This is my variation. I left out the solo. I fingerpick, but not at Mr. Thompson's level. :).
The top part is the usual lyrics +
chords. See tab for variation on chord formation.
A D A
She danced in the street with the guns all around her
A E
All torn like a rag doll barefoot in the rain
A D A
She sang like a child to-ra-day-to-ra-da-dee
A E A
Oh how will I ever be simple again
A D A
She sat on the banks of the dirty gray river
A E
And tried for a fish with a worm on a pin
A D A
There was nothing but fever and ghosts in that water
A E A A A/B A/C
Oh how will I ever be simple again
D A
War was my love my friend and companion
D A E
What did I care for the pretty and plain
A D A
Her smile was so clear and my heart was so troubled
A E A
Oh how will I ever be simple again
Solo
A D A
In her poor burned out house I sat by her table
A E
The smell of her hair was like cornfields in May
A D A
I wanted to weep and my eyes ached from trying
A E A A/A/ A/B A/C
Oh how will I ever be simple again
D A
How graceful she moved in the dust and the ruins
D A E
How happy she was in her dances and games
A D A
Teach me to see with your innocent eyes love
A E A
Oh how will I ever be simple again
A E A
Oh how will I ever be simple again
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She danced in the streets with the
A CHORD
| |-----|------|------|-----|--4---|-----|------|
| |-----|---1--|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1--|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1--|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0--|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
With the guns all
D CHORD
| |-----|-------|------|-----|---4--|-----|------|
| |-----|-------|--3---|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---2---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
Around her
A CHORD
| |-----|-------|------|-----|---4--|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|----- |-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
All torn like a rag doll
A CHORD
| |-----|-------|------|-----|---4--|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|----- |-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
Barefoot in the rain
E CHORD
| |0-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |0-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |1-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |------|--2---|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |------|--2---|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |0-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
She sang like a child to-ra-
A CHORD
| |-----|-------|------|-----|---4--|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|----- |-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
day- to-ra-da-
D CHORD
| |-----|-------|------|-----|---4--|-----|------|
| |-----|-------|--3---|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---2---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
dee Oh how will I ever
A CHORD
| |-----|-------|------|-----|---4--|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|----- |-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
Simple
E CHORD
| |0-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |0-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |1-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |------|--2---|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |------|--2---|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |0-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
Again
A CHORD
| |-----|-------|------|-----|---4--|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|----- |-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
2nd verse same as the first, except for walk-up (below) going into bridge
A CHORD
| |0----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|----- |-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
A CHORD
| |-----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|----- |-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---2---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
A CHORD
| |-----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|----- |-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|-------|---3--|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
BRIDGE What did I care for the
D CHORD
| |-----|---3---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|-------|--2---|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
The pretty and
A CHORD
| |0----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|----- |-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---1---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |-----|---0---|------|-----|------|-----|------|
| |X----|-------|------|-----|------|-----|------|
Plain
E CHORD (Arpeggio E chord with harmonic at 12th fret after arpeggio
| |0-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |0-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |1-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |------|--2---|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |------|--2---|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| |0-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
Her smile was so clear etc. uses chord structure as shown in verses
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Next verse and bridge same as the first EXCEPT for last A chord, fingered as shown,
(4th finger at 5th fret)finishes with a harmonic at 17th fret.