A Few Simple Words
A Few Simple Words

A Few Simple Words easy guitar chords by Cowboy Junkies

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    • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    [Previously 
    unreleased song 

    . Lay It 
    Down outtake] 

    Transcribed 
    by 
    T.V.Roosmalen 

    Verse 2
    What does 
    he see 
    in 
    those 

    mashed 
    pota
    toes? 

    What 
    secrets 
    does 
    he hold 

    that 
    can 
    be so 
    grin? 

    The si
    lence 
    like 
    a canyon 

    di
    viding 
    them 

    He's 
    on 
    one 
    side 
    she's 
    opposite 
    him 

    Trying 
    so 
    desperately 
    to 
    get 
    his 
    atten
    tion 

    Verse 3

    she 
    says, 
    "honey, 

    you're 
    a bastard 
    of great 
    proportion". 

    He says, 
    "darling, 

    I 
    plead 
    guilty 
    to 
    that 
    sin." 

    With 
    pota
    toes 
    half 
    way 
    to 
    his mouth 

    He 
    look
    s 
    her in 
    the 
    eye 
    and says, 

    "without 
    a doubt 

    My love 
    for you 
    is 
    all 
    that 
    I 
    be
    lieve 
    in. 

    Verse 4
    "With 
    those 
    few 
    simple 
    words 

    Her 
    heart 
    is 
    sen
    t 
    soaring 

    She's 
    able 
    to 
    face 
    another 
    day 

    . through 
    the 
    anger 
    and 
    the 
    laughter 

    She 
    knows 
    that 
    she 
    matters 

    And somebody 
    out 
    there 
    cares. 

    Verse 5

    What 
    does 
    she 
    gain 
    by 
    all 
    this 
    sulk
    ing? 

    What 
    trouble 
    can 
    there 
    be 

    for 
    one 
    so 
    young? 

    Dark 
    tension 
    building 
    like 
    the 

    clouds 
    of a storm 

    Her daughter's 
    in 
    her 
    room 

    and she's 
    at 
    the 
    door 

    Trying 
    to figure 
    what 
    all 
    this 
    fuss 
    is 
    for. 

    Verse 6
    she 
    says, 
    "mother, 
    you're 
    a 
    witch 

    And I'll 
    always 
    hate 
    you." 

    She 
    says, 
    "daughter, 

    perhaps 
    these 
    words 

    You 
    speak 
    are 
    true." 

    She 
    quietly 
    moves 
    to
    wards 
    the 
    bed, 


    Look her in 
    the 
    eye gently 
    says, 

    "but 
    I 
    will 
    al
    ways 
    believe 
    in 
    you." 

    Verse 7

    With 
    those 
    few 
    simple 
    words 

    Her 
    heart 
    is 
    sen
    t soaring 

    She's 
    able 
    to 
    face 
    another 
    day. 

    Through 
    the 
    anger 
    and 
    the 
    laughter 

    She 
    knows 
    that 
    she 
    matters 

    And 
    somebody 
    out 
    there 
    cares. 

    Verse 8

    what 
    do 
    we 
    need 
    to 
    keep 
    us 
    going? 

    What 
    do 
    we 
    need 
    at 
    the 

    end 
    of 
    the 
    day? 

    Myster
    ies 
    keep 
    piling 
    like 
    dirty 
    clothes 

    In the 
    corner. 

    You 
    never 
    thought 
    you'd 
    give 
    up. 

    But 
    you're beginning 
    to 
    wonder 

    When 
    through 
    the 
    gloom 
    you 
    hear 

    A 
    familiar 
    voice 
    say.... 

    .... a 
    few 
    simple 
    words 


    That 
    send 


    your 
    heart 
    soaring 

    You're 
    able 
    to 
    face 
    another 
    day. 

    Through 
    the 
    anger 
    and 
    the laughter 

    You 
    know 
    that 
    you 
    matter 

    And 
    some
    body 
    out 
    there 
    cares. 


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