Chords for Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Cover by Cade Foehner)
Tempo:
123.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [A]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Em] [Am]
My [C] mama told me [G] when I [A] was young [Am]
[C] to sit beside [G] me.
Oh, [Am] listen.
And [C] listen closely [G]
to [Am] what I say.
[C] And if you do this, [G] it'll help you [E] some sunny [Am] day.
Oh, [C] yeah.
[G]
[Am]
[C] Boy, take your time.
[G]
Don't live [Am] too fast.
Oh,
[C] troubles will come.
[G]
And they [Am] will pass.
[C] You'll find a woman.
[G]
And [Am] you'll find love.
[C] Just don't forget, son, there [G] is a someone.
Oh, [A] for Paul.
[Am]
[C] You'll meet a simple [G]
[Am] kind of man.
[C] You'll be so [G] pleased.
You'll love and [A] understand.
[C] There'll be a simple [G]
kind of man.
So [C] won't you do this for [G] me, son, if you [Am] [B] can?
Child, [C] if you can.
[G]
[A] [Am]
[A] [C] [G]
[Am]
Forget [C] your loss [G] for the rich [A] man's gold.
[Am]
But [C] all that you'll need [G]
is in [Am] your soul.
[C] You can do this.
[G] Oh, my baby, live your [A] try.
[Am]
[C] All that I want for you, my [G] son, is to [A] be [Am] satisfied.
[C] You'll meet a simple [G]
kind [Am] of man.
You'll be so pleased.
[G] You'll love and [Am] understand.
There'll [C] be a simple [G]
kind [Am] of man.
So [C] won't you do this for [G] me, son, if you [A] can?
[Am] [Am]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Em] [Am]
My [C] mama told me [G] when I [A] was young [Am]
[C] to sit beside [G] me.
Oh, [Am] listen.
And [C] listen closely [G]
to [Am] what I say.
[C] And if you do this, [G] it'll help you [E] some sunny [Am] day.
Oh, [C] yeah.
[G]
[Am]
[C] Boy, take your time.
[G]
Don't live [Am] too fast.
Oh,
[C] troubles will come.
[G]
And they [Am] will pass.
[C] You'll find a woman.
[G]
And [Am] you'll find love.
[C] Just don't forget, son, there [G] is a someone.
Oh, [A] for Paul.
[Am]
[C] You'll meet a simple [G]
[Am] kind of man.
[C] You'll be so [G] pleased.
You'll love and [A] understand.
[C] There'll be a simple [G]
kind of man.
So [C] won't you do this for [G] me, son, if you [Am] [B] can?
Child, [C] if you can.
[G]
[A] [Am]
[A] [C] [G]
[Am]
Forget [C] your loss [G] for the rich [A] man's gold.
[Am]
But [C] all that you'll need [G]
is in [Am] your soul.
[C] You can do this.
[G] Oh, my baby, live your [A] try.
[Am]
[C] All that I want for you, my [G] son, is to [A] be [Am] satisfied.
[C] You'll meet a simple [G]
kind [Am] of man.
You'll be so pleased.
[G] You'll love and [Am] understand.
There'll [C] be a simple [G]
kind [Am] of man.
So [C] won't you do this for [G] me, son, if you [A] can?
[Am] [Am]
Key:
G
C
Am
A
Em
G
C
Am
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
My [C] mama told me _ [G] when I [A] was young [Am] _ _ _
[C] to sit beside _ [G] me. _
Oh, [Am] listen. _ _ _ _
And [C] listen closely _ _ [G] _
to [Am] what I _ say. _ _
[C] And if you do this, [G] it'll help you [E] some sunny [Am] day. _ _
_ Oh, [C] yeah.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Boy, take your time.
_ [G] _ _
Don't live [Am] too fast.
Oh, _ _
[C] troubles will come.
_ [G] _ _
And they [Am] will pass. _ _ _
[C] You'll find a woman.
_ _ [G] _
And [Am] you'll find love. _ _
[C] Just don't forget, son, there [G] is a someone.
Oh, _ [A] _ for Paul.
[Am] _
_ [C] You'll meet a simple _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] kind of man. _ _
[C] You'll be so _ [G] pleased. _
You'll love and [A] _ understand. _ _ _
[C] There'll be a simple _ _ [G] _ _
kind of _ man. _
So [C] won't you do this for [G] me, son, if you [Am] _ _ [B] can? _
Child, [C] if you can.
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Forget [C] your loss _ [G] for the rich [A] man's gold.
[Am] _ _
But [C] all that you'll need [G] _ _
is in [Am] your soul. _ _ _
[C] You can do this.
[G] Oh, my baby, live your [A] try.
_ [Am] _ _ _
[C] All that I want for you, my [G] son, _ is to [A] be _ [Am] satisfied. _ _
[C] You'll meet a simple _ [G] _ _
kind [Am] of man. _ _
You'll be so _ pleased.
[G] You'll love and [Am] understand.
_ _ There'll [C] be a simple _ _ [G] _ _
kind [Am] of man.
_ _ So [C] won't you do this for [G] me, son, _ _ if you _ [A] can?
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
My [C] mama told me _ [G] when I [A] was young [Am] _ _ _
[C] to sit beside _ [G] me. _
Oh, [Am] listen. _ _ _ _
And [C] listen closely _ _ [G] _
to [Am] what I _ say. _ _
[C] And if you do this, [G] it'll help you [E] some sunny [Am] day. _ _
_ Oh, [C] yeah.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Boy, take your time.
_ [G] _ _
Don't live [Am] too fast.
Oh, _ _
[C] troubles will come.
_ [G] _ _
And they [Am] will pass. _ _ _
[C] You'll find a woman.
_ _ [G] _
And [Am] you'll find love. _ _
[C] Just don't forget, son, there [G] is a someone.
Oh, _ [A] _ for Paul.
[Am] _
_ [C] You'll meet a simple _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] kind of man. _ _
[C] You'll be so _ [G] pleased. _
You'll love and [A] _ understand. _ _ _
[C] There'll be a simple _ _ [G] _ _
kind of _ man. _
So [C] won't you do this for [G] me, son, if you [Am] _ _ [B] can? _
Child, [C] if you can.
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Forget [C] your loss _ [G] for the rich [A] man's gold.
[Am] _ _
But [C] all that you'll need [G] _ _
is in [Am] your soul. _ _ _
[C] You can do this.
[G] Oh, my baby, live your [A] try.
_ [Am] _ _ _
[C] All that I want for you, my [G] son, _ is to [A] be _ [Am] satisfied. _ _
[C] You'll meet a simple _ [G] _ _
kind [Am] of man. _ _
You'll be so _ pleased.
[G] You'll love and [Am] understand.
_ _ There'll [C] be a simple _ _ [G] _ _
kind [Am] of man.
_ _ So [C] won't you do this for [G] me, son, _ _ if you _ [A] can?
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _