JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Give Me the Simple Life" merupakan lagu jazz lawas yang dilantunkan oleh Tony Bennett.
Lagu ini diciptakan oleh Rube Bloom dan Harry Ruby untuk film Wake Up and Dream pada 1946.
Versi Tony dimuat dalam albumnya yang bertajuk Cloud 7 pada 1955.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Tenderly - Tony Bennett
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Give Me the Simple Life" dari Tony Bennett.
[Verse 1]
Em A D B
Folks are blessed, who make the best, of everyday
C#m F# Bm D
Living by their own philosophy
G Gm D Bm
Everyone beneath the sun must find a way
E Em A
And I have found the only way for me
[Verse 2]
Em A D B
I don't believe in frettin' and grievin'
C#m F# Bm D
Why mess around with strife?
G Gm D Bm
I never was cut out to step and strut out
E Em A
Give me the simple life
[Verse 3]
Em A D B
Some find it pleasant dining on pheasant
C#m F# Bm D
Those things roll off my knife
G Gm D Bm
Just serve me tomatoes; and mashed potatoes
E A D
Give me the simple life
[Chorus]
Em A D
Now, a cottage small is all I'm after
Em A D
Not one that's spacious and wide
C#m F# Bm
A house that rings with joy and laughter
E Em A
And the ones that you love inside
[Verse 4]
Em A D B
Some like the high road, I like the low road
C#m F# Bm D
Free from the care and strife
G Gm D Bm
Sounds corny and seedy, but yes, indeed-y
E A D
Give me the simple life
[Chorus]
Em A D
I greet the dawn when I awaken
Em A D
The sky is clear up above
C#m F# Bm
I like my scrambled eggs and bacon
E Em A
Served by someone that I love
[Verse 5]
Em A D B
Life could be thrilling, with one who's willing
C#m F# Bm D
To be a farmer's wife
G Gm D Bm
Kids callin' me pappy, would make me so happy
E A D
Give me the simple life
E A D
Give me the simple life
E A D
Give me the simple life