Simple Man Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
120.6 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

B

Abm

Ab

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man chords
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[Ab] [B] [Gb]
[Abm] [B]
[Gb]
[Ab] [Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[Ab] A [Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[Abm]
[B] mama told me [Gb]
when [Abm] I was young, come [B] step beside me, [Gb]
my [Abm] only son.
[B] And listen closely, [Gb] oh baby, to what [Ab] I [Abm] say.
[B] And if you do this, [Gb] it'll help you [Ab] [Abm] some sunny day.
[Bb] [B] [Gb]
I'll be [Abm] your slumber man.
[B] [Gb]
[Abm]
I'll [B] take your time.
[Gb]
[Ab] Don't do it too [Abm] fast.
Your [B] horse will come.
[Gb] Oh, and [Abm] then we'll pass.
You'll [B] find a woman, [Gb] oh baby.
And [Abm] you'll find love.
[B]
And don't forget, son, there [Gb] is someone.
[Ab] I [Abm] remember.
And [B] be a simple [Gb]
[Ab] kind of man.
[Ebm] [Ab]
Oh, [B] be something [Gb] you love [Abm] and understand.
[Ebm] [Ab]
Better [B] be a simple.
[Gb] Oh, be a [Abm] simple man.
Oh, [B] won't you do this [Gb] for me, son?
[Abm] Give me a hand.
[Ab] [B] The way I know.
[Gb]
[Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[Abm]
[Ab] Oh, get [B] your lust.
[Gb]
Oh, rich [Ab] man's [Abm] gold.
Oh, that [B] you need.
[Gb] Oh, Zen [Abm] soul.
Oh, you [B] can do this, [Gb] oh baby, [Abm] if you try.
[B] All that I want for you, [Gb] my son, is [Ab] to be [Abm] satisfied.
What do you say?
[B] And be a simple [Gb]
[Ab] kind of man.
[B] Oh, be something [Gb]
you [Ab] love and understand.
Better be [B] a simple.
[Gb]
Oh, be a [Abm] simple man.
Oh, [B] won't you do this for [Gb] me, son?
Give [Ab] me a hand.
Oh, yes, I [B] will.
[Gb]
I'll be your [Abm] old simple man.
[B] [Gb]
[Abm]
[Gb]
[Abm] [Gb] [Abm]
[B] Boy, [Gb]
[Abm] [B]
[Gb]
[Abm] [Ab]
[Bb] [B] [Gb]
[Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[Abm] [Ab]
[B] [Gb]
[Abm]
[B] don't you worry.
[Gb]
You'll [Ab] find [Abm] yourself.
A little [Bb] [B] high.
[Gb] Oh, nothing [Abm] else.
[B]
Oh, you can do this, oh [Gb] baby, if you [Abm] try.
[B] All that I want for you, [Gb] my son, is to be [Ab] [Ebm] satisfied.
[Ab] And be [B] a simple [Gb]
kind [Ab] of man.
Oh, [B] be something [Gb] you [Ab] love and understand.
Better [B] be a simple.
[Gb]
Oh, be a [Ab] simple man.
Oh, [B] won't you do this for [Gb] me, child?
Give me [Ab] a hand.
[Ebm] [Ab]
Better [B] be a simple.
Oh, [Gb] be a simple [Abm] man.
Oh, [B] be something [Gb]
you [Ab] love and understand.
[Ebm] [Ab]
Better [B] be a simple.
[Gb]
Oh, be a [Abm] simple man.
Oh, [B] won't you do this [Gb] for me, son?
[Ab] Give me [Abm] a hand.
Oh, I know [B] I will.
[Gb]
I'll be [Abm] the very best I can.
[B] [Gb]
[Abm] Oh, I will.
[B]
[Abm] [Gb]
[N]
[Ab] God bless y'all.
God bless the simple.
[Eb] [N]
Woo!
Little Nike, you doing good?
We're just gonna keep steamrolling your house tonight, okay?
You know what?
There are so many great Leonard Skinner songs.
I mean, when you think of 30 years, you know, there's just so many great ones.
So, we're gonna get in as many as we can tonight.
We thank you so much for coming.
You guys gotta keep going with us.
Give us the power.
We've been there,
Key:  
Gb
134211112
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
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Let's start jamming Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Live) Simple Man chords, practice the chord sequence Ab, Abm, B, Gb, Ab and B. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 121. Considering the song's key of B Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ A [Abm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] mama told me [Gb] _ _
