Simple Man Chords by Hank Williams Jr

Tempo:
107.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Em

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hank Williams Jr - Simple Man chords
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[G] [D]
[E] [Em]
[G] [D] Dear [Em]
[G] mother told [D] me when I [Em] was young, come [G] sit beside me, [D]
my [E] only son, [Em]
and [G] listen closely
[D]
what I [E] [Em] say,
[E] [G] and if you do this it [D] will help you some [Em] sunny day.
[G] [D]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
Oh [G] take your time, [D]
don't
live [Em] too fast, [G] troubles will come, [D]
but [Em] they will pass.
[G] You'll find a woman [D] and you'll
[Em] find love, but [G] don't forget son, [D] there is someone [Em] up above.
Baby [G] be a simple [D]
[Em] kind of
man, just [G] be someone [D] you love and [Em] understand.
Baby [G] be a simple [D]
kind [Em] of man.
[G] You can do this, [D] go
do this.
If you [Em] can,
[G] [D]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[G] forget your love, [D]
for the rich [Em] man's gold,
[G] all that you need [D]
is in [E] your [Em] soul, and [G] you can do this [D]
if you [Em] just try.
[G] All that I want for you my [D]
son is for you to [Em] be
satisfied.
[G] [D]
[Em]
Oh [G] don't you worry, [D]
you're gonna find [Em] yourself.
[G] Follow your own heart, [D]
don't follow [Em] nobody else, and you [G] can do this for [D] me son, if [Em] you try.
See all that [G] I want for you my [D] boy is a happy [Em] life.
Baby [G] be a simple [D]
[Em] kind of man, you're gonna [G] be something [D] they can love and [Em] understand.
[G] Baby be a simple kind [D]
[Em] of man, [G] you can do this for [D] me son, if [Em] you can.
Yes I can.
Baby [G] be a simple [D]
kind of [Em]
man.
Yeah I'll be [G] somebody they can [D] love and damn [Em] sure understand.
Yes [G] I'll be a simple [D]
guitar [Em] man.
I'll be [G] doing something [D] up there, just ain't [Em] well.
You can do this for me son, if you can.
Yeah I'll be somebody they can love and understand.
[G] Yeah [D]
[Em] I'll be somebody they can love and damn [G] [D] sure [Em] understand.
[G] Yeah I'll be a simple [D]
[Em] kind of man.
You [G] can do this [D] for Siva.
You [Em] can catch on in the [G] music.
[D] [Bm] [Em]
[G] [D]
[Em] [Bb]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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To learn Hank Williams Jr - Simple Man chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, D, Em and G in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 53 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 108 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Dear _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] mother told _ [D] me when I [Em] was young, _ _ _ come [G] sit beside me, [D] _
my [E] only son, [Em] _ _ _
_ and [G] listen closely
_ [D] _
_ what I [E] [Em] say, _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] and if you do this it [D] will help you some [Em] sunny day. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh [G] take your time, _ [D] _
_ don't
live [Em] too _ fast, _ _ _ [G] troubles will come, _ [D] _
_ but [Em] they will _ _ pass.
_ [G] You'll find a woman [D] and _ you'll
[Em] find love, _ _ _ _ but [G] don't forget son, [D] there is someone _ [Em] up above. _ _ _
_ Baby [G] be a simple _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] kind of
_ man, _ _ just [G] be _ someone [D] you _ love and [Em] _ understand. _ _
_ Baby [G] be a simple _ _ [D] _
_ kind [Em] of man. _ _
_ _ [G] You can do this, [D] go
do this.
If you [Em] can, _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] forget your love, _ [D] _
for the rich [Em] man's gold, _ _
_ [G] all that you need [D] _
_ is in [E] your [Em] soul, _ _ _ and [G] you can do this _ [D] _
if you [Em] just try. _ _ _
_ _ [G] All that I want for you my [D]
son is for you to [Em] be
satisfied. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh [G] don't you worry, _ _ [D] _
you're gonna find [Em] yourself. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Follow your own heart, [D]
don't follow [Em] nobody _ _ else, _ and you [G] can do this for [D] me son, if [Em] you try. _ _ _
See all that [G] I want for you my [D] boy is a happy [Em] life. _ _ _
_ Baby [G] be a simple _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] kind of _ man, _ _ you're gonna [G] be something [D] they can love and [Em] _ understand. _ _
_ [G] Baby be a simple kind [D] _
_ _ [Em] of man, _ _ _ _ [G] you can do this for [D] me son, if [Em] you can.
Yes I can.
Baby [G] be a simple _ _ [D] _
kind of _ [Em] _ _ _ _
man.
Yeah I'll be [G] somebody they can [D] love and damn [Em] sure understand. _ _ _
Yes [G] I'll be a _ simple [D] _ _
guitar [Em] _ man. _ _ _
I'll be [G] doing something [D] up there, _ just ain't [Em] well. _ _ _ _ _
You can do this for me son, if you can.
Yeah I'll be somebody they can love and understand.
[G] Yeah _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] I'll be somebody they can love and _ _ _ damn _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ sure [Em] understand. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Yeah I'll be a simple _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] kind of man. _ _ _
You [G] can do this [D] for Siva. _
You [Em] can catch on _ _ _ _ in the [G] music.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Pure Hank album.

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