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