Simple As This

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Capo: I fret

Intro:

G  
 
C  
 
G  
Verse 1:

 
I’ve been in s
C  
earch of s
G  
tones
 
Making up the pavement of less tr
C  
aveled 
 
r
G  
oads
 
min
D/F#  
ing for tre
EM  
asure deep in my bones
 
That I never 
D  
found 
 
 
Dsus4  
 
D  
 
Dsus4  
Verse 2:

 
Went lo
G  
oking for r
C  
ever
G  
ence
 
Tried to find it in a bottle & came b
C  
ack 
 
a
G  
gain
 
High 
D/F#  
on a has
EM  
hpipe of good intent
 
But it only brought me 
D  
down 
 
 
Dsus4  
 
D  
 
Dsus4  
Chorus:

C  
Tried 
 
inst
D  
itutions of the m
G  
in
D/F#  
d and s
EM  
oul
C  
It only t
D  
aught me what I s
G  
houl
D/F#  
d not kn
EM  
ow
C  
Oh the an
D  
swer well who  
G  
would have g
EM  
uessed
 
Could be s
C  
omething as  
D  
simple as  
EM  
this?
C  
Something as s
D  
imple as  
G  
this. 
 
 
C  
 
G  
 
C  
 
G  
Verse 3:

 
Traveled to each o
C  
ceans 
 
e
G  
nd
 
Saw all 7 wonders, trying to ma
C  
ke some s
G  
ense
 
Memor
D/F#  
ized the m
EM  
antra Confucius said
 
But it only let me d
D  
own 
 
 
Dsus4  
 
D  
 
Dsus4  
Chorus:

C  
Tried 
 
abso
D  
lution of the m
G  
in
D/F#  
d and s
EM  
oul
C  
It only l
D  
ed me where I s
G  
houl
D/F#  
d not go
EM  
C  
Oh the an
D  
swer well how c
G  
ould I  
EM  
miss
C  
Something as si
D  
mple as  
EM  
this?
C  
Something as si
D  
mple as  
G  
this?
Bridge:

C  
I’ve been f
D  
alling 
 
cr
C  
ashing 
 
br
D  
eaking
 
And 
C  
all the  
D  
while you were s
C  
tood here w
D  
aiting
 
For me 
EM  
girl
  
EMadd,,c  
 
G  
 
C  
 
G  
 
C  
 
G  
 
D/F#  
 
EM  
 
EMadd,,c  
 
EM7  
D  
 
Dsus4  
 
D  
 
Dsus4  
Chorus:

C  
Tried 
 
lib
D  
eration of my o
G  
w
D/F#  
n free  
EM  
will
C  
But it left me loo
D  
king to get hig
G  
her 
 
st
EM  
ill
C  
Oh and the an
D  
swer well who c
G  
ould have  
EM  
guessed
 
Could be s
C  
omething as  
D  
simple as  
EM  
this?
G  
God knows how I could have  
AM  
missed
C  
Something as  
D  
simple as  
G  
this 
 
 
C  
 
G  
 
C  
 
G  
G
C
Em
D
Dsus4
Am
Em7
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