Simple Life Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(approximate chords)

E5 E A+2/E B/E

E Esus4 A5/E Bsus4/E

G E G D A A

G E G D A

Verse 1

There's a Ebreakdown on the runway, And the timeless flights are gone

I'm a year ahead of myDself these Adays, And I'm locomotive Estrong

My Ecity spread like cannon fire In a yellow nervous state

I can't cut the ties that Dbind Ame To horoscopes and Efate

Chorus

And I D/Awon't Abreak and I D/Awon't Abend

But D/Asomeday Asoon we'll Esail away

To Binnocence B7and the bitter Eend E7

And I D/Awon't Abreak and I D/Awon't Abend

And with the D/Alast Abreath we Eever take

We're gonna Bget back to the B7simple life Aagain E

Bridge

G E G D A A

G E G D A

Verse 2

When we break out of this blindfold I'm gonna take you from this place

Until we're free from this ball and chain I'm still hard behind the eight

My city beats like hammered steel On a shallow cruel rock

If we could walk proud after midnight We'd never have to stop

Chorus

Solo

G E G D A A

G E G D A

A A E E

A A E E

G E G D A A

G E G D A

Chorus x2

Outro

G E G D A A

G E G D A

G E G D A E

G E G D A A A A