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

B F# Am (G/B) Am

B F#

G#m G#m7

B F#Well, mama told me when I was

G#m G#m7young

B F# G#m G#m7Said sit beside me, my only son

B F#And listen closely to what I

G#m G#m7say

B F#And if you do this It will help

G#m G#m7you some sunny day

B F#Or take your time... Don't live too

G#m G#m7 fast

B F#Troubles will come and they

G#m G#m7will pass

B F#You'll find a woman and you'll

G#m G#m7/F#find love

BAnd don't forget that, there is a

F# G#m G#m7someone up above

[Estribillo]

B F# G#m And be a simple kind of man

B F# Be a something you love and

G#munderstand

B F# G#m And be a simple kind of man

B F# Oh, Won't you do this for me

G#mson, If you can?

B F#Forget your lust for the rich

G#m G#m7man's gold

B F#All that you need now is in your

G#m G#m7 soul

B F#And you can do this (oh baby) if

G#m G#m7/F#you try

B F#All that I want for you my son, is

G#m F#/A# G#m7 to be satis---fied

B F# G#m And be a simple kind of man

B F# Be a something you love and

G#munderstand

B F# G#m And be a simple kind of man

B F# Oh, Won't you do this for me

G#mson, If you can?

B F#Boy, don't you worry... you'll

G#m G#m7find yourself

B F# G#mFollow you heart and nothing

G#m7else

B F#And you can do this (oh baby) if

G#m G#m7/F#you try

B F#All that I want for you my son, is

G#m F#/A# G#m7 to be satis---fied

B F# G#m And be a simple kind of man

B F# Oh, Won't you do this for me

G#mson, If you can?

B F# G#m Baby be a simple be a simple man

B F# Oh, Won't you do this for me

G#mson, If you can?