I Prefer Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

---E--D---A

Chorus

---E---B--D---A

The letters may not be directly on top of the word they should be, it gets a little

when you upload from word, but listen to the song and youll see where they fit in.

Verse

EI prefer walkiDng rather than A

 running down the street, A

EI prefer smilDing rather than fArowning

 at the people I might meet A

 If it were uEp to you would you D

 look at it the sameA? The same way that IA do

 Don’t say you’d close your eyEes,

 And have no voice of opinion D

Aof what lies before you? I’d sayA shame on you

Prechorus

 Cause I say wEo----oahD something's gotta giAve

AYou best find a better way to measure weAalth

Chorus

ECause it'Bs a simpleD life for a simple raAce,

Ebeneath tBhe stars iDs where we find our pAlace

EIt's a siBmple love DI'm gonna spread yourA way

Eit's a siBmple life Djust living it day toA day.

EI prefer climDbing rather than faAlling from a treAe

EI preferD singing rather than wAhispering silentlyA

EIf it were up toD you would you look at iAt the same?

 The same way that I dAo

 Don’t say you’d cElose your eyes,

 AndD have no voice of opinion

Aof what lies before you? I’d sayA shame on you

 Cause I say wEo----oahD something's gotta giAve

AYou best find a better way to measure weAalth

ECause it'Bs a simpleD life for a simple raAce,

Ebeneath tBhe stars iDs where we find our pAlace

EIt's a siBmple love DI'm gonna spread yourA way

Eit's a siBmple life Djust living it day toA day.

Harmonica solo

C♯m C♯m B A

 I EprEefEer hDelDpiDng rAatAhAer than aActAinAg helplessly

 I EprEefEer lDivDinDg aiAn'AtA that theA wAayA it's supposed to be?

EIf it were up toD you would you look at iAt the same?

 The same way that I dAo

 Don’t say you’d cElose your eyes,

 And have no voice ofD opinion

Aof what lies before you? I’d sayA shame on you

 Cause I say wEo----oaDh something's gotta giAve

AYou best find a better way to measure weAalth

ECause it's a simple life Bfor a simpDle race, A

Ebeneath the stars is wherBe we find Dour place A

EIt's a simple love I'm goBnna spreadD your way A

Eit's a simple life just lBiving it dDay to day. A

EIt's a simple life I'm goBnna spreadD around, A

Eit's a feeling of elationB you couldD get me down A

EIt's a simple world gonnaB make a stDand A

Eit's a simple lBife

Djust living it the best Awe can