Shoulda Been Simple Chords

Capo 5th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Am F C G x2

Verse 1

Had every word prepaAmred

Wasn't even scarFed

Rehearsed the scene a million timCes and still felt no whGere

You were just down the Amhall

Not knowing at aFll

What was about to hCappen when I laid it on the liGne

'Cause it's Amwritten on my faFce

Though you sCee it in my eGyes

How do you tAmell someone you loFve

What's gonna hCurt

Don't wanna hGurt

Chorus

AmThis went on too loFng

I'm telling you what's wrCong

Tried and couldn't bring myseGlf

(Shoulda been simple)

AmSo many times I've tFried

The time was never rCight

It was so complicatGed

(Shoulda been simple)

AmOh-oh oh-Foh

(Shoulda been simple)

COh-oh oh-oh-oh-Goh

(Shoulda been simple)

X2

Verse 2

Let's not point the fiAmnger

this just kinda happeFned

No matter how this ends toCday, I wanna leave here as friendGs

It's not that I don't love yAmou (Don't love you)

Don't think that I don't carFe (Don't care)

We were trying to fly a planCe, the wings were just not tGhere

And it's wriAmtten on my faceF

And though yCou see it in my eGyes

How do you tAmell someone you lFove

What's gonna hCurt

What's gonna hGurt

AmThis went on too loFng

I'm telling you what's wrCong

Tried and couldn't bring myseGlf

(Shoulda been simple)

AmSo many times I've tFried

The time was never rCight

It was so complicatGed

(Shoulda been simple)

AmOh-oh oh-Foh

(Shoulda been simple)

COh-oh oh-oh-oh-Goh

(Shoulda been simple)

X2

ARemember the day tEmhat we said that we wouldn't Cadd9change

We chaDnged

A'Cause nothing's the Emsame anymore since thatCadd9 day

That dDay

AShoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda bEmeen

(shoulda been, shoulda been)

Cadd9Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda beDen

X2

AShoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda bEmeen

(Oh-oh)

Cadd9Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda beDen

(Oh-oh)