use C or Cadd9 throughout song per personal preference


[Intro]
      


[Verse]
             
I've been... i

           
n search of st

ones
              
Making up the 

             
pavement... of

             
 less traveled

 
 roads
       
mining for tre

              
asure... deep 

     
in my bones
           
That I  never 

      
found


[Verse]
             
Went looking..

         
. for reverenc

e
              
Tried to find 

             
it in a bottle

             
 & came back a


gain
       
High on a hash

             
pipe... of goo

    
d intent
           
But it only br

              
ought me down


[Chorus]
            
 Tried institu

             
tions of the m

      
ind and  soul
            
 It only taugh

             
t me what I sh

       
ould not  know
            
 Oh, the answe

             
r, well who wo

      
uld have guess

ed
             
Could be somet

             
hing as simple

    
 as this
            
something as s

              
imple as this


      


[Verse]
             
Traveled... to

            
 each oceans e

nd
             
Saw all 7 wond

              
ers... trying 

            
to make some s

ense
         
Memorized the 

           
mantra... conf

      
ucius said
           
But it only le

          
t me down


[Chorus 2]
            
 Tried absolut

             
ion of the min

    
d and soul
            
 It only led m

             
e where I shou

    
ld not go
            
 Oh, and the a

              
nswer, well ho

        
w could  I  mi


ss
            
Something as s

         
imple as this
            
Something as s

         
imple as this?


[Bridge]
           
I've been fall

          
ing crashing b

    
reaking
           
All the while 

           
you stood here

    
 waiting...
       
For me girl


  G     G    Em   Em        


[Chorus]
            
 Tried liberat

             
ion of my own 

 
free will
             
 But it left m

             
e looking to g

     
et higher stil

l
            
 Oh, the answe

             
r, well who wo

      
uld have guess

ed
             
Could be somet

             
hing as simple

    
 as this
             
Could be somet

             
hing as simple

    
 as this
            
God knows how 

            
I could have m

issed
            
Something as s

             
imple as this