Capo 1st fret Intro [ C5 ] [ C5 ] Hey, when was the last time you sat down and had dinner with your kids? Talked about what's going on in their lives? [ F5 ] Hey, when was the last time you just stopped and helped somebody out? [ C5 ] I bet you can't remember [ A5 ] Well a lot of people are sayin' [ Bb5 ] "We're changing for the better" [ C5 ] [ F5 ] [ G5 ] Well that don't interest me [ C5 ] I like the simple life [ A5 ] The way it used to be [ Bb5 ] We left our doors wide open [ F5 ] We didn't need no key [ C5 ] I've been around the world [ A5 ] Seen all there is to see [ Bb5 ] [ F5 ] I'd trade all those memories for one more day How it used to be I like the Simple Life [ C5 ] I wanna get up Sunday mornin' Go fishin' with my boy Watch the sunset kick back in my yard [ F5 ] Take my Harley on a real long lazy Sunday drive [ C5 ] And do a little more nothin' once in a while [ A5 ] Yeah maybe kick my feet up [ Bb5 ] Watch a little re-run on TV [ A5 ] [ F5 ] [ G5 ] Laughin' with ol' Barney, Andy and Aunt Bee [ C5 ] I like the simple life [ A5 ] The way it used to be [ Bb5 ] We left our doors wide open [ F5 ] We didn't need no key [ C5 ] I've been around the world [ A5 ] Seen all there is to see [ Bb5 ] [ F5 ] I'd trade all those memories for one more day [ C5 ] [ A5 ] How it used to be [ Bb5 ] [ F5 ] I like the Simple Life Solo: [ C5 ] [ A5 ] [ Bb5 ] [ F5 ] [ A5 ] [ F5 ] Everything's moving by so fast [ C5 ] [ A5 ] I swear sometimes we just can't see [ C5 ] [ F5 ] So caught up in where we're trying to get [ G5 ] Life as we know it, could be gone in a minute [ C5 ] I like the simple life [ A5 ] The way it used to be [ Bb5 ] We left our doors wide open [ F5 ] We didn't need no key [ C5 ] I've been around the world [ A5 ] Seen all there is to see [ Bb5 ] [ F5 ] I'd trade all those memories for one more day [ C5 ] [ A5 ] I like the Simple Life [ Bb5 ] [ F5 ] [ C5 ] [ A5 ] I like the Simple Life [ Bb5 ] [ F5 ] [ G5 ] [ C5 ] (ends with C5 ] I want the Simple Life