Simple Man chords by Oliver Anthony Music

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

Simple Man by Oliver Anthony

(accompanied by Shinedown & Papa Roach)

Live version

Tuning: Standard

Key C# minorC#m


🎸 Intro:

G minorGm C majorC G minorGm C majorC

🎸 Verse 1:
G minorGm       C majorC    G minorGm
Mama told me when I was young
     C majorC              G minorGm
"Come sit beside me, oh baby, my only son
      G minorGm   C majorC     G minorGm
And listen closely to what I say
      C majorC   C majorC             G minorGm
And if you Do this it'll help you some sunny day"

🎸 Bridge:
G minorGm C majorC C majorC

🎸 Verse 2:
        C majorC   C majorC       G minorGm
"Oh, take your time, don't live too fast
       C majorC  C majorC       G minorGm
Troubles will come and they will pass
       C majorC  C majorC        G minorGm
You'll find a woman and you'll find love
     C majorC          C majorC            G minorGm
And don't forget that, dearest son, there is someone up above"

🎸 Chorus:
     C majorC   C majorC    G minorGm
"And be a simple kind of man
  C majorC    C majorC         G minorGm
Be something you love and understand
      C majorC   C majorC    G minorGm
Baby, be a simple kind of man
       C majorC        C majorC      G minorGm
Oh, won't you Do this for me, son, if you can"

🎸 Verse 3:
       C majorC  C majorC          G minorGm
"Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
       C majorC  C majorC      G minorGm
All that you need now is in your soul
      C majorC      C majorC      G minorGm
And you can Do this, oh baby, if you try
     C majorC         C majorC         G minorGm
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied"

🎸 Chorus:
     C majorC   C majorC    G minorGm
"And be a simple kind of man
    C majorC    C majorC         G minorGm
And be something you love and understand
     C majorC   C majorC    G minorGm
And be a simple kind of man
       C majorC        C majorC      G minorGm
Oh, won't you Do this for me, son, if you can"

🎸 Verse 4:
        C majorC   C majorC        G minorGm
"Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourself
      C majorC  C majorC      G minorGm
Follow your heart and nothing else
      C majorC      C majorC      G minorGm
And you can Do this, oh baby, if you try
      C majorC        C majorC         G minorGm
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied"

🎸 Chorus:
     C majorC   C majorC    G minorGm
"And be a simple kind of man
    C majorC    C majorC         G minorGm
Oh, be something you love and understand
      C majorC   C majorC    G minorGm
Baby, be a simple kind of man
       C majorC        C majorC      G minorGm
Oh, won't you Do this for me, son, if you can?

🎸 Outro:
      C majorC   C majorC    G minorGm
"Baby, be a simple kind of man
     C majorC   C majorC      G minorGm
Oh, won't you Do this for me now?
G minorGm  N.C.
Oh (make sure you Do it for the daughter's too)
G minorGm
Man