Simple Life Chords

KeyC Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays451

Simple Life by Jason Sturgeon is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, G, D, Em, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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Intro:   (C) (G)  (D) (4x)

  
verse 1: 


G                C 
Let me tell you bout my home town  

G                        C 
Streets roll up when the sun goes down  
G        D              Em             Am      D 
The hustle and mustle don't mean a thing except on friday night  
G                                C 
You can drive all night on an old back road  
G                                C 
Raise a little hell and just do what your told 
G        D              Em             Am              D 
Better be in that pew on Sunday mornin or momma's gonna set you right  



C G             D      G 
Round here it's the simple life  
C G                     D 
aint got to far but I'm doin alright  
C G                     D      Em 
Love I believe and for freedom I'll fight  

C G             D      G 
I'm still living a simple life  
C G             D      C 
I'm happy living the simple life  

Intro 

verse 2: 

G                C 
Two stop lights and an IGA  
G                        C 
Little park where the children play  
G        D              Em             Am          D 
A place where people mean what they say Say it right to your face  
G                                C 
and lots of friends up and moved away  
G                                C 
they couldn't find any reason to stay  
G        D              Em             Am                 D 
but they still come back every holiday must be something about this place  


C G             D      G 
Round here it's the simple life  
C G                     D 
aint got to far but I'm doin alright  
C G                     D      Em 
Love I believe and for freedom I'll fight  

C G             D      G 
I'm still living a simple life  
C G             D      C 
I'm happy living the simple life 

Intro 


F                C              G 
Still have my dreams to make my own way  
F                C              D 
But I know I belong here just the same  



C G             D      G 
Round here it's the simple life  
C G                     D 
aint got to far but I'm doin alright  
C G                     D      Em 
Love I believe and for freedom I'll die  

C G             D      G 
I'm still living a simple life  
C G             D      C 
I'm happy living the simple life 

C G             D      G 
You know I'm still living a simple life, yeah  
C G             D      C 
I'm happy living a simple life  

Outro:  | (C) (G) | (D) (3x)  | (C) (G) | 

 
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante