--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Man – Bad Company --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)