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

C# G# Am (G/B) Am

C# G#

A#m A#m7

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

A#m A#m7young

C# G# A#m A#m7Said sit beside me, my only son

C# G#And listen closely to what I

A#m A#m7say

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

A#m A#m7you some sunny day

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

A#m A#m7 fast

C# G#Troubles will come and they

A#m A#m7will pass

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

A#m A#m7/G#find love

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

G# A#m A#m7someone up above

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C# G# A#m And be a simple kind of man

C# G# Be a something you love and

A#munderstand

C# G# A#m And be a simple kind of man

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

A#mson, If you can?

C# G#Forget your lust for the rich

A#m A#m7man's gold

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

A#m A#m7 soul

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

A#m A#m7/G#you try

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

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

C# G# A#m And be a simple kind of man

C# G# Be a something you love and

A#munderstand

C# G# A#m And be a simple kind of man

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

A#mson, If you can?

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

A#m A#m7find yourself

C# G# A#mFollow you heart and nothing

A#m7else

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

A#m A#m7/G#you try

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

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

C# G# A#m And be a simple kind of man

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

A#mson, If you can?

C# G# A#m Baby be a simple be a simple man

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

A#mson, If you can?