A Simple Song
John Mayer Key
C#m
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E
: 022100
Fm11: 2(T)44200
B: x24442
A: x02220
A/G#
: 4x2220
C#m: x46654
A/B: 7(T)x7650
Emaj7/G: 4(T)66400
Esus
: 022200
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
F#m7/E
: 0, x, 8, 9, 7, 0
A6/E
: 0, x, 7, 9, 7, 0
Intro
E Fm11
Verse
E F#m11 E F#m11
I don't wanna get in fights on private flights to paradise no more
E F#m11 B E Esus E
And I don't wanna suffer fools or sycophants by swimming pools and dance floors
Chorus
A A/G# F#m11
I just want a high that don't end low
C#m B A
A hat to call my home
A A/G# F#m11
A bag that won't hold much
F#m11 A/B E A E
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone
E F#m11
Verse
E F#m11 E F#m11
I've been kind to angry souls in hopes they wouldn't be so cold and empty
E F#m11 B E Esus E
And I don't wanna live off crumbs and wait for love that never comes to get me
Chorus
A A/G# F#m11
I just want a high that don't end low
C#m B A
A hat to call my home
A A/G# F#m11
A bag that won't hold much
F#m11 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
F#m7/E A6/E
la - - - - la la
A6/E A/B E
la la - la la la - la (x2)
Bridge 2
E F#m11 Emaj7/G# F#m11 (x2)
Verse
E F#m11 Emaj7/G# F#m11
Yeah I think I'm gonna leave this town, let a little bit of open road surround me out there
E F#m11 B E A E
cause you can't be lonely when you stare into that sunny yellow flare, oh yeah
Chorus
A A/G# F#m11
I just want a high that don't end low
C#m B A
A hat to call my home
A A/G# F#m11
A bag that won't hold much
C#m B A
A dog who lives the dream
A A/G# F#m11
Some booze that I can feel
C#m B A
A good day once a week
F#m11 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
F#m7/E A6/E
la - - - - la la
A6/E A/B E
la la - la la la - la (x2)
Chords Used