How Will I Ever Be Simple Again chords

How Will I Ever Be Simple Again

• A

This is my variation.  I left out the solo.  I fingerpick, but not at Mr. Thompson's level. :).
The top part is the usual lyrics + 
chords.  See tab for variation on chord formation.

A                                 D        A
She danced in the street with the guns all around her
A                        E
All torn like a rag doll barefoot in the rain
A                           D         A
She sang like a child to-ra-day-to-ra-da-dee
A                     E      A 
Oh how will I ever be simple again

A                           D          A 
She sat on the banks of the dirty gray river
A                           E
And tried for a fish with a worm on a pin
A                               D              A
There was nothing but fever and ghosts in that water 
A                  E         A       A/A A/B A/C
Oh how will I ever be simple again

D               A
War was my love my friend and companion
D                       A          E           
What did I care for the pretty and plain
A                             D            A
Her smile was so clear and my heart was so troubled
A                  E          A
Oh how will I ever be simple again 

Solo

A                              D          A
In her poor burned out house I sat by her table
A                              E 
The smell of her hair was like cornfields in May
A                       D               A  
I wanted to weep and my eyes ached from trying
A                     E      A       A/A/  A/B  A/C 
Oh how will I ever be simple again


D                             A
How graceful she moved in the dust and the ruins
D                        A           E
How happy she was in her dances and games
A                         D        A
Teach me to see with your innocent eyes love
A                     E      A 
Oh how will I ever be simple again
A                     E      A  
Oh how will I ever be simple again
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  She danced in the streets with the
  
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With the guns all 

D CHORD 
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Around her

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All torn like a rag doll

A CHORD 
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Barefoot in the rain 

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She sang like a child to-ra-

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day- to-ra-da-

D CHORD 
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dee Oh how will I ever 

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Simple

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Again

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2nd verse same as the first, except for walk-up (below) going into bridge

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A CHORD 
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A CHORD 
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BRIDGE What did I care for the 

D CHORD 
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The pretty and 

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Plain

E CHORD   (Arpeggio E chord with harmonic at 12th fret after arpeggio  
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Her smile was so clear etc. uses chord structure as shown in verses
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Next verse and bridge same as the first EXCEPT for last A chord, fingered as shown, 
(4th finger at 5th fret)finishes with a harmonic at 17th fret.

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