Simple Man (Live) Chords
Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Gb
B
Abm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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_ _ _ [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.
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[Gb] _ _ I'll [Ab] be your simple [Ebm] man.
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[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.
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_ _ 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.
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_ [Ab] _ Oh, [B] won't you do this [Gb] for me, son, [Ab] if you can.
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[Gb] God bless the simple man I [Abm] am. _ _
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_ _ _ [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.
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_ [Ab] _ [B] Oh, won't you do this [Gb] for me, son, [Ab] if you can.
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[Ab] Oh, yes I will.
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[Gb] _ _ _ I'll be [Ab] your son.
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_ [Ab] _ Oh, [B] don't you worry.
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_ _ _ [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.
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_ 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. _
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_ _ _ [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.
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_ [Ab] _ Oh, [B] won't you do this [Gb] for me, son, [Ab] if you can.
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[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.
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_ [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.
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_ [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.
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_ Again, Jacksonville, God bless you, simple man.
God bless all of you here tonight.
We love you, Jacksonville. _
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_ _ _ _ [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. _