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How Will I Ever be Simple Again' Richard Thompson, from Daring Adventures Transcribed by phillip@phoenix.princeton.edu Capo 1st fret

Oh, She ^Adanced in the street with the ^Dguns all a^Around her, All ^Atorn like a rag doll, barefoot in the ^Erain And she ^Asang like a child too-ra ^Dday too-ra da ^Adee Oh, ^Ahow will I ever be ^Esimple a^Again'

She sat by the banks of the dirty grey river And tried for a fish with a worm on a pin. There was nothing but fever and ghosts in the water Oh, how will I ever be simple again' Bridge 1

^DWar was my love and my ^Afriend and companion And ^Dwhat did I care for the ^Apretty and ^Eplain' But her ^Asmile was so clear and my ^Dheart was so ^Atroubled Oh, ^Ahow will I ever be ^Esimple a^Again'

Solo (tab below) In her poor burned-out house I sat at her table The smell of her hair was like cornfields in May And I wanted to weep and my eyes ached from trying Oh, how will I ever be simple again' Bridge 2 So graceful she moved through the dust and the ruin And happy she was in her dances and games. Oh teach me to see with your innocent eyes, love. Oh, how will I ever be simple again' Guitar Solo A -|------------------|----------0-------|-------------------| -|------------------|-------2-----2----|-------------------| -|----2-----2--2----|-2-h4-----------4-|-4-p2--2-----------| -|-------2----------|------------------|----------4--2-----| -|-0--------------0-|------------------|----------------4--| -|------------------|------------------|-------------------| D A A -|----------0-h2--0----|-0--------0-h2--0----|------------------| -|-------3-----------0-|-------------------0-|-0-h2--------2--3-| -|----2--------2--2--2-|-------2-----2--2--2-|----------2-----4-| -|-0-------------------|----2----------------|-------2----------| -|---------------------|-0-------------------|-0----------------| -|---------------------|---------------------|------------------| A A E -|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------| -|-3-/5-------5--7-|-7-p5--------5--5-s3-|-3--0-h3-p0-------------| -|-4-/6----6-------|----------6----------|------------2--1--------| -|------7----------|-------7-------------|------------------2-s4--| -|-----------------|----0----------------|------------------------| -|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------| E A A -|---------------------|-----------------|-0---------4-s5--| -|---------------------|------------0-h2-|------0----------| -|-1-------------------|-------2---------|-----------------| -|----2--2-p0----------|----2------------|-----------------| -|-------------2-s4--2-|-0---------------|-----------------| -|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D A A -|-5--2-h5-p2----------|----------------|------------------| -|-------------3-------|----------------|-2---------2------| -|----------------2----|-----------2--4-|-2----2-------2---| -|-0-----------------4-|-2----2-------4-|------------------| -|---------------------|-0--------------|-0----------------| -|---------------------|----------------|------------------| A E A A -|------------------|------------4-|-5-p4--0---------|---------------| -|----2-------------|---------5----|---------3--2----|---------------| -|-4-----4-p2-------|------4-------|---------------4-|-2-------------| -|-------------4--2-|-4-s6---------|-----------------|------4----2---| -|------------------|--------------|-0---------------|---------------| -|------------------|-0------------|-----------------|---------------|

Richard Thompson - How will i ever be simple again