Simple Man Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
119.9 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Gb

B

Abm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simple Man chords
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[B] [Gb]
[Ab] [Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[Ab] [Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[Ab] [Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[Ab] [Abm]
100%  ➙  120BPM
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
B
12341112
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To learn Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Gb, Ab, B, Gb, Abm and B. Kick off your practice at a gentle 60 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 120 BPM. With B Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] Mama told me _ [Gb] _ _
when [Ab] I was young, [Abm] _ _ _
to [B] sit beside me, _ [Gb] _ _
my [Ab] only [Abm] son, _ _ _ and [B] listen closely _ _ [Gb] to _ [Ab] what I [Abm] say.
_ And _ [B] if you do this, [Gb] it'll help _ [Ab] some sunny [Abm] day.
_ Oh yeah.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[B] Oh take your time, _ [Gb] _ _ _
don't [Ab] live too _ [Abm] fast. _ _
[B] Troubles will come, [Gb] _ _ _
and they [Ab] will _ [Abm] pass. _ _
Well find [B] a woman, [Gb] yeah, _ _ you'll [Ab] find [Abm] love. _ _ _
Don't [B] forget son, you'll find love.
There [Gb] is someone _ [Ab] up _ _ above, [B] and be a simple _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ man. _ _ _
[B] Or be something, _ _ [Gb] _
you'll [Ab] love and understand. _ _ _
But [B] baby be a simple [Gb] _ _ _
kind [Ab] of _ man. _ _
[B] Well won't you do this [Gb] for me son, [Ab] if you can.
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] Get your lust [Gb] for _ _ [Ab] the rich man's [Abm] gold _ All [B] that you need [Gb] is _ _ [Ab] in your soul
[Abm] _ _
And [B] you can do this, [Gb] baby, if [Ab] you try [Abm] _ All _ _ [B] that I want for you, my [Gb] son, is to [Ab] be _ satisfied _ _
[B] And be a simple _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Ab] kind of _ man _ _ [B] Or be something _ [Gb] _ you'll have an eye on the span
_ _ Baby, [B] be a simple _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ man [Ab] _ _ Who [B] wants to do this [Gb] for me, son, if you [Ab] _ can
_ Oh, _ _
[B] _ don't _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [B] you worry, _ _ [Gb] _
_ you'll find [Ab] yourself _ [Abm] Follow _ [B] your heart _ [Gb] _ _
_ and [Ab] nothing else
[Abm] _ _
[Bb] And you [B] can do this, oh, [Gb] baby, if you [Ab] try _ All _ [B] that I want for you, my [Gb] son, is [Ab] to be _ satisfied _ _
And be [B] a simple _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ man _ _ Or [B] be something _ [Gb] _ _ you'll have an [Ab] eye on the span
_ Baby, [B] be a simple _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Ab] kind of _ man _ Who wants to do this [Gb] for me, son, if you [Ab] can
_ _ _ Baby, be a simple _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
man _ [Gb] Or [Ab] _ _ be something _ [Gb] _ you'll have an eye on the span
[Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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