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It's Just That Simple
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by J. Stirratt
As played by Wilco from the album "A.M." (1995)
Transcribed by Dave Shapiro (dshapir@argo.ecte.uswc.uswest.com)
Intro
G Gsus4 G5add6 G5add6
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G Gsus4 G5add6 G6 G6/A G6/B
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There's a whole lot of money That you
C C/G C C C/B C/A
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gave me
G G G G G/A G/B
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I'd gladly empty my pockets right
C C/G C C C/B C/A
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now
G G G G G/F# G/E
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Chorus
You'd parlay all that by triple
D D/A D D/A Em Em
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It's just that
Em Em/A Em/B C C C/B C/A
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simple
G G G G
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[Play Intro]
Verse
C C/G C C/G G G G/A G/B
Those days I'd gladly walk so long for you
C C/G C C/G G G G/F# G/E
Although it seemed I crawled most of the way
Chorus
D D/A D D/A Em C
After some time I felt like a cripple
C C/B C/A G
It's just that simple
Pedal steel solo (arranged for guitar, standard tuning)
G G G/D G
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C C/G C C/G G
-15b17b15-------15--15----15--------------------------------|-15b17b15b17---b17--17b15-15------13^15-15b17--15\13--------|-------------------------------12---------------------14b16-|-----------------------------------------------16\14-(12)---|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
G/D G G G/A G/B C
--------------------------------------------------15--------|-15b17b15--12---------------------------12-15-----15b17-----|-14b16b14--12---------12----12-14-12-14--------12-----------|----------------12-14----14---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
C/G C C/G G G/D
Harmonic 12 frets up
-15b17b15----------------15-----14\12---------15------------|-15b17b15--13H-----13-15-15b17--15\13--15------15-----------|----------------12---------------------14b16----16b14--12---|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
G G G/A G/B D
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Guitar solo (synched with pedal steel above)
D/A D
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D/A Em C G
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G/D G G/D G G/D
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G C
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Verse
C C/G C C/G G G/D G G/A G/B
Last week I was thinking about traveling by land
C C/G C C/G G G/D G G/F# G/E
And the time you remember we were by the lake
Chorus
D D/A D D/D# Em C
It wasn't even like we made a ripple
C G
It's just that simple
D D/A D D/D# Em C
In my head, the time didn't make a ripple
C G
It's just that simple
Outtro: | G G/D | G G/D | G |
