40 Simple Songs

 

The sweetest thing about English pop music, as compared to Mandarin and Korean pop, is that they can create the nicest songs with just five chords or less.

 

Don't believe?

Check out these 40 'simple' songs.

 

Incidentally, they are ideal starters for beginning guitarists. Enjoy~

Click on links for chords to the songs:

 

#	Song Title	Chords
1	Adele - Rolling In The Deep	Am, Em, G, F, E7
2	Avril Lavigne - Innocence	Am7, Fmaj7, C, G, F
3	Boyce Avenue - We Found Love	Em, C, G, Am7
4	Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are	C, Am7, Fmaj7
5	Bruno Mars - Grenade	Dm, Am, Bb, A7
6	Bruno Mars - It Will Rain	G, A, F#m, Bm7, D
7	Bruno Mars - Count On Me	A, C#m, F#m, E, D
8	Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe	Cmaj7, G, Em7, D
9	Glee Cast - Leaving on a Jet Plane	G, C, D
10	Glee Cast - Valerie	C, Dm, F, Em, G
11	Glee Cast - Born This Way	E, D, A
12	Glee Cast - Marry You	D, Em, G
13	Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)	G, C, D, Em
14	Hoobastank - The Reason	E, C#m, A, B
15	Jason Mraz - I'm Yours	G, D, Em, C, A7
16	Jessie J - Price Tag	F, Am, Dm, Bb
17	Katy Perry - Firework	G, Am7, Em7, Cadd9
18	Katy Perry - Roar	G, Am7, Em, C
19	Katy Perry - Unconditionally	Em7, Cadd9, G
20	Katy Perry - Teenage Dream	Cmaj7, Em, Em/D
21	Katy Perry - Hot 'n Cold	G, D, Am, C
22	Katy Perry - Part Of Me	Dm, F, Bb, C
23	Katy Perry - Thinking Of You	C, Gsus4, Am7, Fsus2, Fm
24	Katy Perry - The One That Got Away	C, Em7, Am, F
25	Katy Perry - Last Friday Night	G, Em7, Bm, A
26	Lady Antebellum - I Run To You	C, G, Dm7, F
27	Maroon 5 - Payphone	Cadd9, G, Em, Dsus4, D
28	Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball	Am7, Am7/G, G, F, C
29	OneRepublic - Secrets	D, F#m/C, Bm, G
30	One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful	E, A, C#m, B
31	P!nk - Perfect	G, D, Em, C
32	P!nk - Try	Am, F, C, G
33	Selena Gomez - Who Says	C, Fmaj7, Am7
34	Semisonic - Closing Time	G, D, Am, C
35	Shania Twain - You're Still The One	C, C/E, F, G
36	Taylor Swift - Back To December	D, Bm, G, A, F#m
37	Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble	C, G, Am, F, G/B
38	The Wanted - Glad You Came	Cmaj7, Em, D, G
39	The Band Perry - If I Die Young	Gmaj7, D, A, Bm
40	The Calling - Wherever You Will Go	C, C/B, Am7, Fmaj7, Gsus4