Simple Man chords by Ricky Van Shelton

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
D MajorD D7D7 D7 D7D7


Verse:
D MajorD              D MajorD
I don't know why you want to start with me
D MajorD             D MajorD
I ain't n-n-nothing far as I can see
    A7A7
And I'm worn out from working too hard
A7A7            D MajorD    D MajorD
Why don't you give me a break?
D7D7               D MajorD
I know that lately things ain't been so good
D MajorD              D MajorD
I'll make it up just like I told you I would
  A7A7
But I'm tired and I want to sit down
  A7A7      D7D7
To ease this old backache

Chorus:
D7D7              G+G
You say you're having trouble figuring me
G7G7             D MajorD
I don't believe I'm such a mystery
D MajorD             A7A7
Mmm baby, what you get is what you see
A7A7         D MajorD
I am a simple man
D7D7         G+G
I want a job and a piece of land
G7G7         D MajorD
Three squares in my frying pan
D MajorD              A7A7
Don't seem so hard for me to understand
A7A7         D MajorD  D7D7
I am a simple man


Verse:
D MajorD                D MajorD
You say we've got some things to talk about
D MajorD             D MajorD
A augmentedA lot of problems that we need to work out
    A7A7
But we just wind up fighting
A augmentedA             D MajorD  D7D7
Why don't you give it a rest?
D MajorD              D MajorD
I don't know what else I can say to you
D MajorD           D MajorD
I'm doing everything I know to do
   A7A7
And I can't give you anything more
A7A7         D MajorD
When I'm giving my best

Chorus:
D MajorD               G+G
You say you're having trouble figuring me
G7G7             D MajorD
I don't believe I'm such a mystery
D MajorD             A7A7
Mmm baby, what you get is what you see
A7A7        D7D7
I am a simple man
D7D7         G+G
I want a job and a piece of land
G7G7         D MajorD
Three squares in my frying pan
D MajorD              A7A7
Don't seem so hard for me to understand
A7A7
I am a simple man


Solo:
D MajorD D7D7 G7G7 G7
D7D7 D MajorD A7A7 A7 D MajorD


Chorus:
D7D7          G+G
I want a place I can lay my head
G+G        DmDm
Soft woman and a warm bed
D MajorD         A7A7
A augmentedA little time off before I'm dead
A augmentedA           D MajorD
I am just a simple man
D MajorD               G+G
You say you're having trouble figuring me
G7G7             D MajorD
I don't believe I'm such a mystery
D MajorD             A augmentedA
Mmm baby, what you get is what you see
A7A7        D MajorD
I am a simple man
D7D7         G+G
I want a job and a piece of land
   G+G       D MajorD
Three squares in my frying pan
D MajorD              A7A7
Don't seem so hard for me to understand
A augmentedA
I am a simple man