Broad Minded Man Chords
by Jim Ed Brown
Broad Minded Man by Jim Ed Brown is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, D7, G7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C Am
I’ve been a rascal since the day I was born
D7 G7
Oh what a good life I’ve had
C Am
I’ve got more memories than leaves on a tree
D7 G7 C
And I owe it all to my dad
A7 D7
Daddy was a broad minded man
G7 C
He had ’em on his mind all the time
A7 D7
I’m gonna be like dad in every way I can
G7 C
I’ll try to be a broad minded man
Am
I’ve lived in haste attempted to taste
D7 G7
Every drop of life’s sweet wine
C Am
So if there’s anything I ain’t done
D7 G7 C
It’s because I haven’t had the time
Am
I’ve got a woman she don’t understand
D7 G7
She calls my life a shame
C Am
And throws up a howl every time I’m on the prowl
D7 G7 C
And I’m sure my momma did the same
A7 D7
Daddy was a broad minded man
G7 C
He had ’em on his mind all the time
A7 D7
I’m gonna be like dad in every way I can
G7 C
I’ll try to be a broad minded man
Am
I hope there ain’t a girl anywhere in this world
D7 G7
Who’s been hurt by something that I’ve done
C Am
If I’ve caused a tear to fall then I’m sorry for it all
D7 G7 C
Cause I swear it was all done in fun
A7 D7
Daddy was a broad minded man
G7 C
He had ’em on his mind all the time
A7 D7
I’m gonna be like dad in every way I can
G7 C
I’ll try to be a broad minded man
G7 C
Yes I’ll always be a broad minded man