Key center is Am... look at it from that point of view. It's a minor one chord. Move to C which is the flat III chord. Then the G would be the flat seven chord. The minor scale obviously is the same scale as C major but rather than memorize chord progressions from a minor scale point of view, I like to look at it from the point of view of a major scale with a flat 3 and flat 7 because key centers in many songs change often... and you can't redo roman numerals back and forth in the middle of a song when the key center changes.
So here we have the repeating progression i - bIII - bVII - i. That's sweet. Take it into any key you want that way and it'll work fine.
Simple Man
By: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tabbed by: Benney60 Tuning: E standard Intro: C , G , Am , Am7 C G Am Am7 Mama told me when I was young C G Am Am7 Come sit beside me, my only son C G Am Am7 And listen closely to what I say C And if you do this G Am Am7 It'll help you some sunny day. Oh Yah! Fill: C , G , Am , Am7 C G Am Am7 Oh, take your time... Don't live too fast, C G Am Am7 Troubles will come and they will pass. C G Am Am7 You'll find a woman, yea yea, you'll find love, C And don't forget son, G Am There is someone up above. C G Am Am7 And be a simple, kind of man. C G Am Am7 Oh be something, you love and understand. C G Am Am7 Baby be a simple, kind of man. C G Oh, won't you do this for me son, Am Am7 If you can? C G Am Am7 Forget your lust, for the rich man's gold C G Am Am7 All that you need, is in your soul, C G Am Am7 And you can do this, oh baby, if you try. C G All that I want for you my son, Am Is to be satisfied. C G Am Am7 And be a simple, kind of man. C G Am Am7 Oh be something, you love and understand. C G Am Am7 Baby be a simple, kind of man. C G Oh, won't you do this for me son, Am Am7 If you can? Guitar solo: C , G , Am C G Am Am7 Boy, don't you worry... you'll find yourself. C G Am Am7 Follow your heart, lord, and nothing else. C G Am Am7 And you can do this, oh baby, if you try. C G All that I want for you my son, Am Is to be satisfied. C G Am Am7 And be a simple, kind of man. C G Am Am7 Oh be something, you love and understand. C G Am Am7 Baby be a simple, kind of man. C G Oh, won't you do this for me son, Am Am7 If you can? C G Am Am7 Baby be a simple, be a simple man. C G Am Amy Oh be something, you love and understand. C G Am Am7 Baby be a simple, kind of man. (Fade ou
