Chords for Simple Man (Live)
Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Gb
B
Abm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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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 [Abm] was young, [B] come sit beside me, [Gb] [Ab] my [Abm] only son.
[B] And listen closely, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] to what I [Abm] say.
[B] And if you do this, [Gb] it'll help you [Ab] some [Abm] sunny [Ab] day.
Ah yeah, [B]
[Gb] [Ab] I'll be your [Ebm] simple man.
[Ab] [B] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh take your time,
[Gb] [Ab] don't live too [Abm]
fast.
[B] Troubles will come, [Gb] oh, [Ab] but they'll never [Abm] pass.
[B] Go find a woman, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] and you'll find [Abm]
love.
How about it?
And don't forget, son, [Gb] there is someone [Ab] up above.
What is that?
[B] And be a simple
[Gb] [Ab] kind of man.
[B] Oh be something
[Gb] you [Ab] love, love, [Ebm] stand.
Oh [B] baby, be simple, [Gb]
be [Ab] a simple man.
Oh [B] won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Ab] if you can.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] God bless the simple man I [Abm] am.
[B]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Abm] [B] Get your life,
[Gb] [Ab] oh rich [Abm] man's gold.
All that you need, [Gb] oh, [Ab] is in your soul.
Oh [B] you can do this, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] every try.
Y'all caught a tour, son.
[B] All I want for you, [Gb] my son, [Ab] is to be satisfied.
Real loud.
[B] And be a simple
[Gb] [Ab] kind of man.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh be something
[Gb] you [Ab] love, love, stand.
[Ebm]
[Abm] Oh [B] baby, be simple,
[Gb] be [Ab] a simple man.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Ab] if you can.
[Eb]
[Ab] Oh yes I [B] will,
[Gb] I'll be [Ab] your simple [Gb]
one.
[Abm] [B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
[B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh don't you worry,
[Gb] [Ab] you'll find [Abm] yourself.
Follow [B] your heart,
[Gb] oh, [Abm] nothing else.
[B] Oh you can do this, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] every try.
[Abm] Yes sir.
[B] All that I want for you, [Gb] my son, [Ab] is to be satisfied.
And one more thing, [B] and be a simple
[Gb] [Ab] kind of man.
[B] Oh be something [Gb]
you [Ab] love, love, [Gb] stand.
[Abm] Oh [B] baby, be simple,
[Gb] be [Ab] a simple man.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh won't you do this [Gb] for my child, [Ab] if you can.
I [Ebm] need to hear you loud.
[Ab] Baby, [B] be simple, [Gb] be a simple [Ab] kind of [Ebm] man.
[Ab] Oh [B] be something
[Gb] [Abm] you love, love, stand.
[Abm]
[B] Oh baby, be simple,
[Gb] be [Ab] a simple [Ebm] man.
Yes sir.
[Ab] [Abm] Oh [B] won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Eb] if [Ab] you can.
[Ab] Mama you know I [B] will, [Db] [Gb] I'll do the very best [Ebm] I can.
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] [Ab]
[B]
[Db] [B]
[Gb]
[Ab]
Again Jacksonville, God bless the simple man, God bless all of you here tonight.
We love you Jacksonville.
[F] [N]
Look here, our country's in a little bit of a jam every once in a while, so you guys are going to know this one.
[Ab] [Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[Ab] [Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[Ab] [Abm]
[B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Abm]
[B] Mama told me [Gb] when [Ab] I [Abm] was young, [B] come sit beside me, [Gb] [Ab] my [Abm] only son.
[B] And listen closely, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] to what I [Abm] say.
[B] And if you do this, [Gb] it'll help you [Ab] some [Abm] sunny [Ab] day.
Ah yeah, [B]
[Gb] [Ab] I'll be your [Ebm] simple man.
[Ab] [B] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh take your time,
[Gb] [Ab] don't live too [Abm]
fast.
[B] Troubles will come, [Gb] oh, [Ab] but they'll never [Abm] pass.
[B] Go find a woman, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] and you'll find [Abm]
love.
How about it?
And don't forget, son, [Gb] there is someone [Ab] up above.
What is that?
[B] And be a simple
[Gb] [Ab] kind of man.
[B] Oh be something
[Gb] you [Ab] love, love, [Ebm] stand.
Oh [B] baby, be simple, [Gb]
be [Ab] a simple man.
Oh [B] won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Ab] if you can.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] God bless the simple man I [Abm] am.
[B]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Abm] [B] Get your life,
[Gb] [Ab] oh rich [Abm] man's gold.
