Key: D
Introduction:
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Hey, when was the last time you sat down and had dinner with your kids?
Talked about what's going on in their lives?
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Hey, when was the last time you just stopped and helped somebody out?
C#
I bet you can't remember
Bbm
Well a lot of people are sayin'
B
"We're changing for the better"
C# F# G#
Well that don't interest me
C#
I like the simple life
Bbm
The way it used to be
B
We left our doors wide open
F#
We didn't need no key
C#
I've been around the world
Bbm
Seen all there is to see
B F#
I'd trade all those memories for one more day
How it used to be
C#
I wanna get up Sunday mornin'
Gºfishin'
Watch the sunset kick back in my yard
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Take my Harley on a real long lazy Sunday drive
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And do a little more nothin' once in a while
Bbm
Yeah maybe kick my feet up
B
Watch a little re-run on TV
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Laughin' with ol' Barney, Andy and Aunt Bee
C#
I like the simple life
Bbm
The way it used to be
B
We left our doors wide open
F#
We didn't need no key
C#
I've been around the world
Bbm
Seen all there is to see
B F#
I'd trade all those memories for one more day
C# Bbm
How it used to be
B F#
I like the Simple Life
C# Bbm B F#
Bbm F#
Everything's moving by so fast
C# Bbm
I swear sometimes we just can't see
C# F#
So caught up in where we're trying to get
G#
Life as we know it, could be gone in a minute
C#
I like the simple life
Bbm
The way it used to be
B
We left our doors wide open
F#
We didn't need no key
C#
I've been around the world
Bbm
Seen all there is to see
B F#
I'd trade all those memories for one more day
C# Bbm
I like the Simple Life
B F# C# Bbm
I like the Simple Life
B F# G# C#
I want the Simple Life