Simple Man chords by Robin McKelle

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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He's a man
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G 
Some would say an outlaw
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But underneath the surface
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A simple man,
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D 
doing what he can
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He goes to work
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Early in the morning up with the sun
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He's working his fingers
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to the bone.
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He's a workingman,
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doing what he can

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Verse 2

Barely gets by with a roof

over his head

Stays with his cousin and a couple

of his friends

He doesn't speak the language

that we're used to hearing

No, he's a simple man doing the best he can

Interlude 1

Who's

Verse 3
to blame
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G 
Is it the mother looking for a better life
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D 
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Or looking for a better way
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Don't we all dream
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the same
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There may be trouble
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Cause he's walking along
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a fine line
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Between freedom and
doing time
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A desperado with no crime
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Eb 
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When the stakes got high he
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D 
became a gambling man
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Nowhere to go and nothing
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left to  loose
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He took a chance hoping he would find
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He'd find a better place and he'd
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find a better time
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G 

Verse 4
Am 
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He's got faith stronger than
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D 
you'll ever know
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Take his pride but you'll never
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D 
take his soul
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You can call him an outlaw but
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D 
F 
he's just a man
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Em 
He's a simple man,
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D 
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doing the best he can

Verse 5
Am 
Yea he's got faith stronger
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than you'll ever know
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Take his pride but you can never
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never never never take his soul
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You can call him an outlaw but
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D 
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he's just a man
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Em 
Yea he's a simple man,
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C 
D 
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D 
Em 
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G 
F 
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doing the best he
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can

Verse 6
F 
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Yea he's a simple man
D 
Em 
You can call him an outlaw
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Em 
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Am 
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C 
G 
You can call him an outlaw
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Cm 
but he's just a man
Em 
Yea he's a simple man,
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C 
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D 
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doing the best he can
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D 
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G 
Doing the best he can