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Simple Man – Bad Company
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Bad Company
Simple Man (1976)
(Mick Ralphs)
From: "Run with the Pack"
Can be played in standard tuning, but sounds great in Drop-D.
I added alternate vocings and tabs below.
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CHORDS
Standard Drop-D
E-A-D-G-B-e D-A-D-G-B-e
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1 0-0-0-2-1-1
Dm6 x-x-0-2-0-1 0-0-0-2-0-1
Bb/D x-x-0-3-3-1 0-0-0-3-3-1
Dm x-x-0-2-3-1 0-0-0-2-3-1
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x 0-0-0-2-3-x
G 5-x-0-0-0-3
F 3-x-3-2-1-1
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INTRO / OUTRO
Dm7 Dm6 Bb/D D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---0-------0----|---0------------|
B|--6--6----6--6--|--6-6---3-------|
G|-5-------4------|-3------2-------|
D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
LINK or in Drop D
D5 D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------| e|----------------|
e|----------------| B|----------------|
G|----------------| G|----------------|
D|----------------| D|----------------|
A|---------3-2p0--| A|---------3-2p0--|
E|--------------1-| D|--------------3-|0
VERSE
D5 D5 C G D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----7-------7---|----7-------7---|----0-------0---|----7-----------|
D|--5/7-----5/7-7-|--5/7-----5/7-70|------------0---|--5/7----3-2p0--|
A|----------------|--------------p-|3---3-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|--------------1-|
INTERLUDE or in Drop D
D5 D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------| e|----------------|
B|----------------| B|----------------|
G|----7-----------| G|----------------|
D|--5/7----3-2p0--| D|----------------|
A|----------------| A|---------3-2p0--|
E|--------------1-| D|--------------3-|0
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INTRO
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
(link)
VERSE
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working on the land
C G D5
Oh-oh it ain't easy (link)
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working with my hands
C G D5
Oh-oh believe me (link)
CHORUS
D G
Freedom is the only thing means a damn to me
F C D5
Oh-oh you can't fake it (link)
D G
Freedom is the only song, sings a song for me
F C D5
Oh-oh we're gonna make it (link)
INTERLUDE
| D5 | % | % |
VERSE
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, trying to be me
C G D5
Oh ... it ain't easy (link)
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, trying to be free
C G D5
Oh-oh believe me (link)
CHORUS
D G
Freedom is the only thing means a damn to me
F C D5
Oh-oh you can't fake it (link)
D G
Freedom is the only song, sings a song for me
F C D5
Oh-oh we're gonna make it (link)
INTERLUDE
| D5 | % | % |
VERSE
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working on the land
C G D5
Oh-oh it ain't easy (link)
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working with my hands, oh oh oh
C G D5
Baby believe me (link)
INTERLUDE
| D5 | % | % | % |
I'm just a simple man, yeah yeah
OUTRO
Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
Freedom is the only thing
Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
Means a damn to me
Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
I'm just a simple man, yeah
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
Oooh, oohh, ooh
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
(repeat and fade)
