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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Man – Bad Company --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Mick Ralphs From: "Run with the Pack" [1976] Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard 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 I am just a simple man,D5 working on the land COh-Goh it ain't D5easy [link] D5 I am just a simple man,D5 working with my hands COh-Goh beD5lieve me [link]
[Chorus]
D Freedom is the only thingG means a damn to me FOh-Coh you can't D5fake it [link] D Freedom is the only song,G sings a song for me FOh-Coh we're gonna D5make it [link]
[Interlude] | D5 | % | % | [Verse]
D5 I am just a simple manD5, trying to be me COh G... it ain't D5easy [link] D5 I am just a simple man,D5 trying to be free COh-Goh beD5lieve me [link]
[Chorus]
D Freedom is the only thingG means a damn to me FOh-Coh you can't D5fake it [link] D Freedom is the only song,G sings a song for me FOh-Coh we're gonna D5make it [link]
[Interlude] | D5 | % | % | [Verse]
D5 I am just a simple man,D5 working on the land COh-Goh it ain't D5easy [link] D5 I am just a simple man,D5 working with my hands, oh oh oh C GBaby beD5lieve 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]