Ricky Skaggs

A Simple Life

Ricky Skaggs


Tom: G

G                 D7
I live a simple life
   C                        D7
I work all day I sleep all night
   G                       D7
A couple kids that need a nap
     C                D7
Big dog and a little cat
Em                 D7      C
Wife that barks but rarely bites
D7     G        D7     G
So I live the simple life


[Verse 2]
G                D7
I live a simple life
   C                             D7
A good coat when the cold winds bite
   G                        D7
Leather boots for my bare feet
     C                  D7
Now and then a steak to eat
    Em                   D7      C
I pick with the boys on Friday night
D7     G       D7   G
So I live a simple life


[Chorus]
G            Em
My favorite book was wrote about
            D7              C
A man that died to save my soul
         Em
And my favorite thing to hear is
D7                       C
Daddy, I'm so glad you home
        Em                D7
And my favorite woman is 5'3"
           C                    A7
With long black hair and green eyes
      C         D7     G
Still I live a simple life


[Verse 3]
G                D7
I live a simple life
  C                         D7
Couple of friends I really like
    G                       D7
A little house outside of town
    C                      D7
An old car that gets me around
Em             D7   C
Complications may arise
D7      G      D7    G
But I live a simple life


[Verse 4]
G                     D7
And I live a simple life
     C                      D7
Cell phone when my old car dies
      G                   D7
The Internet to show me where
 C             D7
GPS to get me there
Em            D7          G
Everywhere there's satellites
D7      G      D7     G
Oh, I live a simple life


[Chorus]
G            Em
My favorite book was wrote about
           D7                C
A man that died to save my soul
        Em
And my favorite thing to hear is
 D7                     C
Daddy, I'm so glad you home
        Em                D7
And my favorite woman is 5'3"
           C                    A7
With long black hair and green eyes
      C           D7    G
Still I live a simple life