All that you need, [Gb] oh, [Ab] is in your soul.
Oh [B] you can do this, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] every try.
Y'all caught a tour, son.
[B] All I want for you, [Gb] my son, [Ab] is to be satisfied.
Real loud.
[B] And be a simple
[Gb] [Ab] kind of man.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh be something
[Gb] you [Ab] love, love, stand.
[Ebm]
[Abm] Oh [B] baby, be simple,
[Gb] be [Ab] a simple man.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Ab] if you can.
[Eb]
[Ab] Oh yes I [B] will,
[Gb] I'll be [Ab] your simple [Gb]
one.
[Abm] [B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
[B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh don't you worry,
[Gb] [Ab] you'll find [Abm] yourself.
Follow [B] your heart,
[Gb] oh, [Abm] nothing else.
[B] Oh you can do this, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] every try.
[Abm] Yes sir.
[B] All that I want for you, [Gb] my son, [Ab] is to be satisfied.
And one more thing, [B] and be a simple
[Gb] [Ab] kind of man.
[B] Oh be something [Gb]
you [Ab] love, love, [Gb] stand.
[Abm] Oh [B] baby, be simple,
[Gb] be [Ab] a simple man.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [B] Oh won't you do this [Gb] for my child, [Ab] if you can.
I [Ebm] need to hear you loud.
[Ab] Baby, [B] be simple, [Gb] be a simple [Ab] kind of [Ebm] man.
[Ab] Oh [B] be something
[Gb] [Abm] you love, love, stand.
[Abm]
[B] Oh baby, be simple,
[Gb] be [Ab] a simple [Ebm] man.
Yes sir.
[Ab] [Abm] Oh [B] won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Eb] if [Ab] you can.
[Ab] Mama you know I [B] will, [Db] [Gb] I'll do the very best [Ebm] I can.
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] [Ab]
[B]
[Db] [B]
[Gb]
[Ab]
Again Jacksonville, God bless the simple man, God bless all of you here tonight.
We love you Jacksonville.
[F] [N]
Look here, our country's in a little bit of a jam every once in a while, so you guys are going to know this one.
Key:
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Mama told me [Gb] _ when _ [Ab] I [Abm] was young, _ _ _ [B] come sit beside me, [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] my [Abm] only son.
_ _ [B] And listen closely, [Gb] oh baby, _ [Ab] to what I [Abm] say. _
_ _ _ [B] And if you do this, [Gb] it'll help you [Ab] _ some [Abm] sunny [Ab] day.
Ah yeah, [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] I'll be your [Ebm] simple man.
[Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh take your time, _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] don't live too [Abm]
fast.
_ _ [B] Troubles will come, [Gb] oh, _ [Ab] but they'll never [Abm] pass. _
_ _ _ [B] Go find a woman, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] and you'll find [Abm]
love.
How about it?
_ And don't forget, son, [Gb] there is someone [Ab] _ up above.
What is that?
_ [B] And be a simple _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] kind of man.
_ _ _ [B] Oh be something _
[Gb] _ you [Ab] love, love, [Ebm] stand.
_ _ Oh [B] baby, be simple, [Gb] _
_ _ be [Ab] a simple man.
Oh _ _ [B] won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Ab] if you can.
_ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Gb] God bless the simple man I [Abm] am. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [B] Get your life, _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] oh rich [Abm] man's gold.
_ _ _ All that you need, [Gb] oh, _ [Ab] is in your soul.
Oh _ _ _ _ [B] you can do this, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] every try.
Y'all caught a tour, son.
_ _ [B] All I want for you, [Gb] my son, _ [Ab] is to be _ _ satisfied.
Real loud.
[B] And be a simple _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] kind of man.
[Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh be something _
[Gb] _ you [Ab] love, love, stand.
[Ebm] _
_ [Abm] _ Oh [B] baby, be simple, _
[Gb] _ _ be [Ab] a simple man.
[Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Ab] if you can.
_ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] Oh yes I [B] will, _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ I'll be [Ab] your simple [Gb]
one.
[Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh don't you worry, _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] you'll find _ [Abm] yourself.
Follow _ [B] your heart, _
[Gb] oh, _ [Abm] nothing else. _
_ _ _ [B] Oh you can do this, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] every try.
[Abm] Yes sir.
_ _ _ [B] All that I want for you, [Gb] my son, _ [Ab] is to be satisfied.
_ And one more thing, [B] and be a simple _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] kind of man.
_ _ _ [B] Oh be something [Gb] _
_ you [Ab] love, love, _ [Gb] stand.
