Chords for Simple Man (Live At Fox Theatre, Atlanta, 1976)

This is a song that's very dear to me.
It's a song about what my grandma [G] told me.
So we thought we'd put it on this album, okay?
Hope you like it.
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[Am] _ _ _ [C] Mama told me [G] when [Am] I was young,
_ [Bm] my only son.
Sit beside [G] me, my [Am] only son.
[C] Listen closely [G] to what [Am] I say.
[C] And if you do [G] this,
it'll help you [A] some [Am] sunny day.
Ah [C] yeah.
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Be a simple man.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] Oh take your time.
[G] _ [Am] Don't live too fast.
[C] The bus will [G] come.
Mm.
[Am] And they will pass.
_ [C] We'll find a woman.
[G] Oh baby.
[A] You'll find [Am] love.
_ [C] Don't forget son.
[G] There is someone [A]
other.
[Am] _ [C] Be a simple [G] _ [A] kind of man.
Yeah.
[Am] _ [C] Oh be something.
[G] You [A] love and understand.
_ [C] Baby be a simple, [G] _ [A] be a simple man.
[Am] _ [C] Oh won't you do this [G] for a sign [A] if you can.
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_ _ [C] Forget your lies.
[G] _ [Am] Where the rich man's gone.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] Oh [A] lord is in your soul.
[Am] _ [C] You can do this.
[G] Oh baby.
[Am] If you try.
Oh [C] that I want for you my [G] son.
To [Am] be satisfied.
And [C] be a simple _ [G] _ [A] kind of man.
[C] Be something.
[G] You love and [A]
understand.
[Am] Baby [C] be a simple, _ [G] be a [A] simple man.
_ _ [C] Oh won't you do this [G] for a sign [A] if you can.
_ Oh yes I [C] will.
_ [G] _ [A] I will be a simple man.
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_ Yeah.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] Well don't you worry.
[G] _ [Am] You'll find yourself.
_ [C] I love your heart.
[G] _ [Am] Lord and nothing else.
_ [C] You can do this.
[G] Oh baby.
[Am] If you try.
_ [C] Oh that I want for you [G] my son.
[A] To be satisfied.
One more thing.
[C] Be a simple [G] _ [Am] kind of man.
[A] _ [C] Be something.
[G] You [Am] love and [A] understand.
[C] Baby be a simple, [G] be [A] a simple man.
_ [Am] _ [C] Oh won't you do this [G] for a sign [A] if you can.
_ [C] Baby be a simple, [G] sure I'll be [A] a simple man.
_ _ [C] Oh be something [G] child.
You love [Am] and understand.
[A] Baby [C] be a simple, [G] be a [Am] simple man.
_ [A] Lord [C] won't you do this [G] for a sign [Am] if you can.
[A] _ [C] Yeah.
_ [G] Oh [A] mama I will [Am] be a simple man.
[C] Won't you know.
[G] Won't you know.
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[Am] Lord I'm doing this for a sign if you can.
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