John Mayer – A Simple Song (Guitar)

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CAPO I [Chords] E: 022100 Fm11: 2(T)44200 B: x24442 A: x02220 A/G#: 4x2220 C#m: x46654 A/B: 7(T)x7650 Emaj7/G: 4(T)66400 Esus: 022200 Finger Picked Chords: E7: 0, x, 12, 9, 12, 0 A/E: 0 , x, 11, 9, 10, 0 Am/E: 0, x, 10, 9, 10, 0 E*: 0, x, 9, 9, 9, 0 F#m7/E: 0, x, 8, 9, 7, 0 A6/E: 0, x, 7, 9, 7, 0 [Intro] E Fm11 [Verse]
E                               F#m11                         E           F#m11
I don't wanna get in fights on private flights to paradise no more

E                            F#m11                  B                    E         Esus        E
And I don't wanna suffer fools or sycophants by swimming pools and dance floors
[Chorus]
               A          A/G#       F#m11
I just want a high that don't end low

  C#m        B        A
A hat to call my home

   A          A/G#       F#m11
A bag that won't hold much

    F#m11           A             E    A    E
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone
E F#m11 [Verse]
E                                F#m11                                E           F#m11
I've been kind to angry souls in hopes they wouldn't be so cold and empty

E                            F#m11                  B                    E         Esus        E
And I don't wanna live off crumbs and wait for love that never comes to get me
[Chorus]
               A          A/G#       F#m11
I just want a high that don't end low

  C#m        B        A
A hat to call my home

   A          A/G#       F#m11
A bag that won't hold much

    F#m11           A             E    A    E
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone
[Bridge]
 E7         A/E
And I'd go la - - - - la la 

Am/E        E*
la - - - - la la            

F#m7/E      A6/E
la - - - - la la            

A6/E      A/B       E
la la - la la la - la        (x2)
[Bridge 2] E F#m11 Emaj7/G# F#m11 (x2) [Verse]
E                                    F#m11                            E               F#m11
Yeah I think I'm gonna leave this town, let a little bit of open road surround me out there

E                                  F#m11           B            E      A        E
cause you can't be lonely when you stare into that sunny yellow flare, oh yeah
[Chorus]
               A          A/G#       F#m11
I just want a high that don't end low

  C#m        B        A
A hat to call my home

   A          A/G#       F#m11
A bag that won't hold much

   C#m       B          A
A dog who lives the dream

    A       A/G#        F#m11
Some booze that I can feel

   C#m       B         A
A good day once a week

 F#m11           A             E    A    E
And a simple song to sing when I'm alone
[Outro]
  E7         A/E
And I'd go la - - - - la la 

Am/E        E*
la - - - - la la            

F#m7/E       A6/E
la - - - - la la            

A6/E      A/B       E
la la - la la la - la        (x2)