"Simple Man"- Lynyrd Skynyrd





Simple man is, well, simple. A real 3 chord wonder. Walk up 

the the C when appropriate. 





Am      (a b)      C     G           Am  

        Well moma told me, when I was young,

                  C        G         Am 

        Come sit be side me, my only son. 

                   C     G               Am 

        And listen to me, and the words I say. 

                      C           G               Am

        And they will help you my son, some sunny day. 





        (other verse) 



        Chorus

        a b        C  G         Am 

        And be a simple kind of man, 

                   C    G                   Am 

        And be something, you love and understand, 

                C   G           Am 

        Be a simple, be a simple man, 

                  C           G              Am 

        Wont yout do this for me son, if you can,





        

The word are easy to pick out. 

        Have fun, 

                -jc harsch 







I think the (a b) means



--------

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-0-2----

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        Most of it goes as follows:





               C                           G



    --------|---------------------------|---------------------------|

    --------|---------------1-----------|---------------------------|

    --------|.-----0-----------0-----0--|--------------0------------|

    --------|.--------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----0---|

    --0--2--|---3--------3--------------|--------2-----------2------|

    --------|---------------------------|--3--------3---------------|







               Am7



            |---------------------------|--------------3------------|

            |---------------1-----------|-----------------1---------|

            |------2-----------2-----2--|-----2--------------------.|

            |---------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------------.|

            |---0--------0--------------|--0--------0--------0--2---|

            |---------------------------|---------------------------|





        If I remember it correctly, the chorus and bridge are:





               C                      G



    --------|-----------------------|------------------------|

    --------|-----------------------|------------------------|

    --------|.--5-------------------|------------------------|

    --------|.--5-------------------|--5---------------------|

    --0--2--|---3-----3-/-5-\-3--0--|--5------3-/-5-\-3------|

    --------|-----------------------|--3-----------------3---|





               Am7



            |-----------------------|-----------------|

            |-----------------------|-----------------|

            |-----------------------|----------------.|

            |--7--------------------|--7-------------.|

            |--7--------------------|--7-------0--2---|

            |--5--------0--3--0--3--|--5--------------|