Sorcha, you probably copy better than I do. Here's the chords to the above and a few minor spelling corrections:

SIMPLE BOY
(Words and Music by Mel Lyman © 1963 Key: G)

G-D7-G—F-----------------G
A sim-ple boy lived in our town,
-----D7-G---F-----------G----F-G
And he was known for miles a-round.

Chorus:
D7---G-----F
He'd sing, "Birds fly, aren't they pretty,
G-------------------D7--G
Sun, moon, all is beau-ty,
F------------------------G----F-G
Fish swim, they don't make a sound."

He did not know his given name,
The people went, the people came. (CHO)

The people said, "Alas, poor thing,
He sits and knows not what he sings." . (CHO)

The years went by, the boy's now gone,
But those who care still sing his song.*

Final Chorus:

They sing, "Birds fly, aren't they pretty,
Sun, moon, all is beauty,
Fish swim, they don't make a sound."

* New verse by Charlie Ipcar