Capo: 1

From: KeanJ@agresearch.cri.nz Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 17:52 +1200 (NZST) Simple Life - Elton John ~~~~~~~~~~~ >From "The One". Chords transcribed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz). Capo 1st fret. INTRO: (approximate chords) E5 (0224xx) E (0764xx) A+2/E (0474xx) B/E (0644xx) E (0769xx) Esus4 (0779xx) A5/E (0779[10]x) Bsus4/E (07997x) 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 my^Dself 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 (fade)

Elton John - Simple life