Bad Company - Simple Man Tabs

This song has at least 2 guitars and 1 bass. Its not a hard song to play.
But you must detune your top E string down 1 whole step to D. Otherwise you cant
get the sound needed. To make the song sound right.


         Uhh mm uhh uhh mm uhh uhh mm                           I am just..
  Dm                                                   D
E|---1-0-1---1-0-1---1-0-1-------1-0-1---1-0-1---1-0-1-----------------------|
B|--3-------3-------3------3+---3-------3-------3------3-----------------3---|
G|-2-------2-------2-------2+--2-------2-------2-------2------------0h-2-----|
D|-------------------------0+--------------------------0-------------------0-|
A|-------------------------0+--------------------------0-3-2p-0--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------3-0----------|


workin on the..            Ohh  It aint easy            I am just..
                          C     G    D
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------3------3------3--------------------3-----------------3------3-------3--|
-0-h-2---0h-2---0h-2--2------0----0--0h-2--------------0h-2---0h-2----0h-2---|
-------0------0---------0---0-0--0-0------0-----------------0------0-------0-|
---------------------------3----2------------3-2p-0--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------3-0----------------------|


hands..    Ohh   Believe me..            Freedom is..  Means a damn.. Ohh
           C     G      D                             G              F
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----3----------------------3------------------------------------------------|
0h-2--2------0-----0---0h-2--------------7-7--7-7-7-------------------------|
--------0---0-0---0-0-------0------------7-7--7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5---3-3-3--|
-----------3-----2------------3-2p-0-----5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---3-3-3--|
------------------------------------3-0---------------5-5-5--5-5-5---3-3-3--|


You cant fake..       Freedom is..  sing a song.. Ohh    We gonna make it
C      D                            G              F       C       D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------3++--|
5-5-5------7-----------7-7--7-7-7--------------------------5-5-5---0h-2-----|
5-5-5----7-------------7-7--7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5---3-3-3---5-5-5------------|
3-3-3--5-----3-2p-0----5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---3-3-3---3-3-3------------|
-------------------3-0--------------5-5-5--5-5-5---3-3-3--------------------|


                                                               Just a simple

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------3+-----------------3+---------------3+--------------3------3--|
----------0h-2---------------0h-2--------------0h-2------------0h-2---0h-2---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-|
3-2p-0-------------3-2p-0------------3-2p-0----------3-2p-0------------------|
------3-0----------------3-0---------------3-0-------------3-0---------------|


Trying to be me       It ain't easy         I'm just a..  Trying to be free
                 C    G    D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----3------3-------------------3-----------------3-------3------3------3----|
0h-2---0h-2--2-----0----0--0h-2--------------0h-2----0h-2---0h-2---0h-2-----|
-----0--------0---0-0--0-0------0------------------0------0------0------0---|
-----------------3----2------------3-2p-0-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------3-0--------------------------------|


Ohh     Believe me           Freedom..     Means a damn.. Ohh   You cant -
C    G     D                               G              F      C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
--0----0---0h-2---------------7-7--7-7-7-------------------------5-5-5---|
-0-0--0-0-------0-------------7-7--7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5---3-3-3--5-5-5---|
3----2------------3-2p-0------5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---3-3-3--3-3-3---|
------------------------3-0----------------5-5-5--5-5-5---3-3-3----------|


                Freedom is..  sing a song..  ohh  Gonna make it
D                             G             F      C     D
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------3+-----------|
7-7-7------------7-7--7-7-7------------------------5-5-5--0h-2-------------|
7-7-7------------7-7--7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5-------------------|
5-5-5--3-2p-0----5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3---------3-2p-0----|
-------------3-0--------------5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3----------------------3-0-|


                                                  I am just a...

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----3+---------------3+--------------3+--------------3-------3------3-----3--|
0h-2-------------0h-2------------0h-2------------0h-2----0h-2---0h-2--0h-2---|
--------------------------------------------------------0------0-----0-----0-|
-------3-2p-0----------3-2p-0----------3-2p-0--------------------------------|
-------------3-0-------------3-0-------------3-0-----------------------------|


        It ain't easy      I'm just a simple...                  Believe me
C    G    D                                            C    G     D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------3----------------3------3------3-----3------------------3-----|
--0----0--0h-2-------------0h-2---0h-2---0h-2--0h-2------0----0---0h-2------|
-0-0--0-0------0----------------0------0------0-----0---0-0--0-0-------0----|
3----2-----------3-2p-0--------------------------------3----2---------------|
-----------------------3-0--------------------------------------------------|


              I'm just a simple man

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------3+--------------3+--------------3+--------------3+------------|
----------0h-2------------0h-2------------0h-2------------0h-2--------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
3-2p-0----------3-2p-0----------3-2p-0----------3-2p-0-----------3-2p-0-----|
------3-0-------------3-0-------------3-0-------------3-0--------------3-0--|


Freedom is the only..        Means a damn..           I'm just a simple man
Dm
----1-0-1---1-0-1---1-0-1----1-0-1---1-0-1---1-0-1----1-0-1---1-0-1---1-0-1-|
--3-------3-------3---------3-------3-------3--------3-------3-------3------|
-2-------2-------2---------2-------2-------2--------2-------2-------2-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Oohh  Whoo  Oohh

---1-0-1---1-0-1---1-0-1---|        p = pulloff
--3-------3-------3--------|        h = hammeron
-2-------2-------2---------|        + = let ring
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I am just a simple man,    Working on the land,     It ain't easy
                           Working with my hands.
                           Trying to be me,         (Baby)Believe me
                           Trying to be free,


Freedom is the only thing, Means a damn to me,      You cant fake it
                           sing a song for me,      We gonna' make it