Van Morrison - Keep It Simple

intro : F A# x6

verse 1
F A#
they mocked me when i was singing the songs
F A#
trying to get back to something more simple than we have
A# C F A#
they mocked me cos i told it like it was
F A#
wrote about disappointment and greed
F A#
wrote about what we really didn’t need in our lives
C F
make us feel alive and whole

chorus :
A# C F
illusions and pipe dreams on the one hand
A# C F
and straight reality is always cold
A7 D
saying something hard edged is off the wall
G C
and it might seem too bold

verse 2 :
F A#
mocked me when it got out of hand
F A#
nobody tried to understand
A# C F
now we got to keep it simple and that’s that

solo : F A# F A# A# C F x2

chorus

verse 3 :
F A#
well i’m down here on the running board
F A#
where i’ve been many times before
A# C F
but we got to keep it simple to save ourselves
F A#
mocked me when i tried to get back
F A#
said the train was completely off the track
A# C F
and we got to get back to something simple to save ourselves

bridge :
Dm A# C F
whoa we got to get back to something simple just to save yourselves
Dm A# C F
well got to get back to something simple just to save yourselves

repeat with vocals