Chords for The Stray Birds - "Simple Man"
Tempo:
127.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [F#m]
[G]
[C]
I
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [C] drag my plow from [F] field to field and [C] my back [G] is nearly [C] broken but in my mind I've
been doing something right.
Still my deeds
[G] seem to go [C] unspoken.
[G] I am [Am] a simple [C] man.
I [Am] don't ask for nothing.
Don't
reach [G] out for your [C] hand.
Let me [G] die on [C] my land.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[C]
My [F] father died [C] when I was [F] still young
[C] and I had [D] [G] to find a life [C] all my own.
I was sleeping in [F] the woods.
[C] I've been living on
bread [F] crumb.
[C] Make a boy feel [G] so God-awful [C] alone.
[G] And I [Am] am a simple [C] man.
I [Am] don't ask
for nothing.
Don't reach out [G] for your hand.
Let me die on my land.
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Am]
[C] [A]
[C]
[A] [C] Well my mule has [F] gone
lame [C] and my work, my work [F] is slow.
[C] These times [G] they can bring me a little [C] sorrow.
Got no
food [F] on my table.
[C] No wood [F] in my [C] fire and I pray some [G] nights I don't wake [C] up tomorrow.
[G] Well [Am] I can't feed my children [C] anymore.
Now [Am] I hear death knocking around [C] my door.
Let
me [G] die and grieve no more.
I am [Am] a simple [G] man.
I [Am] don't ask for nothing.
Don't reach out [C] for
your hand.
Let [G] me die on my [C] land.
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[N]
[G]
[C]
I
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [C] drag my plow from [F] field to field and [C] my back [G] is nearly [C] broken but in my mind I've
been doing something right.
Still my deeds
[G] seem to go [C] unspoken.
[G] I am [Am] a simple [C] man.
I [Am] don't ask for nothing.
Don't
reach [G] out for your [C] hand.
Let me [G] die on [C] my land.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[C]
My [F] father died [C] when I was [F] still young
[C] and I had [D] [G] to find a life [C] all my own.
I was sleeping in [F] the woods.
[C] I've been living on
bread [F] crumb.
[C] Make a boy feel [G] so God-awful [C] alone.
[G] And I [Am] am a simple [C] man.
I [Am] don't ask
for nothing.
Don't reach out [G] for your hand.
Let me die on my land.
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Am]
[C] [A]
[C]
[A] [C] Well my mule has [F] gone
lame [C] and my work, my work [F] is slow.
[C] These times [G] they can bring me a little [C] sorrow.
Got no
food [F] on my table.
[C] No wood [F] in my [C] fire and I pray some [G] nights I don't wake [C] up tomorrow.
[G] Well [Am] I can't feed my children [C] anymore.
Now [Am] I hear death knocking around [C] my door.
Let
me [G] die and grieve no more.
I am [Am] a simple [G] man.
I [Am] don't ask for nothing.
Don't reach out [C] for
your hand.
Let [G] me die on my [C] land.
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[N]
Key:
C
G
F
Am
A
C
G
F
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [C] drag _ my plow from _ [F] field to field and [C] my back _ [G] is nearly [C] broken _ _ _ _ but in my mind _ I've
been doing something right.
Still my deeds _
_ [G] seem to go [C] _ unspoken. _
[G] I am [Am] a _ _ _ _ simple [C] man. _ _ _
I [Am] don't ask for nothing.
Don't
reach [G] out for your [C] hand.
Let me [G] die on [C] my land. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ My _ [F] father died [C] when I was [F] still young
[C] and I had [D] _ [G] to find a life [C] all my own.
_ _ I was sleeping in [F] the woods.
[C] I've been living on
bread [F] crumb.
_ [C] Make a boy feel [G] so God-awful [C] alone. _ _
[G] And I [Am] am a _ _ _ _ simple [C] man. _ _ _
I [Am] don't ask
for nothing.
Don't reach out [G] for your hand.
Let me die on my land.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C] Well my mule has [F] gone
lame [C] and my work, my work [F] is slow.
[C] These times [G] they can bring me a little [C] sorrow. _
_ _ Got no
food [F] on my table.
[C] No wood [F] in my [C] fire and I pray some [G] nights I don't wake [C] up tomorrow.
_ [G] _ Well [Am] I can't feed my children _ [C] anymore.
_ _ _ _ Now [Am] I hear death knocking around [C] my door.
Let
me [G] die and grieve no more. _
I am [Am] a _ _ _ _ simple [G] man. _ _ _
I [Am] don't ask for nothing.
Don't reach out [C] for
your hand.
Let [G] me die on my [C] land.
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [C] drag _ my plow from _ [F] field to field and [C] my back _ [G] is nearly [C] broken _ _ _ _ but in my mind _ I've
been doing something right.
Still my deeds _
_ [G] seem to go [C] _ unspoken. _
[G] I am [Am] a _ _ _ _ simple [C] man. _ _ _
I [Am] don't ask for nothing.
Don't
reach [G] out for your [C] hand.
Let me [G] die on [C] my land. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ My _ [F] father died [C] when I was [F] still young
[C] and I had [D] _ [G] to find a life [C] all my own.
_ _ I was sleeping in [F] the woods.
[C] I've been living on
bread [F] crumb.
_ [C] Make a boy feel [G] so God-awful [C] alone. _ _
[G] And I [Am] am a _ _ _ _ simple [C] man. _ _ _
I [Am] don't ask
for nothing.
Don't reach out [G] for your hand.
Let me die on my land.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C] Well my mule has [F] gone
lame [C] and my work, my work [F] is slow.
[C] These times [G] they can bring me a little [C] sorrow. _
_ _ Got no
food [F] on my table.
[C] No wood [F] in my [C] fire and I pray some [G] nights I don't wake [C] up tomorrow.
_ [G] _ Well [Am] I can't feed my children _ [C] anymore.
_ _ _ _ Now [Am] I hear death knocking around [C] my door.
Let
me [G] die and grieve no more. _
I am [Am] a _ _ _ _ simple [G] man. _ _ _
I [Am] don't ask for nothing.
Don't reach out [C] for
your hand.
Let [G] me die on my [C] land.
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _