Bb  Eb  F
Bb  Gm  Eb  F
Bb  Eb  F Bb

[Chorus 1]

Bb           Gm
Simmer down
    Eb          F9       Bb          Gm
You lickin' too hot so simmer down
Cm7              F9           Bb          Gm
Soon you'll get dropped so simmer down
        Eb          F9   Bb           Gm
Can you hear what I say Simmer down
           Cm7                          Bb           Gm  Eb  F9
Won't you why won't you why won't you simmer down

[Verse 1]

Bb         Gm         Eb      F9
Long time people dem used to say
     Bb          Gm        Cm7
What sweet nanny goat a-go run him belly so

[Chorus 2]

Bb           Gm
Simmer down
    Eb           F9      Bb           Gm
Oh control your temper simmer down
        Cm7            F9      Bb          Gm
For the battle will be hotter Simmer down
        Eb          F9   Bb          Gm
Can you hear what I say Simmer down
               Cm7            F9   Bb          Gm  Eb  F9
Oh that I'm a-leaving you to-day simmer down

[Solo]

Bb  Gm, Eb  F9, Bb  Gm  Cm7  F9 (x3)

[Chorus 3]

Bb           Gm
Simmer down
        Eb          F9   Bb          Gm
Can you hear what I say Simmer down
               Cm7            F9   Bb          Gm
Oh that I'm a-leaving you to-day Simmer down
        Eb          F9   Bb           Gm  Eb  F9
Can you hear what I say Simmer down

[Verse 2]

Bb           Gm  Eb      F9
Chicken Mer-ry hawk de near
    Bb          Gm    Cm7         F9
And when him de near you must be-ware so

[Chorus 4]

Bb           Gm
Simmer down
    Eb           F9      Bb           Gm
Oh control your temper simmer down
        Cm7            F9      Bb          Gm
For the battle will be hotter Simmer down
    Eb               F9      Bb           Gm
And you won't get no supper simmer down
                 Cm7      F9
And you know you bound to suffer
Bb           Gm       Eb           F9
Simmer down simmer simmer right down

[Bridge]

Bb           Gm
Simmer down
         Eb           F9    Bb           Gm
Like you never did be-fore simmer down
    Cm7 F9  Bb           Gm
Oh oh oh simmer down
        Eb          F9   Bb           Gm
Can you hear what I say Simmer down
    Cm7         F9       Bb           Gm
You lickin' too hot so simmer down
             Eb              F9
And you know soon you'll get dropped so
Bb           Gm
Simmer down
              Eb             F9    Bb           Gm
Why won't you simmer simmer down Simmer down
       Cm7   F9     Bb    Gm
Simmer down simmer down