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

F C Am (G/B) Am

F C

Dm Dm7

F CWell, mama told me when I was

Dm Dm7young

F C Dm Dm7Said sit beside me, my only son

F CAnd listen closely to what I

Dm Dm7say

F CAnd if you do this It will help

Dm Dm7you some sunny day

F COr take your time... Don't live too

Dm Dm7 fast

F CTroubles will come and they

Dm Dm7will pass

F CYou'll find a woman and you'll

Dm Dm7/Cfind love

FAnd don't forget that, there is a

C Dm Dm7someone up above

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F C Dm And be a simple kind of man

F C Be a something you love and

Dmunderstand

F C Dm And be a simple kind of man

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

Dmson, If you can?

F CForget your lust for the rich

Dm Dm7man's gold

F CAll that you need now is in your

Dm Dm7 soul

F CAnd you can do this (oh baby) if

Dm Dm7/Cyou try

F CAll that I want for you my son, is

Dm C/E Dm7 to be satis---fied

F C Dm And be a simple kind of man

F C Be a something you love and

Dmunderstand

F C Dm And be a simple kind of man

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

Dmson, If you can?

F CBoy, don't you worry... you'll

Dm Dm7find yourself

F C DmFollow you heart and nothing

Dm7else

F CAnd you can do this (oh baby) if

Dm Dm7/Cyou try

F CAll that I want for you my son, is

Dm C/E Dm7 to be satis---fied

F C Dm And be a simple kind of man

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

Dmson, If you can?

F C Dm Baby be a simple be a simple man

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

Dmson, If you can?