E|----------0----------------3-----------0--------0--------0-----|
B|--------1---1------------x---0--------1-1------1-1-------1-----|
G|-------0------0--------0-------0-----2---2----2---2------0-----|
D|------2---------1----0----------0---2-----2--2-----------2-----|
A|0-2-3---------------2-------------0--------0-------0-2-3-3-----|
E|------------------3--------------------------------------------|
      C             G               Am
THE WHOLE SONG COULD BE PLAYED WITH
THIS PATTERN. BUT, I USE CHORDS WHEN THE SINGING STARTS.
LETTING THE BASS NOTE RING THROUGHOUT ON THE C AND G CHORDS.
I'VE PUT THE CHORDS OVER THE WORDS AS A GENERAL GUIDE.

 C                  G
MAMA TOLD ME WHEN I WAS YOUNG
           AM            C
COME SIT BESIDE ME MY ONLY SON
           G                 AM
AND LISTEN CLOSELY TO WHAT I SAY
    C               G
AND IF YOU DO THIS IT WILL HELP YOU
                                          AM
SOME SUNNY DAY
          C    G              AM
TAKE YOUR TIME DON'T LIVE TOO FAST
              C        G         AM
TROUBLES WILL COME AND THEY WILL PASS
          C     G              AM
GO FIND A WOMAN AND YOU'LL FIND LOVE
        C               G       AM
AND DON'T FORGET SON THERE IS SOMEONE UP ABOVE
(TAKE A LITTLE RIDE WITH THE SAME 3 CHORDS
 BETWEEN THE VERSES AND THE CHORUS)

(CHORUS)
AND BE A SIMPLE KIND OF MAN

BE SOMEHTING YOU'LL LOVE AND UNDERSTAND

OH BABY BE A SIMPLE KIND OF MAN

WON'T YOU DO THIS FOR ME SON

IF YOU CAN



FORGET YOUR LUST FOR THE RICH MAN'S GOLD

ALL THAT YOU NEED IS IN YOU SOUL

AND YOU CAN DO THIS IF YOU TRY

ALL THAT I WANT FOR YOU MY SON 

IS TO BE SATISFIED


(REPEAT CHORUS)


BOY DON'T YOU WORRY 

YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF

FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND NOTHING ELSE

AND YOU CAN DO THIS IF YOU TRY

ALL THAT I WANT FOR YOU MY SON

IS TO BE SATISFIED


(END CHORUS)

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