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Simple Man

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[Chords]
Bbmaj7 x-1-3-2-3-1
Gm9    x-1-3-2-3-3
[Intro]
Dm7  Eb  Dm7  Eb  Bb  Gm7  Eb  F
  F    EbDd    F(2x)
[Verse 1]
Dm7I was born Bbmaj7to be a simple Gm9manBbmaj7  
Dm7Just to sing a simplBbmaj7e songGm9  Bbmaj7  
FBut somebody came Dmand cursed my life
BbI didn't know what I'd done Cwrong
[Verse 2]
Dm7Yeah I was born Bbmaj7with a simple smileGm9  Bbmaj7  
Dm7Just a simple smile Bbmaj7on my faceGm9  Bbmaj7  
FBut somebody cameDm, came and cursed my life
BbTurned that smile in hCate
[Break]
   Dm7   Bbmaj7(7x)    C    F    Eb    Db  F  
[Guitar solo]
  Bbmaj7   F   F6   F    F6(4x)     C   C6   C    C6   Bb   Bb6   Bb    Bb6  F  
[Verse 3]
Dm7If you're lookinBbmaj7g for a simple songGm9  Bbmaj7  
Dm7Well I know it's harBbmaj7d to findGm9  Bbmaj7  
FCause somebody caDmme and damned that song
BbAnd made me act unkindC  
[Verse 4]
Dm7I was born to be a Bbmaj7simple manGm9  Bbmaj7  
Dm7I didn't know no Bbmaj7hateGm9  Bbmaj7  
FBut somebody came Dmand cursed my life
BbTook away all of my faCith
[Outro]
  F    EbDb    F(8x)

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Simple Man

by Cuby And The Blizzards

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Gm7

Bbmaj7

Gm9

Bb6

[Chords]

Bbmaj7 x-1-3-2-3-1

Gm9 x-1-3-2-3-3

[Intro]

Dm7 Eb Dm7 Eb Bb Gm7 Eb F

F Eb F

Dd (2x)

[Verse 1]

Dm7 Bbmaj7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

I was born to be a simple man

Dm7 Bbmaj7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

Just to sing a simple song

F Dm

But somebody came and cursed my life

Bb C

I didn't know what I'd done wrong

[Verse 2]

Dm7 Bbmaj7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

Yeah I was born with a simple smile

Dm7 Bbmaj7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

Just a simple smile on my face

F Dm

But somebody came, came and cursed my life

Bb C

Turned that smile in hate

[Break]

Dm7 Bbmaj7 C F Eb Db F

(7x)

[Guitar solo]

Bbmaj7 F F6 F F6 C C6 C C6 Bb Bb6 Bb Bb6 F

(4x)

[Verse 3]

Dm7 Bbmaj7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

If you're looking for a simple song

Dm7 Bbmaj7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

Well I know it's hard to find

F Dm

Cause somebody came and damned that song

Bb C

And made me act unkind

[Verse 4]

Dm7 Bbmaj7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

I was born to be a simple man

Dm7 Bbmaj7 Gm9 Bbmaj7

I didn't know no hate

F Dm

But somebody came and cursed my life

Bb C

Took away all of my faith

[Outro]

F Eb F

Db (8x)

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