Simple Man Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
59.025 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man chords
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We want you to look really pretty for this one.
You have your lighters with you tonight by any chance?
I want you to light them up on this one.
[F] This is a great song.
It's my favorite one to sing.
I want [F#] you to help me sing on the chorus.
[N] This goes out to all the mothers and the fathers
who are here in the audience tonight and [Em] especially the mothers.
Mama [A] [C]
[G] [A] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C] told [G] me when [Am] I was young, [C] and sat beside [G] me [Am] my only son.
[C] Listen closely, [G] oh baby, [Am] what I say is [C] if you do this [G] it'll help you [Am] some sunny day.
[C] I'll
[G] [Am] be your simple man, [C]
[G] [Am] [C] oh take your time, [G] [Am] don't live too fast,
[C] no bus will come, [G] oh never [Am] pass.
[C] Find a woman, [G] oh baby, [Am] then you'll find love.
[C] Oh, then don't forget son, [G] there is someone [Am] [G] up [A] above.
And [C] be a simple [G] kind [Am] of man, [C] oh be something [G] you [A] love to understand.
Oh, be a simple man, [C] baby be a simple, [G] be [Am] a simple man.
[C] Oh won't you do this [G] for me son, [A] if you can.
[C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C] Oh, get your love, [G] [Am] oh rich man's gold, [C] oh that you [G] need, oh [Am] sing a song.
[C] You can do this, [G] oh baby, [Am] if you try.
[C] All that I want for [G] you my son, [Am] is to be satisfied.
[C] Oh, be a simple [G] [Am] kind of man, [C] oh be something [G] you [Am] love to understand.
[A] Oh, be a simple man, baby [C] be a simple, [G] [A] be a simple man.
[Am] [C] Oh won't you do [G] this for me son, [A] if you can.
[Am] Oh yes [C] I will,
[G] [Am] I'll be your [G] simple man.
[Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Am] [C] Oh, [G] [A] [Em] [Am] [B] [C]
[G] [C] [Am] [C] don't you [G] worry, [Am] you'll find yourself.
[C] Follow your heart, [G] oh [Am] nothing else.
[C] You can do [G] this, oh baby, [Am] if you try.
All [C] that I want for [G] you my son, [Am] is to be [A] satisfied.
[C] And be a simple [G] [Am] kind of man, [C] oh be something [G] you [A] love to understand.
[C] Baby be a simple, [G] [A] be a simple man.
[C] Oh won't you do [G] this for me child, [Am] if [A] you can.
[C] Baby be a simple [G] [Am] kind of man, oh [C] be something [G] [A] you love to [Em] understand.
[A] [C] Baby be a simple, [G] [Am] be a simple man.
Your turn people.
Oh [C] won't you do this [G] for me [Am] son, if you can.
Oh boy, I know [C] I'm your, [G] [Am] I'll do the very best that I can.
[C]
[G] [A] [C]
[G]
[Gm] [A]
God bless you simple man.
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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To start learning Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Live) Simple Man chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C, G, Am and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 29 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 59. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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We want you to look really pretty for this one.
You have your lighters with you tonight by any chance?
I want you to light them up on this one.
[F] This is a great song.
It's my favorite one to sing.
I want [F#] you to help me sing on the chorus.
[N] This goes out to all the mothers and the fathers
who are here in the audience tonight and [Em] especially the mothers.
Mama [A] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] told [G] me when [Am] I was young, [C] and sat beside [G] me [Am] my only son.
[C] Listen closely, [G] oh baby, [Am] what I say is [C] if you do this [G] it'll help you [Am] some sunny day.
[C] I'll _
[G] _ [Am] be your simple man, [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] oh take your time, [G] _ [Am] don't live too fast,
[C] no bus will come, [G] oh never [Am] pass.
_ [C] Find a woman, [G] oh baby, [Am] then you'll find love.
[C] Oh, then don't forget son, [G] there is someone [Am] [G] up [A] above.
And [C] be a simple [G] kind [Am] of man, _ [C] oh be something [G] you [A] love to understand.
Oh, be a simple man, _ [C] baby be a simple, [G] be [Am] a simple man.
_ [C] Oh won't you do this [G] for me son, [A] if you can.
_ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] Oh, get your love, [G] _ [Am] oh rich man's gold, [C] oh that you [G] need, oh [Am] sing a song.
_ [C] You can do this, [G] oh baby, [Am] if you try.
_ [C] All that I want for [G] you my son, [Am] is to be satisfied.
[C] Oh, be a simple [G] _ [Am] kind of man, [C] oh be something [G] you [Am] love to understand.
[A] Oh, be a simple man, baby [C] be a simple, [G] _ [A] be a simple man.
[Am] _ [C] Oh won't you do [G] this for me son, [A] if you can.
[Am] Oh yes [C] I will, _
[G] _ [Am] I'll be your [G] simple man.
[Am] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] Oh, [G] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ [B] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] don't you [G] worry, _ [Am] you'll find yourself.
[C] Follow your heart, [G] oh [Am] nothing else.
_ [C] You can do [G] this, oh baby, [Am] if you try.
All [C] that I want for [G] you my son, [Am] is to be [A] satisfied.
[C] And be a simple [G] _ [Am] kind of man, [C] oh be something [G] you [A] love to understand.
[C] Baby be a simple, [G] _ [A] be a simple man.
_ [C] Oh won't you do [G] this for me child, [Am] if [A] you can.
_ [C] Baby be a simple [G] _ [Am] kind of man, oh [C] be something [G] _ [A] you love to [Em] understand.
[A] [C] Baby be a simple, [G] _ [Am] be a simple man.
Your turn people.
Oh [C] won't you do this [G] for me [Am] son, if you can.
Oh boy, I know [C] I'm your, _ [G] _ [Am] I'll do the very best that I can.
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [A] _ _
God bless you simple man. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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