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How Will I Ever Be Simple Again by Richard Thompson
How Will I Ever Be Simple Again
A D A
She danced in the street with the guns all around her
A E
All torn like a rag doll barefoot in the rain
A D A
She sang like a child to-ra-day-to-ra-da-dee
A E A
Oh how will I ever be simple again
A D A
She sat on the banks of the dirty gray river
A E
And tried for a fish with a worm on a pin
A D A
There was nothing but fever and ghosts in that water
A E A A/A A/B A/C
Oh how will I ever be simple again
D A
War was my love my friend and companion
D A E
What did I care for the pretty and plain
A D A
Her smile was so clear and my heart was so troubled
A E A
Oh how will I ever be simple again
Solo
A D A
In her poor burned out house I sat by her table
A E
The smell of her hair was like cornfields in May
A D A
I wanted to weep and my eyes ached from trying
A E A A/A/ A/B A/C
Oh how will I ever be simple again
D A
How graceful she moved in the dust and the ruins
D A E
How happy she was in her dances and games
A D A
Teach me to see with your innocent eyes love
A E A
Oh how will I ever be simple again
A E A
Oh how will I ever be simple again
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She danced in the streets with the
A CHORD
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With the guns all
D CHORD
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Around her
A CHORD
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All torn like a rag doll
A CHORD
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Barefoot in the rain
E CHORD
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She sang like a child to-ra-
A CHORD
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day- to-ra-da-
D CHORD
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dee Oh how will I ever
A CHORD
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Simple
E CHORD
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Again
A CHORD
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2nd verse same as the first, except for walk-up (below) going into bridge
A CHORD
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A CHORD
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A CHORD
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BRIDGE What did I care for the
D CHORD
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The pretty and
A CHORD
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| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
Plain
E CHORD (Arpeggio E chord with harmonic at 12th fret after arpeggio
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Her smile was so clear etc. uses chord structure as shown in verses
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version 2
Capo 1st fret
A D A
Oh, She danced in the street with the guns all around her,
A E
All torn like a rag doll, barefoot in the rain
A D A
And she sang like a child too-ra day too-ra da dee
A E A
Oh, how will I ever be simple 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
D A
War was my love and my friend and companion
D A E
And what did I care for the pretty and plain?
A D A
But her smile was so clear and my heart was so troubled
A E A
Oh, how will I ever be simple 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
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D A A
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A A E
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E A A
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-|-------------2-s4--2-|-0---------------|-----------------|
-|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D A A
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-|----------------2----|-----------2--4-|-2----2-------2---|
-|-0-----------------4-|-2----2-------4-|------------------|
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A E A A
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