Shoulda Been Simple Chords

Capo 5th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Am F C G x2

Verse 1

 Had every word prepaAmred

 Wasn't even scarFed

 Rehearsed the scene a million timCes and still felt no whGere

 You were just down the Amhall

 Not knowing at aFll

 What was about to hCappen when I laid it on the liGne

 'Cause it's Amwritten on my faFce

 Though you sCee it in my eGyes

 How do you tAmell someone you loFve

 What's gonna hCurt

 Don't wanna hGurt

Chorus

AmThis went on too loFng

 I'm telling you what's wrCong

 Tried and couldn't bring myseGlf

(Shoulda been simple)

AmSo many times I've tFried

 The time was never rCight

 It was so complicatGed

(Shoulda been simple)

AmOh-oh oh-Foh

(Shoulda been simple)

COh-oh oh-oh-oh-Goh

(Shoulda been simple)

X2

Verse 2

 Let's not point the fiAmnger

 this just kinda happeFned

 No matter how this ends toCday, I wanna leave here as friendGs

 It's not that I don't love yAmou (Don't love you)

 Don't think that I don't carFe (Don't care)

 We were trying to fly a planCe, the wings were just not tGhere

 And it's wriAmtten on my faceF

 And though yCou see it in my eGyes

 How do you tAmell someone you lFove

 What's gonna hCurt

 What's gonna hGurt

AmThis went on too loFng

 I'm telling you what's wrCong

 Tried and couldn't bring myseGlf

(Shoulda been simple)

AmSo many times I've tFried

 The time was never rCight

 It was so complicatGed

(Shoulda been simple)

AmOh-oh oh-Foh

(Shoulda been simple)

COh-oh oh-oh-oh-Goh

(Shoulda been simple)

X2

ARemember the day tEmhat we said that we wouldn't Cadd9change

 We chaDnged

A'Cause nothing's the Emsame anymore since thatCadd9 day

 That dDay

AShoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda bEmeen

(shoulda been, shoulda been)

Cadd9Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda beDen

X2

AShoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda bEmeen

(Oh-oh)

Cadd9Shoulda been, shoulda been, shoulda beDen

(Oh-oh)