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Capo on 5th fret
[Intro]
 C   G   Amx2
[Verse 1]
Mama Ctold me,  Gwhen I was Amyoung
Come sit beCside me,  Gmy oAmnly son
And listen Cclosely   Gto what I Amsay
And if you Cdo this
It'll Ghelp you soAmme sunny day
C G Am
[Verse 2]
Oh, take your Ctime,   Gdon't live too Amfast
Troubles will Ccome   Gand they will Ampass
You'll find a Cwoman, yeGa, you'll find Amlove
And don't forCget son
There is Gsomeone uAmp above
[Chorus]
And be a Csimple   GkinAmd of man
Oh be Csomething,   Gyou love and uAmnderstand
Baby be a Csimple   Gkind Amof man
Oh, won't you Cdo this for me Gson
If you Amcan
 C   G   Amx2
[Verse 3]
Forget your Clust,   Gfor the rich man's Amgold
All that you Cneed,   Gis in your Amsoul
And you can Cdo this, oh Gbaby, if you Amtry
All that I Cwant for you my Gson
Is to bAme satisfied
[Chorus]
And be a Csimple   GkinAmd of man
Oh be Csomething,   Gyou love and uAmnderstand
Baby be a Csimple   GkinAmd of man
Oh, won't you Cdo this for me Gson
If you Amcan
 C   G   Amx4
[Verse 4]
Boy, don't you Cworry,   Gyou'll find yourAmself
Follow your Cheart,   Gand nothing Amelse
And you can Cdo this, oh Gbaby, if you Amtry
All that I Cwant for you my Gson
Is to Ambe satisfied
[Chorus]
And be a Csimple   GkinAmd of man
Oh be Csomething,   Gyou love and uAmnderstand
Baby be a Csimple   GkinAmd of man
Oh, won't you Cdo this for me Gson
If you Amcan
 C   G   Amx2

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Simple Man

by Jason Manns

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 5th fret

[Intro]

C G Am

[Verse 1]

C G Am

Mama told me, when I was young

C G Am

Come sit beside me, my only son

C G Am

And listen closely to what I say

And if you do this

G Am

It'll help you some sunny day

C G Am

[Verse 2]

C G Am

Oh, take your time, don't live too fast

C G Am

Troubles will come and they will pass

C G Am

You'll find a woman, yea, you'll find love

And don't forget son

G Am

There is someone up above

[Chorus]

C G Am

And be a simple kind of man

C G Am

Oh be something, you love and understand

C G Am

Baby be a simple kind of man

C G

Oh, won't you do this for me son

If you can

C G Am

[Verse 3]

C G Am

Forget your lust, for the rich man's gold

C G Am

All that you need, is in your soul

C G Am

And you can do this, oh baby, if you try

C G

All that I want for you my son

Is to be satisfied

[Chorus]

C G Am

And be a simple kind of man

C G Am

Oh be something, you love and understand

C G Am

Baby be a simple kind of man

C G

Oh, won't you do this for me son

If you can

C G Am

[Verse 4]

C G Am

Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourself

C G Am

Follow your heart, and nothing else

C G Am

And you can do this, oh baby, if you try

C G

All that I want for you my son

Is to be satisfied

[Chorus]

C G Am

And be a simple kind of man

C G Am

Oh be something, you love and understand

C G Am

Baby be a simple kind of man

C G

Oh, won't you do this for me son

If you can

C G Am

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