Give Me The Simple Life Chords by June Christy

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_ [Abm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] I don't [Ab] believe in fretting [F] and grieving, [Bb] why mess around [F] with [Ebm] strife?
[D] I never [Dbm] was cut [Cm] out to step and strut [Db] out, [Cm] give me the [Bb] simple [Eb] life.
_ [Bbm] Some [Eb] find it [Ab] pleasant dining [F] on [Bbm] pheasants, those [C] things grow [F] off my [Ab] knife.
Just serve [Db] me _ [Cm] tomatoes and mashed [Bbm] potatoes, give [Ab] me the simple life.
[Bbm] A [Eb] cottage small [Ab] is all I'm after, [Bbm] not one [Eb] that's [Ab] spacious and wide.
[Gm] A house [C] that rings [Fm] with joy and laughter, [Bb] and the ones you [Fm] love inside.
_ _ [Bb] _ Some like the high [Ab] road, I [Gb] like the low [Bbm] road, free [Gm] from [B] the care and [Ebm] strife.
[D] Sounds corny [Dbm] and seedy, [Cm] but yes indeedy, [Bbm] give [Eb] me the simple [Fm] life.
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ [Dm] I never [Db] was cut [Cm] out to step and [Db] strut out, [C] give me [Bb] the simple [Eb] life.
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Ab] _
Just [D] serve me [Dbm] tomatoes [Cm] and mashed [Bbm] potatoes, give [Eb] me the [Ab] simple life. _
[Bbm] A [Eb] cottage small [Ab] is all I'm [D] after, [Db] not one that's [Ab] spacious and [Fm] wide.
[G] A house [C] that rings [Fm] with joy and laughter, and the ones [Bb] you love [Bm] _ [E] inside. _
[Bm] Some [E] like the high road, I [Gb] like the low [A] road, free [Abm] from [Db] the care and [Em] strife.
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Sounds [D] corny and seedy, [Dbm] but yes indeedy, [Bm] give me the [A] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] simple _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ life. _
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