I Am A Simple Man — Ricky Van Shelton
Chords and lyrics for I Am A Simple Man by Ricky Van Shelton (key of D).
Intro
[D] [D7] [D7] [D7]
Verse
[D]I don't know why you want to [D]start with me
[D]I ain't n-n-nothing far as [D]I can see
And I'm [A7]worn out from working too hard
[A7]Why don't you give me a [D]break?[D]
[D7]I know that lately things ain't [D]been so good
[D]I'll make it up just like I [D]told you I would
But [A7]I'm tired and I want to sit down
To [A7]ease this old [D7]backache
Chorus
[D7]You say you're having trouble [G]figuring me
[G7]I don't believe I'm such a [D]mystery
[D]Mmm baby, what you get is [A7]what you see
[A7]I am a simple man[D]
[D7]I want a job and a [G]piece of land
[G7]Three squares in my [D]frying pan
[D]Don't seem so hard for me to [A7]understand
[A7]I am a simple [D]man[D7]
Verse
[D]You say we've got some things to [D]talk about
[D]A lot of problems that we [D]need to work out
But we [A7]just wind up fighting
[A]Why don't you give it a [D]rest?[D7]
[D]I don't know what else I can [D]say to you
[D]I'm doing everything I [D]know to do
And I [A7]can't give you anything more
[A7]When I'm giving my [D]best
Chorus
[D]You say you're having trouble [G]figuring me
[G7]I don't believe I'm such a [D]mystery
[D]Mmm baby, what you get is [A7]what you see
[A7]I am a simple man[D7]
[D7]I want a job and a [G]piece of land
[G7]Three squares in my [D]frying pan
[D]Don't seem so hard for me to [A7]understand
[A7]I am a simple man
Solo
[D] [D7] [G7] [G7]
[D7] [D] [A7] [A7] [D]
Chorus
[D7]I want a place I can [G]lay my head
[G]Soft woman and a [Dm]warm bed
[D]A little time off [A7]before I'm dead
[A]I am just a simple man[D]
[D]You say you're having trouble [G]figuring me
[G7]I don't believe I'm such a [D]mystery
[D]Mmm baby, what you get is [A]what you see
[A7]I am a simple man[D]
[D7]I want a job and a [G]piece of land
Three [G]squares in my [D]frying pan
[D]Don't seem so hard for me to [A7]understand
[A]I am a simple man
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