when [Abm] I was young, _ _ come [B] step beside me, [Gb] _ _
my [Abm] only son. _ _
[B] And listen closely, [Gb] oh baby, to what [Ab] I [Abm] say. _ _ _
[B] And if you do this, [Gb] it'll help you _ [Ab] [Abm] some sunny day. _
_ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
I'll be [Abm] your slumber man. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll [B] take your time.
_ [Gb] _ _
_ [Ab] Don't do it too [Abm] _ fast. _
Your [B] horse will come.
_ [Gb] Oh, and [Abm] then we'll pass. _ _ _
You'll [B] find a woman, [Gb] oh baby.
And [Abm] you'll find love.
_ _ [B] _
And don't forget, son, there [Gb] is someone.
_ [Ab] I [Abm] remember. _ _ _
And [B] be a simple _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Ab] kind of man.
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
Oh, [B] be something _ _ [Gb] you love [Abm] and understand.
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
Better [B] be a simple.
_ [Gb] Oh, _ be a [Abm] simple man. _ _ _
Oh, [B] won't you do this [Gb] for me, son?
[Abm] Give me a hand. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [B] The way I know.
[Gb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Oh, get [B] your lust.
[Gb] _ _
_ Oh, rich [Ab] man's [Abm] gold. _ _
_ Oh, that [B] you need.
[Gb] Oh, _ Zen [Abm] soul.
Oh, you _ [B] can do this, [Gb] oh baby, _ [Abm] if you try. _ _ _ _
[B] All that I want for you, [Gb] my son, is [Ab] to be _ [Abm] satisfied.
What do you say?
_ [B] And be a simple _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Ab] kind of man. _ _
_ [B] Oh, be something _ _ [Gb]
you [Ab] love and _ understand. _ _
_ Better be [B] a simple.
_ [Gb] _ _
Oh, be a [Abm] simple man. _ _ _
_ Oh, [B] won't you do this for [Gb] me, son?
Give [Ab] me a hand. _ _
Oh, yes, I [B] will.
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ I'll be your [Abm] old simple man. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [B] _ _ _ Boy, [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] don't you worry.
_ _ [Gb] _ _
You'll [Ab] find [Abm] _ yourself.
A little _ [Bb] _ [B] high.
_ _ [Gb] Oh, nothing [Abm] else.
_ _ _ [B] _
Oh, you can do this, oh [Gb] baby, if you [Abm] try. _ _ _ _ _
[B] All that I want for you, [Gb] my son, _ is to be [Ab] _ [Ebm] satisfied.
_ [Ab] And be [B] a simple _ _ [Gb] _
kind [Ab] of man. _ _ _
Oh, [B] be something _ _ [Gb] you [Ab] love and _ understand. _ _ _
Better [B] be a simple.
_ _ [Gb] _
Oh, be a [Ab] simple man. _ _ _ _
Oh, [B] won't you do this for [Gb] me, child?
Give me [Ab] a hand.
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _
Better [B] be a simple.
Oh, [Gb] be a simple _ [Abm] _ man. _ _ _ _
Oh, [B] be something _ _ [Gb] _
you [Ab] love and understand.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
Better [B] be a simple.
_ _ [Gb] _ _
Oh, be a [Abm] simple man. _ _ _ _
Oh, [B] won't you do this [Gb] for me, son?
_ [Ab] Give me [Abm] a hand. _ _
Oh, I know [B] I will.
_ _ _ [Gb] _
I'll be [Abm] the very best I can. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ Oh, I will.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ God bless y'all.
God bless the simple. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Woo! _ _
_ Little Nike, you doing good? _ _ _
We're just gonna keep steamrolling your house tonight, okay?
_ You know what?
There are so many great Leonard Skinner songs.
I mean, when you think of 30 years, you know, there's just so many great ones.
_ So, we're gonna get in as many as we can tonight.
We thank you so much for coming.
You guys gotta keep going with us.
Give us the power.
We've been there,

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