Intro: F Bb x6 Verse 1 F Bb They mocked me when I was singing the songs F Bb Trying to get back to something more simple than we have Bb C F Bb They mocked me cos I told it like it was F Bb Wrote about disappointment and greed F Bb Wrote about what we really didn't need in our lives C F Make us feel alive and whole Chorus: Bb C F Illusions and pipe dreams on the one hand Bb C F And straight reality is always cold A7 D Saying something hard edged is off the wall G C And it might seem too bold ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_morrison/keep_it_simple_crd.html ) Verse 2: F Bb Mocked me when it got out of hand F Bb Nobody tried to understand Bb C F Now we got to keep it simple and that's that Solo: F Bb F Bb Bb C F x2 CHORUS Verse 3: F Bb Well I'm down here on the running board F Bb Where I've been many times before Bb C F But we got to keep it simple to save ourselves F Bb Mocked me when I tried to get back F Bb Said the train was completely off the track Bb C F And we got to get back to something simple to save ourselves Bridge: Dm Bb C F Whoa we got to get back to something simple just to save yourselves Dm Bb C F Well got to get back to something simple just to save yourselves Repeat with vocals