaj7 x x 8 10 10 10
Cm/F   x 8 10 8 8 8    (guitar just plays top 4 strings)
Ebmaj7 x 6 8 7 8 6
Cm7    x 3 5 3 4 3

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