Simple Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[E]I ain't nothin' but a simple man
They [D]call me a redneck I reckon that I am
But there's [A]things going on
That make me mad down to the [E]core.
I have to work like a dog to make ends meet
There's [D]crooked politicians
and crime in the street
And I'm [A]madder'n hell
and I ain't gonna take it no [E]more

[Verse 2]
We [E]tell our kids to just say no
Then some [D]panty waist judge
lets a drug dealer go
[A]Slaps him on the wrist
and then he turns him back out on the [E]town.
Now if I had my way with people sellin' dope
I'd take a [D]big tall tree
and a short piece of rope
I'd [A]hang 'em up high
and let 'em swing 'til the sun goes [E]down

[Chorus 1]
Well, you [D]know what's wrong
with the world today
[E]People done gone and put their Bibles away
They're [D]living by the law of the [A]jungle,
not the law of the [E]land
The [D]Good Book says it
so I know it's the truth
An [E]eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you go
and re[D]member where you been
[A]That's the way I see it,
I'm a simple [E]man

[Verse 3]
Now [E]I'm the kinda man
that'd not harm a mouse
But if I [D]catch somebody
breakin in my house
I've got a [A]twelve gauge shotgun
waiting on the other [E]side
So don't go pushing me against my will
I don't [D]want to have to fight you
but I dern sure will
If you [A]don't want trouble
then you'd better just pass me on [E]by

[Verse 4]
As [E]far as I'm concerned
there ain't no excuse
For the [D]raping and the killing
and the child abuse
And [A]I've got a way
to put an end to all that [E]mess
You just take them rascals
out in the swamp
[D]Put 'em on their knees
and tie 'em to a stump
Let the [A]rattlers and the bugs
and the alligators do the [E]rest

[Chorus 2]
You [D]know what's wrong
with the world today
[E]People done gone and put their Bibles away
They're [D]living by the law of the [A]jungle,
not the law of the [E]land
The [D]Good Book says it
so I know it's the truth
An [E]eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you go
and re[D]member where you been
[A]That's the way I see it,
I'm a simple [E]man
Watch where you go
and re[D]member where you been
[A]That's the way I see it,

[Outro 1]
I'm a simple man
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