[Intro] C G Am (G/B) Am

C G Am (G/B) Am

C G

Am Am7

C GWell, mama told me when I was

Am Am7young

C G Am Am7Said sit beside me, my only son

C GAnd listen closely to what I

Am Am7say

C GAnd if you do this It will help

Am Am7you some sunny day

C GOr take your time... Don't live too

Am Am7 fast

C GTroubles will come and they

Am Am7will pass

C GYou'll find a woman and you'll

Am Am7/Gfind love

CAnd don't forget that, there is a

G Am Am7someone up above

[Estribillo]

C G Am And be a simple kind of man

C G Be a something you love and

Amunderstand

C G Am And be a simple kind of man

C G Oh, Won't you do this for me

Amson, If you can?

C GForget your lust for the rich

Am Am7man's gold

C GAll that you need now is in your

Am Am7 soul

C GAnd you can do this (oh baby) if

Am Am7/Gyou try

C GAll that I want for you my son, is

Am G/B Am7 to be satis---fied

C G Am And be a simple kind of man

C G Be a something you love and

Amunderstand

C G Am And be a simple kind of man

C G Oh, Won't you do this for me

Amson, If you can?

C GBoy, don't you worry... you'll

Am Am7find yourself

C G AmFollow you heart and nothing

Am7else

C GAnd you can do this (oh baby) if

Am Am7/Gyou try

C GAll that I want for you my son, is

Am G/B Am7 to be satis---fied

C G Am And be a simple kind of man

C G Oh, Won't you do this for me

Amson, If you can?

C G Am Baby be a simple be a simple man

C G Oh, Won't you do this for me

Amson, If you can?