I Wrote a Simple Song Lyrics

by Billy Preston
Intro:
us
Verse:
I wrote a simple song
With simple words and harmony
It wasn't very long before a star I was bound to be
I didn't care if it made the charts
I only wrote it for you and me
They think that they're so smart
They're not as smart as they want to be
They took my simple song
They changed the words and the melody
Made it all sound wrong
Now it sounds like a symphony
Orchestra Sequence:
Chorus:
Eb C/E F Bb Horn Riff e--6-6-6--------|
Who told them to mess with mine B----------6-8--|
Who gave them the right A---------------|
That song was personal
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
Interlude:
us
Verse:
I don't care if it makes the charts
I only wrote it for you and me
They think that they're so smart
They're not as smart as they want to be
Chorus:
Who told them to mess with mine
Who gave them the right
That song was personal
I wrote it for you, it's yours and mine, girl
(Fade out with verse chords)
Rest in peace, Billy