Simple Man
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I ain't nothin' but a simple man
They call me a redneck I reckon that I am
But there's things going on
That make me mad down to the core.
I have to work like a dog to make ends meet
There's crooked politicians and crime in the street
And I'm madder'n hell and I ain't gonna take it no more.
We tell our kids to just say no
Then some panty waist judge lets a drug dealer go
Slaps him on the wrist and then he turns him back out on the town.
Now if I had my way with people sellin' dope
I'd take a big tall tree and a short piece of rope
I'd hang 'em up high and let 'em swing 'til the sun goes down
Well, you know what's wrong with the world today
People done gone and put their Bible's away
They're living by the law of the jungle not the law of the land
The good book says it so I know it's the truth
An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you go and remember where you been
That's the way I see it I'm a Simple Man.
Now I'm the kinda man that'd not harm a mouse
But if I catch somebody breakin in my house
I've got twelve guage shotgun waiting on the other side
So don't go pushing me against my will
I don't want to have to fight you but I dern sure will
So if you don't want trouble then you'd better just pass me on by
As far as I'm concerned there ain't no excuse
For the raping and the killing and the child abuse
And I've got a way to put an end to all that mess
Just take them rascals out in the swamp
Put 'em on their knees and tie 'em to a stump
Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest
You know what's wrong with the world today
People done gone and put their Bible's away
They're living by the law of the jungle not the law of the land
The Good Book says it so I know it's the truth
An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you go and remember where you been
That's the way I see it I'm a Simple Man
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Readable chord sheet for Simple Man by Charlie Daniels Band
[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. [E]We 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. [E]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 Well, you [D]know what's wrong with the world today [A]People done gone and put their Bible's away They're [D]living by the law of the [A]jungle not the law of the [E]land [D]The good book says it so I know it's the truth [A]An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth You better [E]watch where you go and [D]remember where you been [A]That's the way I see it I'm a Simple [E]Man. [E]Now 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]twelve guage shotgun waiting on the other [E]side [E]So don't go pushing me against my will I don't [D]want to have to fight you but I dern sure will So[A] if you don't want trouble then you'd better just pass me on [E]by [E]As 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 [E]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 You [D]know what's wrong with the world today [A]People done gone and put their Bible's away They're [D]living by the law of the [A]jungle not the law of the [E]land T[D]he Good Book says it so I know it's the truth [A]An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth [E]You better watch where you go and [D]remember where you been [A]That's the way I see it I'm a Simple [E]Man