The Bouncing Souls

Simple Man

The Bouncing Souls


Tom: A

E           B               E             A
I see lives crash like waves on the shore again and again
E          B                A
In endless cycle of joy and pain
E                         B               A
Inside one day your whole life can change, innocence torn away
E                    B             A
Trust gives gives way to a thicker skin

Verse 2:
E                 B    E               A
A shield from the pain? Or a trap that keeps it all in?
E                      B                   A
They tries to break me down I had to break away
          E                  B                 A
I woke up from that nightmare to start another day...

Chorus:
  E  B   A    A/G#,A,A/G#   E,B,A,A/G#,A,A/G#
Whoo-ooo-ooooh
 (Repeat)

Solo:
e--0~----0~------------------------------|
B|--0~----0~------------------------------|
G|--9~----11~---7--7-7-7-7-7-7~--14~-13~--| x2
D|--9~----9~---------------------14~-14~--|
A|--7~----7~---------------------12~-12~--|
E|----------------------------------------|

Bridge:
E                   bii                          E
I wanna be a simple man, with a little peace of mind
              aii  bii               E
Live a simple life in a place that's kind
 (Repeat)

Verse 3:
E           B               E             A
I see lives crash like waves on the shore again and again
E             B                A
In an endless cycle of joy and pain
E          B            A
NO POETRY, NO SYMMETRY, nothing left inside of me
     E                B                     A
What happened to that feeling of invincability

Verse 4:
E                 B
Broken up- Caught under the load
E                   A
Broken down- By the side of the road
E                      B                   A
They tried to break me down I had to break away
          E                  B                 A
I woke up from that nightmare to start another day...

Chorus x2

Solo x2

Bridge

Solo x3

Solo 2: (this is played over the solo after the first time)
e--------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|--7~----------------------------------|--7~-----7-7---9~--|
E|------5-7~--2-4--4-4-4-4-2-4--5~--7~--|-----7-7-----7-----|

e--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------9-9---11~-11-9-11-7--7-7-7-7-9~-|
E|--7-7-----7---------------------------|