A Simple Song Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays781

A Simple Song by Chris Stapleton is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, D/F#, A and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
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Verse 
   G 
Lately things are on my mind 
   G                  D  D/F# 
Good news is hard to find 
   G 
And I work on the factory line 
   G                  D   A 
And all I do is stay behind 
   G 
Call my mama like I should 
   G                            D  D/F# 
She says daddy ain't doing too good 
   G 
Me and him should wet a line 
   G                       D   A 
Just can't seem to find the time 

      G    A   D 
But I love my life 
            G    A   D 
Man it's something to see 
           G           D              A 
It's the kids and the dogs and you and me 
      G      A     D 
It's the way it's alright 
     G      A     Bm 
Everything goes wrong 
         G          A          G 
It's a sound of a slow simple song 

Verse 
    G 
Finally saved some money up 
    G                  D  D/F# 
'Til I had to fix my truck 
   G 
Talked to brother the other day 
   G                      D    A 
He didn't have too much to say 
   G 
Tryna quit these cigarettes 
   G                    D  D/F# 
I can't seem to kick em yet 
  G 
Sister got laid off last fall 
  G                   D   A 
And I got high cholesterol 

      G    A   D 
But I love my life 
         G       A    D 
Man it's something to see 
           G           D              A 
It's the kids and the dogs and you and me 
        G    A     D 
It's the way it's alright 
     G      A     Bm 
Everything goes wrong 
         G          A          G 
It's a sound of a slow simple song 

      G    A   D 
Yeah I love my life 
            G    A   D 
Man it's something to see 
           G           D              A 
It's the kids and the dogs and you and me 
          G    A     D 
It's the way it's alright 
     G      A     Bm 
Everything goes wrong 
         G          A          G 
It's a sound of a slow simple song 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante