I Am A Simple Man Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
I Am A Simple Man
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Walt Aldridge
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I don't know why you want to start with me
I ain't done nothing far as I can see
And I'm
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worn out from working too hard
Why don't you give me a
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break
I know that lately things ain't been so good
I'll make it up just like I told you I would
But
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I'm tired and I wanna sit down
Till my back don't
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ache
You say you're havin' trouble
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figurin'
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I don't believe I'm such a
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mystery
Baby what you get is
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what you see
I am simple
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man
I want a
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job and a piece of land
Three squares in my
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fryin'
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Don't seem so hard to me to
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understand
I am a simple
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man
You say we got some things to talk about
A lot of problems that we need to work out
But we'd
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just end up fightin'
Why don't we give it a
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rest
I don't know what else I can say to you
I'm doing everything I know to do
And I
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can't give you anything more
When I'm givin' my
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best
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I wanna
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place I can lay my head
Soft woman and a
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warm
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A little time
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off before I dead
I'm just a simpl
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man
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Am A Simple Man?
- The song I Am A Simple Man was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
