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Intro EABAb/Eb Verse Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm It's a little bit funny, Lord this feeling inside Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 I'm not one of those who can easily hide Eb Bb G/B Cm I don't have much money but boy, if I did Eb Fm7 Ab Bb I'd buy a big mansion where we both could live Verse Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm If, if I was a sculpture, Lord honey but then again, no Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show Eb Bb G/B Cm I know it's not much, I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do Eb Fm7 Ab Bb You gave a gift, Lord and I'm gon' sing it for you Chorus Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab And you can tell everybody that this is your song Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words Fm Bb Bb Bb7 How wonderful life is... when you're in the world, world, world Verse Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm If, if, if I was on a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues Eb Bb G/B Cm But the sun's been quite, quite kind While I wrote this song Eb Fm7 Ab It's for people like you and people like me Bb I wanna, I wanna keep turnin' on on on on Verse Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do, Lord Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue Eb Bb G/B Cm Anyway the things is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean Eb Fm7 Ab Your are the sweetest eyes, you've got the sweetest eyes Bb The clearest eyes I've ever seen, I hope you know that Chorus Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab And you can tell everybody that this is your song Bb/D Cm Ab7+ Eb/Ab It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, but I wrote down in words, Lord, words Fm Bb Bb Bb7 I'm doin' it for how wonderful life is... when you're in the world, woooorld, woorld Verse Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm If, if, if I was on a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues Eb Bb G/B Cm But the sun's been quite, quite kind While I wrote this song Eb Fm7 Ab It's for people like you and people like me I wanna, I wanna keep turnin' on Bb So excuse so excuse me Chorus Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or bluuuuuuuue Baby Eb Bb G/B Cm Anyway the things is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean Eb Fm7 Your are the sweetest eyes, you've got the sweetest eyes Ab Bb The sweetest eyes I've ever seeeeeeeen Eb I hoping you go back, Verse Ab7+ Bb Gm go back and tell everybody that Billy Paul's got a song Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 I'm, I'm gonna sit upon a, a rooftop and kick off my shoes I'm Eb Bb G/B Cm gonna write it, write it, write it I might come out Eb Fm7 Ab Bb with the Gospel, the Blues, the Jazz, the Rock and Roll I'm gonna, got to Chorus Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm got to write me a simple song for everybody because this is my song Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's dooooooooone Eb Bb G/B Cm Fm7 I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words Ab You come on back, you try to try again, try again Outro Eb Ab7+ Bb Gm Tell eeeeeverybody that Billy Paul got a song Cm Cm7 F#4/A Ab7 It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's dooooooooone, baby Eb Bb G/B Cm Eb Fm7 I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in woooooooooords Ab Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it