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

        C             G                Am  (G/B)  Am
E|----------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----0----------------|
G|---------0---0-----------0--------|
D|-------2-------2-------0---0------|
A|-0h2h3---------------2-------2----|
E|-------------------3-----------3--|

[Primeira Parte]

        C             G             Am           Am7
E|----------------------------------------------------3-|
B|-----------1-----0----------------------1-----1-------|
G|---------0---0-----------0------------2---2-----2-----|
D|-------2-------2-------0---0--------2-------2-----2---|
A|-0h2h3---------------2-------2---0--------------------|
E|-------------------3-----------3----------------------|

            C      G             Am    Am7
Well, mama told me   when I was young
            C     G          Am  Am7
Said sit beside me, my only son
             C      G            Am  Am7
And listen closely    to what I say
            C               G             Am        Am7
And if you do this It will help you some sunny day
              C    G               Am    Am7
Or take your time... Don't live too fast
               C    G                Am    Am7
Troubles will come    and they will pass
               C    G                  Am     Am7/G
You'll find a woman   and you'll find love
           C                       G           Am   Am7
And don't forget that, there is a someone up above

[Refrão]

            C     G          Am
  And be a simple   kind of man
        C        G              Am
  Be a something   you love and understand
            C     G          Am
  And be a simple   kind of man
                C               G           Am
  Oh, Won't you do this for me son, If you can?

             C   G                    Am    Am7
Forget your lust    for the rich man's gold
              C       G             Am    Am7
All that you need now   is in your soul
             C           G             Am    Am7/G
And you can do this (oh baby) if you try
            C               G          Am   G/B   Am7
All that I want for you my son, is to be satis---fied

            C     G          Am
  And be a simple   kind of man
        C        G              Am
  Be a something   you love and understand
            C     G          Am
  And be a simple   kind of man
                C               G           Am
  Oh, Won't you do this for me son, If you can?

                C    G                   Am    Am7
Boy, don't you worry... you'll find yourself
            C    G             Am    Am7
Follow you heart   and nothing else
             C           G             Am    Am7/G
And you can do this (oh baby) if you try
            C               G          Am   G/B   Am7
All that I want for you my son, is to be satis---fied

            C     G          Am
  And be a simple   kind of man
                C               G           Am
  Oh, Won't you do this for me son, If you can?
            C      G      Am
  Baby be a simple   be a simple man
                C               G           Am
  Oh, Won't you do this for me son, If you can?