Capo 1st fret 

Intro C 

C 
Hey, when was the last time you sat down and had dinner with your kids? 

Talked about what's going on in their lives? 
F 
Hey, when was the last time you just stopped and helped somebody out? 
C 
I bet you can't remember 

Am 
Well a lot of people are sayin' 
Bb 
"We're changing for the better" 
C                         F   G 
Well that don't interest me 

C 
I like the simple life 
Am 
The way it used to be 
Bb 
We left our doors wide open 
F 
We didn't need no key 
C 
I've been around the world 
Am 
Seen all there is to see 
Bb                         F 
I'd trade all those memories for one more day 

How it used to be 

I like the Simple Life 

C 
I wanna get up Sunday mornin' 

Go fishin' with my boy 

Watch the sunset kick back in my yard 
F 
Take my Harley on a real long lazy Sunday drive 
C 
And do a little more nothin' once in a while 

Am 
Yeah maybe kick my feet up 
Bb 
Watch a little re-run on TV 
Am                      F      G 
Laughin' with ol' Barney, Andy and Aunt Bee 

C 
I like the simple life 
Am 
The way it used to be 
Bb 
We left our doors wide open 
F 
We didn't need no key 
C 
I've been around the world 
Am 
Seen all there is to see 
Bb                         F 
I'd trade all those memories for one more day 
C              Am 
How it used to be 
Bb                   F 
I like the Simple Life 

Solo: C Am Bb F 

Am                F 
Everything's moving by so fast 
C                 Am 
I swear sometimes we just can't see 
C                    F 
So caught up in where we're trying to get 
                         G 
Life as we know it, could be gone in a minute 

C 
I like the simple life 
Am 
The way it used to be 
Bb 
We left our doors wide open 
F 
We didn't need no key 
C 
I've been around the world 
Am 
Seen all there is to see 
Bb                         F 
I'd trade all those memories for one more day 
C                   Am 
I like the Simple Life 
Bb                  F      C     Am 
I like the Simple Life 
Bb                  F G C  
I want the Simple Life