Deep Purple - A Simple Song: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Simple Song" 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm                 C
Time, it does not matter
A#                 Dm
But time is all we have
     C           A#
To think about, think about

Road, it has no end
Crossroads every turn
So it goes, so it goes

Chorus:
F         Dm
Once you sang
   F  Gm  C
A simple song
Dm       C
Got confused
             Gm
Went on too long

Em
Why does the promise fade
You lie on the bed you make
Stranger than fiction
Further from the truth
Beyond imagination
Those seeds have taken root
Wild as a dream could be

Dm                  C A#
From black and white
             Dm
To blue and red
        C     A#
Golden circles
Flow above your head

Chorus

Once you sang
A simple song
It all went wrong
Time, it does not matter
Time is all we have


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "A Simple Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Simple Song" by Deep Purple.

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