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

E B Am (G/B) Am

E B

C#m C#m7

E BWell, mama told me when I was

C#m C#m7young

E B C#m C#m7Said sit beside me, my only son

E BAnd listen closely to what I

C#m C#m7say

E BAnd if you do this It will help

C#m C#m7you some sunny day

E BOr take your time... Don't live too

C#m C#m7 fast

E BTroubles will come and they

C#m C#m7will pass

E BYou'll find a woman and you'll

C#m C#m7/Bfind love

EAnd don't forget that, there is a

B C#m C#m7someone up above

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E B C#m And be a simple kind of man

E B Be a something you love and

C#munderstand

E B C#m And be a simple kind of man

E B Oh, Won't you do this for me

C#mson, If you can?

E BForget your lust for the rich

C#m C#m7man's gold

E BAll that you need now is in your

C#m C#m7 soul

E BAnd you can do this (oh baby) if

C#m C#m7/Byou try

E BAll that I want for you my son, is

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

E B C#m And be a simple kind of man

E B Be a something you love and

C#munderstand

E B C#m And be a simple kind of man

E B Oh, Won't you do this for me

C#mson, If you can?

E BBoy, don't you worry... you'll

C#m C#m7find yourself

E B C#mFollow you heart and nothing

C#m7else

E BAnd you can do this (oh baby) if

C#m C#m7/Byou try

E BAll that I want for you my son, is

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

E B C#m And be a simple kind of man

E B Oh, Won't you do this for me

C#mson, If you can?

E B C#m Baby be a simple be a simple man

E B Oh, Won't you do this for me

C#mson, If you can?