Simple Song chords by
Passenger (Official Version)

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Key: F majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Bb

F

C

F

C

Bb

F

C

Bb

F

C

F

C

Bb

F

C

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Here's a simple song
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Won't stop the rain from coming down
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Or your heart from breaking
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Here's a simple song
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
It's never gonna turn this day around
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Stop the earth from shaking
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
It's just a simple song
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Nothing right or wrong
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
You can sing along
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
if you want to

Bridge 1
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Well, I know it's not been easy
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
But easy ain't worth singin' about
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Yeah, I know, I know
A7/Db A7/Db 
 
Dm Dm 
 
The time goes slow
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
But it's always running out

Verse 2
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Here's a simple song
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Won't stop the rain from coming down
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Or your heart from breaking
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Here's a simple song
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
It's never gonna turn this day around
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Stop the earth from shaking
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
It's just a simple song
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Nothing right or wrong
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
You can sing along
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
if you want to

Bridge 2
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Well, I know it's far from simple
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
But simple ain't worth worrying about
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Yeah, I know, I know
A7/Db A7/Db 
 
Dm Dm 
 
It's time to go
G7 G7 
 
I think I keep on finding
C C 
 
Everything seems to be about timing

Verse 3
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Here's a simple song
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Won't stop the rain from coming down
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Or your heart from breaking
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Just a simple song
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
It's never gonna turn this day around
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Stop the earth from shaking
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
It's just a simple song
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Nothing right or wrong
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
You can sing along
C C 
 
if you want to

Solo 1

Bb

F

C

F

C

Bb

F

C

Csus4

Bb

F

C

F

C

Bb

F

C

Csus4

Outro 1

Bb

F

Whoa, it's just a simple song

Bb

F

Nothing right or wrong

Bb

Dm

You can sing along

C

if you want to

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb F C Csus4 Dm...

Chords

Bb
F
C
Csus4
Dm
A7/Db
G7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
A7/Db: x-4-5-2-5-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Simple Song by Passenger, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Simple Song the way Passenger intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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