_ [Abm] _ Oh [B] baby, be simple, _
[Gb] _ _ be [Ab] a simple man.
[Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh won't you do this [Gb] for my child, [Ab] if you can.
I [Ebm] need to hear you loud.
[Ab] _ Baby, [B] be simple, [Gb] be a simple [Ab] kind of [Ebm] man.
[Ab] Oh _ [B] be something _
[Gb] _ _ [Abm] you love, love, stand.
[Abm] _
_ _ _ [B] Oh baby, be simple, _
[Gb] _ _ be [Ab] a simple [Ebm] man.
Yes sir.
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] Oh [B] won't you do this [Gb] for my son, _ [Eb] if [Ab] you can.
_ [Ab] _ _ Mama you know I [B] will, [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ I'll do the very best [Ebm] I can.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Again Jacksonville, God bless the simple man, God bless all of you here tonight.
We love you Jacksonville.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ Look here, our country's in a little bit of a jam every once in a while, so you guys are going to know this one.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Mama told me [Gb] _ when _ [Ab] I [Abm] was young, _ _ _ [B] come sit beside me, [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] my [Abm] only son.
_ _ [B] And listen closely, [Gb] oh baby, _ [Ab] to what I [Abm] say. _
_ _ _ [B] And if you do this, [Gb] it'll help you [Ab] _ some [Abm] sunny [Ab] day.
Ah yeah, [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] I'll be your [Ebm] simple man.
[Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh take your time, _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] don't live too [Abm]
fast.
_ _ [B] Troubles will come, [Gb] oh, _ [Ab] but they'll never [Abm] pass. _
_ _ _ [B] Go find a woman, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] and you'll find [Abm]
love.
How about it?
_ And don't forget, son, [Gb] there is someone [Ab] _ up above.
What is that?
_ [B] And be a simple _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] kind of man.
_ _ _ [B] Oh be something _
[Gb] _ you [Ab] love, love, [Ebm] stand.
_ _ Oh [B] baby, be simple, [Gb] _
_ _ be [Ab] a simple man.
Oh _ _ [B] won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Ab] if you can.
_ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Gb] God bless the simple man I [Abm] am. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [B] Get your life, _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] oh rich [Abm] man's gold.
_ _ _ All that you need, [Gb] oh, _ [Ab] is in your soul.
Oh _ _ _ _ [B] you can do this, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] every try.
Y'all caught a tour, son.
_ _ [B] All I want for you, [Gb] my son, _ [Ab] is to be _ _ satisfied.
Real loud.
[B] And be a simple _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] kind of man.
[Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh be something _
[Gb] _ you [Ab] love, love, stand.
[Ebm] _
_ [Abm] _ Oh [B] baby, be simple, _
[Gb] _ _ be [Ab] a simple man.
[Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh won't you do this [Gb] for my son, [Ab] if you can.
_ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] Oh yes I [B] will, _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ I'll be [Ab] your simple [Gb]
one.
[Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh don't you worry, _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] you'll find _ [Abm] yourself.
Follow _ [B] your heart, _
[Gb] oh, _ [Abm] nothing else. _
_ _ _ [B] Oh you can do this, [Gb] oh baby, [Ab] every try.
[Abm] Yes sir.
_ _ _ [B] All that I want for you, [Gb] my son, _ [Ab] is to be satisfied.
_ And one more thing, [B] and be a simple _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] kind of man.
_ _ _ [B] Oh be something [Gb] _
_ you [Ab] love, love, _ [Gb] stand.
_ [Abm] _ Oh [B] baby, be simple, _
[Gb] _ _ be [Ab] a simple man.
[Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] Oh won't you do this [Gb] for my child, [Ab] if you can.
I [Ebm] need to hear you loud.
[Ab] _ Baby, [B] be simple, [Gb] be a simple [Ab] kind of [Ebm] man.
[Ab] Oh _ [B] be something _
[Gb] _ _ [Abm] you love, love, stand.
[Abm] _
_ _ _ [B] Oh baby, be simple, _
[Gb] _ _ be [Ab] a simple [Ebm] man.
Yes sir.
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] Oh [B] won't you do this [Gb] for my son, _ [Eb] if [Ab] you can.
_ [Ab] _ _ Mama you know I [B] will, [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ I'll do the very best [Ebm] I can.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Again Jacksonville, God bless the simple man, God bless all of you here tonight.
We love you Jacksonville.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ Look here, our country's in a little bit of a jam every once in a while, so you guys are going to know this one.