I Wrote a Simple Song Tabs & Lyrics by Billy Preston
I Wrote a Simple Song
guitar tabs lyrics
I Wrote a Simple Song
by Billy Preston
Gm 355333
F 133211
Eb x6504x
Eb/A x0504x
Bbsus x1x34x
Bb x1x33x
Bb+ 20031x
G 355433
C/E 032010
D x57775
Intro:
Gm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb
Verse:
Gm F Eb
I wrote a simple song
Eb F Bbsus Bb
With simple words and harmony
Gm F Eb F G
It wasn't very long before a star I was bound to be
Gm F Eb
I didn't care if it made the charts
Eb F Bbsus Bb
I only wrote it for you and me
Gm F Eb
They think that they're so smart
Eb F G
They're not as smart as they want to be
Gm F Eb
They took my simple song
Eb F Bbsus Bb
They changed the words and the melody
Gm F Eb
Made it all sound wrong
Eb F G
Now it sounds like a symphony
Orchestra Sequence:
Gm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb Bb+
Gm F Eb Eb F G
Chorus:
Eb C/E F Bb Horn Riff e--6-6-6--------|
Who told them to mess with mine B----------6-8--|
G--------7------|
Eb C/E F Bb D---------------|
Who gave them the right A---------------|
E---------------|
Eb C/E F Bb
That song was personal
Eb Eb/A D
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
Interlude:
Gm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb
Gm F Eb Eb F G
2x
Verse:
Gm F Eb
I don't care if it makes the charts
Eb F Bbsus Bb
I only wrote it for you and me
Gm F Eb
They think that they're so smart
Eb F G
They're not as smart as they want to be
Chorus:
Eb C/E F Bb
Who told them to mess with mine
Eb C/E F Bb
Who gave them the right
Eb C/E F Bb
That song was personal
Eb Eb/A D
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
(Fade out with verse chords)
Rest in peace, Billy
