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)