"A Simple Life"
Artist: John Farnham
Album: Romeo's Heart
Released: 1996
Intro:
A Asus4 A / F#m E D E
Verse 1:
A D
Show me the magic
A E
I must've lost it somewhere
A D A E
In my dreams, so far away
A D A E
I turned around, everything's changing but me
G
Where is the soul in my song?
Chorus 1:
E A Asus4 A
Once there was heaven in my eyes
Asus4 F#m E D
Whatever happened to those skies?
Bm
Somebody show me how to
Bm/A G D A
Get back to the simple life
Interlude 1:
A Asus4 A / F#m E D E
Verse 2:
A D
Out of the blue
A E
Temptation's all around me
A D A E
The train came along and I got on board
A D
I danced with the darkness
A E
The skies were the limit
G
It's such a long way to fall
Chorus 2:
E A Asus4 A
Once there was heaven in my eyes
Asus4 F#m E D
Whatever happened to those skies?
Bm
Somebody show me how to
Bm/A G D A
Get back to the simple life
E A Asus4 A
'cause I've done my time in paradise
Asus4 F#m E D
I've tried it all maybe once or twice
Bm
Somebody show me how to
Bm/A G D A
Get back to the simple life
Bridge:
C#m D/B
Stars keep me going
G
And the moon is there to light my way
C#m F#m
I need to go where my heart is free
G
Looking for the way back, hoping for the way back
Chorus 3:
E A Asus4 A Asus4 F#m E D
(Instrumental lead-in over chorus chords)
Bm
Somebody show me how to
Bm/A G D A
Get back to the simple life
E A Asus4 A
'cause I've done my time in paradise
Asus4 F#m E D
I've tried it all maybe once or twice
Bm Bm/A
Somehow the grass was always greener
G D A
On the other side
E A Asus4 A
Once there was heaven in my eyes
Asus4 F#m E D
Whatever happened to those skies?
Bm
Somebody show me how to
Bm/A G D A
Get back to the simple life
Asus4 F#m E D
I've tried it all maybe once or twice
Bm Bm/A G
Somebody show me show show show me
D A
A simple life
E A Asus4 A
Once there was heaven in my eyes
Asus4 F#m
Once there was heaven in my eyes
E D G A Asus4 A
Somebody show me, show me... (Fade out)
