Capo 1st fret

Intro [ C ]

[ C ]
Hey, when was the last time you sat down and had dinner with your kids?

Talked about what's going on in their lives?
[ F ]
Hey, when was the last time you just stopped and helped somebody out?
[ C ]
I bet you can't remember

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Well a lot of people are sayin'
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"We're changing for the better"
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Well that don't interest me

[ C ]
I like the simple life
[ Am ]
The way it used to be
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We left our doors wide open
[ F ]
We didn't need no key
[ C ]
I've been around the world
[ Am ]
Seen all there is to see
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I'd trade all those memories for one more day

How it used to be

I like the Simple Life

[ C ]
I wanna get up Sunday mornin'

Go fishin' with my boy

Watch the sunset kick back in my yard
[ F ]
Take my Harley on a real long lazy Sunday drive
[ C ]
And do a little more nothin' once in a while

[ Am ]
Yeah maybe kick my feet up
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Watch a little re-run on TV
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Laughin' with ol' Barney, Andy and Aunt Bee

[ C ]
I like the simple life
[ Am ]
The way it used to be
[ Bb ]
We left our doors wide open
[ F ]
We didn't need no key
[ C ]
I've been around the world
[ Am ]
Seen all there is to see
[ Bb ]                         [ F ]
I'd trade all those memories for one more day
[ C ]              [ Am ]
How it used to be
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I like the Simple Life

Solo: [ C ] [ Am ] [ Bb ] [ F ]

[ Am ]                [ F ]
Everything's moving by so fast
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I swear sometimes we just can't see
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So caught up in where we're trying to get
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Life as we know it, could be gone in a minute

[ C ]
I like the simple life
[ Am ]
The way it used to be
[ Bb ]
We left our doors wide open
[ F ]
We didn't need no key
[ C ]
I've been around the world
[ Am ]
Seen all there is to see
[ Bb ]                         [ F ]
I'd trade all those memories for one more day
[ C ]                   [ Am ]
I like the Simple Life
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I like the Simple Life
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I want the Simple Life