Chords for The Charlie Daniels Band - Simple Man (Official Video)

Tempo:
79.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

A

Em

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Charlie Daniels Band - Simple Man (Official Video) chords
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[C#m] [E]
[B] [F#] [E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E]
I ain't nothing but a simple [D] man
They call me a [A] redneck, a wreckin' that I am
But this thing's goin' on, get me mad down [E] to the core
I have to work like a dog to make ends [D] meet
There's crooked [A] politicians and crime in the street
And I'm madder than hell and I ain't a-gonna [E] take it no more
Well, our kids just say no
And then [D] some panty-waist judge lets a drug dealer [A] go
Slaps him on the wrist and he turns him back [E] out on the town
Well, if I had my way with people sellin' [D] dope
I'd take a big tall tree and a short piece of [A] rope
I'd hang a book behind and let it swing till the [E] sun goes down
[D] Well, you know what's wrong with the world [E] today
People done gone put their Bibles [D] away
They're livin' by [A] the law of the jungle, not the [E] law of the land
[D] Well, the good books say it, so I know it's the [E] truth
I pour an eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where [D] you're goin' and remember where [A] you've been
That's the way I see it, I'm a simple [E] man
Now, I'm the kind of man who wouldn't harm a mouse
[D] But if I catch somebody breakin' in my house
[A] I got a 12-gauge shotgun waitin' on the [E] other [Em] side
[E] So don't go pushin' me against my will
[D] I don't wanna have to fight you for the darn show [A] wheel
If you don't want trouble, then you better just [E] pass me on by
As [Em] [E] far as I'm concerned, there ain't no excuse
[D] For the rapin' and the killin' and the child [A] abuse
I got a way to put an end to [E] all that mess
You just take them rascals out in the [D] swamp
I'll put them on their knees and tie them to a [A] stump
Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators [E] do the rest
[D] Well, you know what's wrong with the world
And [E]
people done gone put their Bibles [D] away
They're livin' by [A] the law of the jungle, not [E] the law of the land
[D] Well, the good books say it, so I know it's the [E] truth
I pour an eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you're [D] goin' and remember where you've [A] been
That's the way I see it, I'm a [E] simple man
Watch where you're goin' [D] and remember where you've been
[A] That's the way I see it, I'm a simple [F#m] [Em] man
[E]
[D]
[N] [E]
[Dm] [C]
Well, [D] [A#] [A] [D]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
[D] the devil went down to Georgia and he was lookin' for a soul to steal
He was in a bind, cause he was way [F] behind, he was
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
Dm
2311
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
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To start learning The Charlie Daniels Band - (Album Version) Simple Man chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, A, E, D, E, Em and E in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 39 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 80. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I ain't nothing but a simple [D] man
They call me a [A] redneck, a wreckin' that I am
But this thing's goin' on, get me mad down [E] to the core
I have to work like a dog to make ends [D] meet
There's crooked [A] politicians and crime in the street
And I'm madder than hell and I ain't a-gonna [E] take it no more
_ Well, our kids just say no
And then [D] some panty-waist judge lets a drug dealer [A] go
Slaps him on the wrist and he turns him back [E] out on the town
Well, if I had my way with people sellin' [D] dope
I'd take a big tall tree and a short piece of [A] rope
I'd hang a book behind and let it swing till the [E] sun goes down
[D] Well, you know what's wrong with the world [E] today
People done gone put their Bibles [D] away
They're livin' by [A] the law of the jungle, not the [E] law of the land
_ [D] Well, the good books say it, so I know it's the [E] truth
I pour an eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where [D] you're goin' and remember where [A] you've been
That's the way I see it, I'm a simple [E] man
_ _ Now, _ _ I'm the kind of man who wouldn't harm a mouse
[D] But if I catch somebody breakin' in my house
[A] I got a 12-gauge shotgun waitin' on the [E] other [Em] side
[E] _ So don't go pushin' me against my will
[D] I don't wanna have to fight you for the darn show [A] wheel
If you don't want trouble, then you better just [E] pass me on by
As [Em] _ [E] far as I'm concerned, there ain't no excuse
[D] For the rapin' and the killin' and the child [A] abuse
I got a way to put an end to [E] all that mess
You just take them rascals out in the [D] swamp
I'll put them on their knees and tie them to a [A] stump
Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators [E] do the rest
_ [D] Well, you know what's wrong with the world
And [E]
people done gone put their Bibles [D] away
They're livin' by [A] the law of the jungle, not [E] the law of the land
_ [D] Well, the good books say it, so I know it's the [E] truth
I pour an eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you're [D] goin' and remember where you've [A] been
That's the way I see it, I'm a [E] simple man
_ _ Watch where you're goin' [D] and remember where you've been
[A] That's the way I see it, I'm a simple [F#m] [Em] man
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C]
Well, [D] _ [A#] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] the devil went down to Georgia and he was lookin' for a soul to steal
He was in a bind, cause he was way [F] behind, he was

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