Tom: E Intro: B D# G# A B|-4-4-4-2-0-2-4-5 B You're such a poet D#m I wish I could be Wesley Willis C#m E 00223355 My words would flow like honey, sweet and laid on thick B You're so edgy D#m You dont even need a rhyming dictionary C#m E I wipe my hands on your jeans, 'cause they are more distressed B So they say--you got O.C.D. D#m And they claim you can barely read C#m E But you say "Don't bother me with all of your reality" (Refrão) B E But it could be so simple (you were thinking) G#m F# Life should be that simple (Who would have thought it) B E I wish it were just so simple (don't know what you were thinking) G#m F# But the point's been missed You've made a mess F#7 Who would have guessed (B E G#m Em7) That it's as simple as it seems (B D#m C#m E) So what, you're a genius But you've got a lot to learn Like the time you lost your apartment Cause you bought too much Vuitton You park in a loading zone You sleep with the lights all on You cross your i's and dot your t's All it goes to show Refrão B E That it could be so simple (you were thinking) G#m F# Life should be that simple (Who would have thought it) B E I wish it were just that simple (don't know what you were thinking) G#m F#m The point's been missed We've made a mess F#7 Who would have guessed (B E B E ) That it's as simple as it seems Same chords as chorus: I'm not saying that it's a piece of cake Just take a moment to re-evaluate The possibilities The situations The opportunities That are waiting Oh, the possibilities Oh, I It could, it could be that simple (you were thinking) Life should be that simple (Who would have thought it) I wish it were just so simple (don't know what you were thinking) You're in a haze It's just a phase You know this maze Is as simple as it seems Same chords as the chorus: We could talk all day About your eccentricities What I mean to say Oh, is that I need you listen please And focus on life's simplicities So don't be afraid to strip it away Cause at the end of the day It's still as simple as it seems It is all so simple Just deal with it