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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man: chords

Intro: B  F#  G#m  G#m  -  x4

      B     F#           G#m  G#m7
Mama told me when I was young
            B     F#         G#m  G#m7
Come sit beside me, my only son
             B    F#         G#m  G#m7
And listen closely to what I say
            B
And if you do this
       F#            G#m           G#m7
It'll help you some sunny day. Oh Yeah!

B  F#  G#m  G#m7
B  F#  G#m  G#m

               B   F#           G#m    G#m7
Oh, take your time, don't live too fast
               B  F#              G#m  G#m7
Troubles will come and they will pass
               B         F#            G#m     G#m7
You'll find a woman, yeah, and you'll find love
              B                  F#       G#m   G#m
And don't forget, son, there is someone up above

Chorus:
          B     F#        G#m F# G#m
And be a simple, kind of man.
       B       F#                 G#m  F# G#m
Oh be something, you love and understand.
           B    F#         G#m F# G#m
Baby be a simple, kind of man.
               B              F#
Oh, won't you do this for me son,
        G#m F# G#m
If you can?

B  F#  G#m  G#m7

             B  F#             G#m     G#m7
Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
              B  F#           G#m    G#m7
All that you need is in your soul
             B            F#           G#m   G#m7
And you can do this, oh, baby, if you try
            B                F#        G#m       G#m
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied

Chorus:
          B     F#        G#m F# G#m
And be a simple, kind of man.
        B       F#                G#m  F# G#m
Oh, be something you love and understand
            B    F#         G#m F# G#m
Baby, be a simple kind of man
               B               F#
Oh, won't you do this for me, son,
        G#m F# G#m
If you can?        Oh, yes, I will

B  F#  G#m  G#m

                B   F#                G#m   G#m7
Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourself
             B   F#           G#m   G#m7
Follow your heart and nothing else
             B            F#           G#m   G#m7
And you can do this, oh, baby, if you try
            B                F#           G#m   G#m7
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied

Chorus:
          B    F#        G#m F# G#m
And be a simple kind of man
        B       F#                G#m  F# G#m
Oh, be something you love and understand
            B    F#        G#m F# G#m
Baby, be a simple kind of man
               B               F#
Oh, won't you do this for me, son,
        G#m F# G#m
If you can?

            B    F#             G#m F# G#m
Baby, be a simple, be a simple man
        B       F#                 G#m F# G#m
Oh, be something you love and understand
            B    F#        G#m F# G#m
Baby, be a simple kind of man

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