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I Wrote a Simple Song  Billy Preston

by Billy Preston
[Gm] [355333]  
[F]Eb [133211]x6504x
Eb/A x0504x
Bbsus x1x34x
Bb x1x33x
Bb+ 20031x
[G]C/E [355433]032010
D x57775
Intro:
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [Eb] [F] [Bbsus] [Bb]  
Verse:
[Gm]I wrote a [F]simple [Eb]song
[Eb]With simple [F]words and [Bbsus]harmon[Bb]y
[Gm]It wasn't [F]very [Eb]long before a [F]star I was [G]bound to be
[Gm]I didn't [F]care if it [Eb]made the charts
[Eb]I only [F]wrote it for [Bbsus]you an[Bb]d me
[Gm]They [F]think that they'r[Eb]e so smart
[Eb]They're not as [F]smart as they [G]want to be
[Gm]They took my [F]simple [Eb]song
[Eb]They changed the [F]words and the [Bbsus]melody[Bb]
[Gm]Made it [F]all sound [Eb]wrong
[Eb]Now it [F]sounds like a [G]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]That [C/E]song was [F]personal[Bb]
[Eb]I wrote it for you, it's [Eb/A]yours and [D]mine, girl
Interlude:
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [Eb] [F] [Bbsus] [Bb]  
[Gm]2x[F] [Eb] [Eb] [F] [G]
Verse:
[Gm]I don't [F]care if it [Eb]makes the charts
[Eb]I only [F]wrote it for [Bbsus]you an[Bb]d me
[Gm]They think that [F]they're so [Eb]smart
[Eb]They're not as [F]smart as they [G]want to be
Chorus:
[Eb]Who [C/E]told them to [F]mess with min[Bb]e
[Eb]Who [C/E]gave them the [F]right[Bb]
[Eb]That [C/E]song was [F]personal[Bb]
[Eb]I wrote it for you, it's [Eb/A]yours and [D]mine, girl
(Fade out with verse chords)
Rest in peace, Billy

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