I Prefer

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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.

[E]I prefer walki[D]ng rather than  [A]
running down the street,   [A]
[E]I prefer smil[D]ing rather than f[A]rowning
at the people I might meet [A]
If it were u[E]p to you would you    [D]
look at it the same[A]? The same way that I[A] do
Don’t say you’d close your ey[E]es,
And have no voice of opinion      [D]
[A]of what lies before you? I’d say[A] shame on you

Cause I say w[E]o----oah[D] something's gotta gi[A]ve
[A]I need a simpler life to live,
[E]           [D]
Wo---------ah look into yourself
[A]You best find a better way to measure we[A]alth

[E]Cause it'[B]s a simple[D] life for a simple ra[A]ce,
[E]beneath t[B]he stars i[D]s where we find our p[A]lace
[E]It's a si[B]mple love [D]I'm gonna spread your[A] way
[E]it's a si[B]mple life [D]just living it day to[A] day.

[E]I prefer clim[D]bing rather than fa[A]lling from a tre[A]e
[E]I prefer[D] singing rather than w[A]hispering silently[A]
[E]If it were up to[D] you would you look at i[A]t the same?
The same way that I d[A]o
Don’t say you’d c[E]lose your eyes,
And[D] have no voice of opinion
[A]of what lies before you? I’d say[A] shame on you

Cause I say w[E]o----oah[D] something's gotta gi[A]ve
[A]I need a simpler life to live,
[E]           [D]
Wo---------ah look into yourself
[A]You best find a better way to measure we[A]alth

[E]Cause it'[B]s a simple[D] life for a simple ra[A]ce,
[E]beneath t[B]he stars i[D]s where we find our p[A]lace
[E]It's a si[B]mple love [D]I'm gonna spread your[A] way
[E]it's a si[B]mple life [D]just living it day to[A] day.

[C#m]  [C#m]  [B]     [A]

I [E]pr[E]ef[E]er h[D]el[D]pi[D]ng r[A]at[A]h[A]er than a[A]ct[A]in[A]g helplessly
I [E]pr[E]ef[E]er l[D]iv[D]in[D]g ai[A]n'[A]t[A] that the[A] w[A]ay[A] it's supposed to be?

[E]If it were up to[D] you would you look at i[A]t the same?
The same way that I d[A]o
Don’t say you’d c[E]lose your eyes,
And have no voice of[D] opinion
[A]of what lies before you? I’d say[A] shame on you

Cause I say w[E]o----oa[D]h something's gotta gi[A]ve
[A]I need a simpler life to live,
[E]           [D]
Wo---------ah look into yourself
[A]You best find a better way to measure we[A]alth

[E]Cause it's a simple life [B]for a simp[D]le race,             [A]
[E]beneath the stars is wher[B]e we find [D]our place            [A]
[E]It's a simple love I'm go[B]nna spread[D] your way            [A]
[E]it's a simple life just l[B]iving it d[D]ay to day.           [A]

[E]It's a simple life I'm go[B]nna spread[D] around,             [A]
[E]it's a feeling of elation[B] you could[D] get me down         [A]
[E]It's a simple world gonna[B] make a st[D]and                  [A]
[E]it's a simple l[B]ife
[D]just living it the best [A]we can