Simply Irresistible — Robert Palmer
Chords and lyrics for Simply Irresistible by Robert Palmer (key of Am).
Verse 1
A fairly easy song to get going.
The trick is in the syncopated rhythm of the
guitar / bass / drums combo - ba-bum-bum-bum-pause-bum.
In the verses & choruses SLIDE up (D up to E, etc)
to the chord at the start of each bar.
Intro
D / E D / E G / A A / B
(This is also the general rhythm of the verses)
[Verse 1] (* and so on for the verse and chorus)
D / E D / E G / A G / A *
How can it be permissable?
She [E]compromise my principles! [A]yeah-yeah
That [E]kind of love is mythical.[A]
She's [E]anything but typical.[A]
Bridge 1
She's a [B]craze! You ought to know it! She's a [B]powerful force!
You're [A]obliged to conform when there's [G]no other course!
She [B]used to look good to me[G] but now I find her -
Simply [E]irresistible. [A] Simply [E]irresistible.[A]
Simply [E]irresistible. [A] Simply [E]irresistible.[A]
Verse 2
Her [E]loving is so powerful! [A] It's [E]simply unavoidable! [A]mmm-oh-oh oh
The [E]trend is irreversable! [A] The [E]woman is invincible![A]
Bridge 2
She's a [B]natural law and she [B]leaves me in awe!
She [A]deserves the applause! I [G]surrender because -
She [B]used to look good to me[G] but now I find her -
Simply [E]irresistible. [A] Simply [E]irresistible.[A]
Chorus 1
Simply [E]irresistible![A]
(She's so fine there's no telling where the money went!)
Simply [E]irresistible![A]
(She's so fine, there's no other way to go!)
(Drum beat only but RP chants out the words in these chords - I think)
[B]She's unavoidable, my [A]back's against the wall!
[B]She gives me feelings I [A]never had before!
[B]I'm breaking promises! She's [A]breaking every law!
[B]She used to look good to me but [A]now I find her -[G]
Chorus 2
Simply [E]irresistible![A]
(She's so fine there's no telling where the money went!)
Simply [E]irresistible![A]
(She's all mine, there's no other way to go!)
Guitar Break
[G] [F] [G] [F] [G] [F] [D#] [C#] [B]
Verse 3
Her [E]methods are inscrutable! [A] The [E]proof is irrefutable! [A] mmm-oh-oh-oh
She's [E]so completely kissable! [A] Our [E]lives are indivisible! oh [A]yeah
Bridge 1
She's a [B]craze! You ought to know it! She's a [B]powerful force!
You're [A]obliged to conform when there's [G]no other course!
Well she [B]used to look good to me[G] but now I find her -
[Ending Chorus] (x2)
Simply [E]irresistible![A]
(She's so fine there's no telling where the money went!)
Simply [E]irresistible![A]
(She's all mine, there's no other way to go!)
(Full stop after final phrase)
Simply [E]irresistible!
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