Biography:
Billy Preston (9 September 1946 - 6 June 2006) was an American soul and rock singer-songwriter, famously known as a child prodigy pianist before releasing several rnb hits (including #1 smashes "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing") and working with classic artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beatles. He notably performed with Mahalia Jackson at the age of 16 and appeared as a young W.C. Handy in a 1958 biopic. His first solo record was a gospel album called '16 Year Old Soul'.
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I Wrote a Simple Song
by Billy Preston
Gm 355333
F 133211
Eb x6504x
Eb/A x0504x
Bbsus x1x34x
Bb x1x33x
Bb+ 20031x
G 355433
C/E 032010
D x57775
Intro:
Gm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb
Verse:
Gm F Eb
I wrote a simple song
Eb F Bbsus Bb
With simple words and harmony
Gm F Eb F G
It wasn't very long before a star I was bound to be
Gm F Eb
I didn't care if it made the charts
Eb F Bbsus Bb
I only wrote it for you and me
Gm F Eb
They think that they're so smart
Eb F G
They're not as smart as they want to be
Gm F Eb
They took my simple song
Eb F Bbsus Bb
They changed the words and the melody
Gm F Eb
Made it all sound wrong
Eb F G
Now it sounds like a symphony
Orchestra Sequence:
Gm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb Bb+
Gm F Eb Eb F G
Chorus:
Eb C/E F Bb Horn Riff e--6-6-6--------|
Who told them to mess with mine B----------6-8--|
G--------7------|
Eb C/E F Bb D---------------|
Who gave them the right A---------------|
E---------------|
Eb C/E F Bb
That song was personal
Eb Eb/A D
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
Interlude:
Gm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb
Gm F Eb Eb F G
2x
Verse:
Gm F Eb
I don't care if it makes the charts
Eb F Bbsus Bb
I only wrote it for you and me
Gm F Eb
They think that they're so smart
Eb F G
They're not as smart as they want to be
Chorus:
Eb C/E F Bb
Who told them to mess with mine
Eb C/E F Bb
Who gave them the right
Eb C/E F Bb
That song was personal
Eb Eb/A D
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
(Fade out with verse chords)
Rest in peace, Billy
by Billy Preston
Gm 355333
F 133211
Eb x6504x
Eb/A x0504x
Bbsus x1x34x
Bb x1x33x
Bb+ 20031x
G 355433
C/E 032010
D x57775
Intro:
Gm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb
Verse:
Gm F Eb
I wrote a simple song
Eb F Bbsus Bb
With simple words and harmony
Gm F Eb F G
It wasn't very long before a star I was bound to be
Gm F Eb
I didn't care if it made the charts
Eb F Bbsus Bb
I only wrote it for you and me
Gm F Eb
They think that they're so smart
Eb F G
They're not as smart as they want to be
Gm F Eb
They took my simple song
Eb F Bbsus Bb
They changed the words and the melody
Gm F Eb
Made it all sound wrong
Eb F G
Now it sounds like a symphony
Orchestra Sequence:
Gm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb Bb+
Gm F Eb Eb F G
Chorus:
Eb C/E F Bb Horn Riff e--6-6-6--------|
Who told them to mess with mine B----------6-8--|
G--------7------|
Eb C/E F Bb D---------------|
Who gave them the right A---------------|
E---------------|
Eb C/E F Bb
That song was personal
Eb Eb/A D
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
Interlude:
Gm F Eb Eb F Bbsus Bb
Gm F Eb Eb F G
2x
Verse:
Gm F Eb
I don't care if it makes the charts
Eb F Bbsus Bb
I only wrote it for you and me
Gm F Eb
They think that they're so smart
Eb F G
They're not as smart as they want to be
Chorus:
Eb C/E F Bb
Who told them to mess with mine
Eb C/E F Bb
Who gave them the right
Eb C/E F Bb
That song was personal
Eb Eb/A D
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
(Fade out with verse chords)
Rest in peace, Billy
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