I Wrote a Simple Song by Billy Preston 355333 133211 x6504x / x0504x Bbsus x1x34x x1x33x + 20031x 355433 032010 x57775 Intro: Bbsus Verse: I wrote a simple song Bbsus With simple words and harmony It wasn't very long before a star I was bound to be I didn't care if it made the charts Bbsus I only wrote it for you and me They think that they're so smart They're not as smart as they want to be They took my simple song Bbsus They changed the words and the melody Made it all sound wrong Now it sounds like a symphony Orchestra Sequence: Bbsus + Chorus: Eb C/E F Bb Horn Riff e--6-6-6--------| Who told them to mess with mine B----------6-8--| G--------7------| Eb C/E F Bb D---------------| Who gave them the right A---------------| E---------------| That song was personal / I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl Interlude: Bbsus 2x Verse: I don't care if it makes the charts Bbsus I only wrote it for you and me They think that they're so smart They're not as smart as they want to be Chorus: Who told them to mess with mine Who gave them the right That song was personal / I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl (Fade out with verse chords) Rest in peace, Billy