America - Simple Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Simple Life" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Em
Life today is frittered away
               G     Gsus4  G
You've got to simplify
     Em
Each in our own way, we live for today
     G          Gsus4  G
And never know why

Chorus:
G
To stand in the road
     G7
And feel the wind blow
            C           Am
Across the sands of time
                   G      D
'Cause that's the simple life
      C               D7      G
You know I'd like to make it mine

Take your cars and your bars
And trade 'em all in for a nice wood fire
At the end of the day I know you will say
You couldn't get much higher

Chorus:
G
To stand in the road
     G7
And feel the wind blow
            C           Am
Across the sands of time
                   G      D
'Cause that's the simple life
      C               D7      G  D
You know I'd like to make it mine
      C               D7      G  D
You know I'd like to make it mine
      C               D7      Em C Am G
You know I'd like to make it mine

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

Gsus4

Guitar chord Gsus4

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Simple Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Simple Life" by America.

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