verse
-- - E - - D -- - A

e--0--0---0-- | 
b--(b9)-10--10- | 
g--(b9)-11--(b9)- | 
d--(b9)-12--11- | 
a--11-0---0-- | 
E--0--0---0-- | 

chorus

-- - E -- - B - - D -- - A

e--7---7--5---5- | 
b--(b9)--7--7---5- | 
g--(b9)--8--7---6- | 
d--(b9)--(b9)-7---7- | 
a--7---(b9)-5---7- | 
E--x---7--x---5- | 

The letters may not be directly on top of the word they should be, it gets a little 
when you upload from word, but listen to the song and youll see where they fit in.

verse
E             D                  A
I prefer walking rather than
                       A
running down the street,
E            D                  A
I prefer smiling rather than frowning
                       A
at the people I might meet
            E                     D
If it were up to you would you
                 A                  A
look at it the same? The same way that I do
                             E
Don?t say you?d close your eyes,
                                  D
And have no voice of opinion
A                        A
of what lies before you? I?d say shame on you

prechorus
           E           D                   A
Cause I say wo----oah something's gotta give
A
I need a simpler life to live,
E          D
Wo---------ah look into yourself
A                              A
You best find a better way to measure wealth

chorus
E        B         D                    A
Cause it's a simple life for a simple race,
E        B         D                    A
beneath the stars is where we find our place
E        B         D                    A
It's a simple love I'm gonna spread your way
E        B         D                    A
it's a simple life just living it day to day.

E           D                  A            A
I prefer climbing rather than falling from a tree
E      D                  A                  A
I prefer singing rather than whispering silently
E            D                  A
If it were up to you would you look at it the same?
                     A
The same way that I do
                 E
Don?t say you?d close your eyes,
   D
And have no voice of opinion
A                        A
of what lies before you? I?d say shame on you

           E           D                 A
Cause I say wo----oah something's gotta give
A
I need a simpler life to live,
E          D
Wo---------ah look into yourself
A                              A
You best find a better way to measure wealth

E        B         D                    A
Cause it's a simple life for a simple race,
E        B         D                    A
beneath the stars is where we find our place
E        B         D                    A
It's a simple love I'm gonna spread your way
E        B         D                    A
it's a simple life just living it day to day.

Harmonica solo
C#m  C#m  B     A

  E E E   D D D   A AA        A A A
I prefer helping rather than acting helplessly
  E E E   D D D   A AA        A A A
I prefer living ain't that the way it's supposed to be?

E            D                  A
If it were up to you would you look at it the same?
                     A
The same way that I do
                 E
Don?t say you?d close your eyes,
                    D
And have no voice of opinion
A                        A
of what lies before you? I?d say shame on you

           E          D                 A
Cause I say wo----oah something's gotta give
A
I need a simpler life to live,
E          D
Wo---------ah look into yourself
A                              A
You best find a better way to measure wealth


E                       B         D                    A
Cause it's a simple life for a simple race,
E                       B         D                    A
beneath the stars is where we find our place
E                       B         D                    A
It's a simple love I'm gonna spread your way
E                       B         D                    A
it's a simple life just living it day to day.

E                       B         D                    A
It's a simple life I'm gonna spread around,
E                       B         D                    A
it's a feeling of elation you could get me down
E                       B         D                    A
It's a simple world gonna make a stand
E             B
it's a simple life
D                  A
just living it the best we can