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

F# C# Am (G/B) Am

F# C#

D#m D#m7

F# C#Well, mama told me when I was

D#m D#m7young

F# C# D#m D#m7Said sit beside me, my only son

F# C#And listen closely to what I

D#m D#m7say

F# C#And if you do this It will help

D#m D#m7you some sunny day

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

D#m D#m7 fast

F# C#Troubles will come and they

D#m D#m7will pass

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

D#m D#m7/C#find love

F#And don't forget that, there is a

C# D#m D#m7someone up above

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F# C# D#m And be a simple kind of man

F# C# Be a something you love and

D#munderstand

F# C# D#m And be a simple kind of man

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

D#mson, If you can?

F# C#Forget your lust for the rich

D#m D#m7man's gold

F# C#All that you need now is in your

D#m D#m7 soul

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

D#m D#m7/C#you try

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

D#m C#/F D#m7 to be satis---fied

F# C# D#m And be a simple kind of man

F# C# Be a something you love and

D#munderstand

F# C# D#m And be a simple kind of man

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

D#mson, If you can?

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

D#m D#m7find yourself

F# C# D#mFollow you heart and nothing

D#m7else

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

D#m D#m7/C#you try

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

D#m C#/F D#m7 to be satis---fied

F# C# D#m And be a simple kind of man

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

D#mson, If you can?

F# C# D#m Baby be a simple be a simple man

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

D#mson, If you can?