Chords for When Things Were Simple

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_ [Gm] An old man sat [Bb] down by himself [Eb] at the [F] downtown cafe
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Watchin' out a window as a little [F] boy played
_ _ [Bb] And he's reminded of the good [Eb] times he had when he [Bb] was a kid
_ And oh how he wishes [F] he could just go [Bb] back again _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Back when mama cooked all day [Bb] over a hot old stove
[Eb] And daddy loaded up his [Bb] truck to go to the [F] fishin' hole
_ _ [Bb] And that warm southern breeze [Eb] and that [Bb] summer blowin'
Well [Eb] things [Bb] seem so simple when [F] you're just a [Bb] little boy _ _
_ _ _ He remembers the backyard [Eb] swing where he [Bb] used to play
And that old apple tree that he climbed [F] every day
_ [Bb] And the sound his daddy's truck made [Eb] pullin' [Bb] in the drive
[Eb] Well lordy it's [Bb] like he can see himself [F] back home one [Bb] more time _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] Back when mama cooked all day [Bb] over a hot old stove
[Eb] And daddy loaded up his truck [Bb] to go to the [F] fishin' hole _
_ [Bb] And that warm southern breeze [Eb] and that [Bb] summer blowin' _
[Eb] Well things [Bb] seem so simple when [F] you're just a [Bb] little boy
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[Eb] Back when mama cooked all day [Bb] over a hot old stove
[Eb] And daddy loaded up his [Bb] truck to go to the [F] fishin' hole _ _
[Bb] And that warm southern breeze [Eb] and that [Bb] summer blowin'
_ [Eb] Well things [Bb] seem so simple when [F] you're just a [Bb] little boy
_ [Eb] Well things [Bb] seem so simple when [F] you're just a [Bb] little boy _ _
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