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Chris Stapleton - A Simple Song Chords

Chord reference A#, F, C, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A#]Lately things are on my mind, [A#]good news is hard to [F]find [A#]And I work on the factory line, and [A#]all I do is stay [F]behind [C] [A#]Call my mama like I should, she [A#]says daddy ain’t doing too [F]good Me [A#]and him should wet a line, [A#]just can’t seem to find the [F]time [C]

But I [A#]love [C]my [F]life, man it’s [A#]something [C]to [F]see It’s the [A#]kids and the [F]dogs and you and [C]me, it’s [A#]the way [C]it’s [F]alright Every[A#]thing [C]goes [Dm]wrong, it’s a [A#]sound of a [C]slow simple [A#]song

[A#]Finally saved some money up, ’til [A#]I had to fix my [F]truck [A#]Talked to brother the other day, he [A#]didn’t have too much [F]to say [C] [A#]Tryna quit these cigarettes, I [A#]can’t seem to kick em [F]yet [A#]Sister got laid off last fall, [A#]and I got high [F]cholesterol [C]

But I [A#]love [C]my [F]life, man it’s [A#]something [C]to [F]see It’s the [A#]kids and the [F]dogs and you and [C]me, it’s [A#]the way [C]it’s [F]alright Every[A#]thing [C]goes [Dm]wrong, it’s a [A#]sound of a [C]slow simple [A#]song

Yeah I [A#]love [C]my [F]life, man it’s [A#]something [C]to [F]see It’s the [A#]kids and the [F]dogs and you and [C]me, it’s [A#]the way [C]it’s [F]alright Every[A#]thing [C]goes [Dm]wrong, it’s a [A#]sound of a [C]slow simple [A#]song

Album From a Room: Volume 2
Year 2017
Key A#

How to Play A Simple Song on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - A Simple Song can be played in the key of A# using the A#, F, C, Dm chords.

  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play A Simple Song with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.