Shoulda Been Simple by Marie Digby
On her album, Breathing Underwater
Very first tab, played it out by ear. Very simple, hope you'll enjoy it!
Capo on 5, Standard tuning
Note: Cadd9 should be played as 032030
Intro
Am F C G x2
Verse 1
Am
Had every word prepared
F
Wasn't even scared
C G
Rehearsed the scene a million times and still felt no where
Am
You were just down the hall
F
Not knowing at all
C G
What was about to happen when I laid it on the line
Am F
'Cause it's written on my face
C G
Though you see it in my eyes
Am F
How do you tell someone you love
C
What's gonna hurt
G
Don't wanna hurt
Chorus
Am F
This went on too long
C
I'm telling you what's wrong
G
Tried and couldn't bring myself
(Shoulda been simple)
Am F
So many times I've tried
C
The time was never right
G
It was so complicated
(Shoulda been simple)
Am F
Oh-oh oh-oh
(Shoulda been simple)
C G
Oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh
(Shoulda been simple)
X2
Verse 2
Am
Let's not point the finger
F
this just kinda happened
C G
No matter how this ends today, I wanna leave here as friends
Am
It's not that I don't love you (Don't love you)
F
Don't think that I don't care (Don't care)
C G
We were trying to fly a plane, the wings were just not there
Am F
And it's written on my face
C G
And though you see it in my eyes
Am F
How do you tell someone you love
C
What's gonna hurt
G
What's gonna hurt
Am F
This went on too long
C
I'm telling you what's wrong
G
Tried and couldn't bring myself
(Shoulda been simple)
Am F
So many times I've tried
C
The time was never right
G
It was so complicated
(Shoulda been simple)
Am F
Oh-oh oh-oh
(Shoulda been simple)
C G
Oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh
(Shoulda been simple)
X2
A Em Cadd9
Remember the day that we said that we wouldn't change
D
We changed
A Em Cadd9
'Cause nothing's the same anymore since that day
D
That day
A Em
Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been
(shoulda been, shoulda been)
Cadd9 D
Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been
X2
A Em
Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been
(Oh-oh)
Cadd9 D
Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda been
(Oh-oh)
