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Song Of The Simple Past by Jes Sadler
Song Of The Simple Past
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Eb
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab
[Verse]
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Sometimes in life you need to describe
Eb Fm Bb
Something that happened and it’s been a while.
Ab Bb Cm
You use it about something that is done and dusted
Fm Bb
It’s easy to remember it’s the Simple Past, and
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Everyone knows with regular verbs
Eb Fm Bb
You just put “ED” at the end of the word.
Ab Bb Cm
But irregular verbs can be very hard -
Fm Bb
The only chance you have is to learn them by heart, so
[Chorus]
Eb
I found, you sought
Cm
I threw, you caught
Fm Bb
I sold, you bought …and you paid
Eb
I ate, you drank
Cm
I grew, you shrank
Fm Bb
You swam while I sank
[Post-chorus]
Ab Bb Gm Cm
You forgave me when I rang
Fm Bb Eb
I thought that we could, so we began.
Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab
[Verse]
Eb Ab Eb Ab
The past of “be” is I /he/she/it was;
Eb Fm Bb
The others take “were” - but you knew that, of course!
Ab Bb Cm
When you need to make a question you use “Did” at the start,
Fm Bb
Like: “Did you like this song about the Simple Past?”
Eb Ab Eb Ab
It’s used when something happened at a certain time
Eb Fm Bb
Or for a longer period that stopped after a while.
Ab Bb Cm
It often goes with expressions like “yesterday” or “ago”.
Fm Bb
The Brits say “learnt” and “dreamt”, but Americans don’t… so
[Chorus]
Eb
You slept, I woke
Cm
You heard, I spoke
Fm Bb
I lent, it bent and it broke!
Eb
I wrote, you drew
Cm
I rode, you flew
Fm Bb
You stood while I ran
[Post-chorus]
Ab Bb Gm Cm
You forgave me when I rang
Fm Bb Eb Ab Eb
I thought that we could, so we began.
[Outro]
Ab Eb Ab Eb
So we began,
Ab Eb
so we began.
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