I Wrote A Simple Song
Billy PrestonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
/ x0504x
+ 20031x
I wrote a simple song
With simple words and harmony
It wasn't very long before a star I was bound to be
I didn't care if it made the charts
I only wrote it for you and me
They think that they're so smart
They're not as smart as they want to be
They took my simple song
They changed the words and the melody
Made it all sound wrong
Now it sounds like a symphony
Orchestra Sequence:
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---------------|
That song was personal
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
2x
I don't care if it makes the charts
I only wrote it for you and me
They think that they're so smart
They're not as smart as they want to be
Who told them to mess with mine
Who gave them the right
That song was personal
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
(Fade out with verse chords)
Rest in peace, Billy
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Readable chord sheet for I Wrote A Simple Song by Billy Preston
[Eb]/[A] x0504x
[Bb]+ 20031x
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [Eb] [F] [Bbsus] [Bb]
[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]
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]you[A]rs and [D]mine, girl
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [Eb] [F] [Bbsus] [Bb]
[Gm]2x [F] [Eb] [Eb] [F] [G]
[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
[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]you[A]rs and [D]mine, girl
(Fade out with verse chords)
Rest in peace, Billy