The Simple Story chords by Jane Birkin, Feist

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Verse 1
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The little
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sports came rushing in
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Whilst I  watched for a sign from him
When all the while was clear as day
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That I   should go and
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he should stay
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I took his love like it  was mine
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I  squeezed the truth until it lied
It took some time for cracks to show
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Should I stay and
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should he  go?
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The simple story that you told me
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is a little different than what
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you showed me
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The simple story unfurling slowly
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Is if  you lay down with a dream
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you'll wake up lonely
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The fog will cast a certain shade
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So what you see is how it's made
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This mark will show you what to do
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And hope pretends it's
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made you new
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Love, love
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Love, love
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But I'm the reason
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Love, love
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This simple story of love
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That you told me
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Is a little different than
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What you showed me
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The sky wraps round the mountain tops
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The war -chalk lines until it stops
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Some things will always
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be the way they are
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And I guess I'll stay
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The simple story
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That you told me
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Is a little different than
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What you showed me
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The simple story, unfurling slowly
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Is if  you lay down with a dream,
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you'll wake up lonely
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You