Intro: F Bb x6
verse 1
F Bb
They mocked me when I was singing the songs
F Bb
Trying to get back to something more simple than we have
Bb C F Bb
They mocked me cos I told it like it was
F Bb
Wrote about disappointment and greed
F Bb
Wrote about what we really didn't need in our lives
C F
Make us feel alive and whole
Bb C F
Illusions and pipe dreams on the one hand
Bb C F
And straight reality is always cold
A7 D
Saying something hard edged is off the wall
G C
And it might seem too bold
verse 2:
F Bb
Mocked me when it got out of hand
F Bb
Nobody tried to understand
Bb C F
Now we got to keep it simple and that's that
Solo: F Bb F Bb Bb C F x2
Chorus
verse 3:
F Bb
Well I'm down here on the running board
F Bb
Where I've been many times before
Bb C F
But we got to keep it simple to save ourselves
F Bb
Mocked me when I tried to get back
F Bb
Said the train was completely off the track
Bb C F
And we got to get back to something simple to save ourselves
Bridge:
Dm Bb C F
Whoa we got to get back to something simple just to save yourselves
Dm Bb C F
Well got to get back to something simple just to save yourselves
Repeat with vocals