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Song Name: Simple Man (Diatonic) By: Ronnie Van Zant & Gary Rossington / Lynyrd Skynyrd
Posted By: EarthDogHarpin Difficulty: Beginner
Key: C Genre: Rock
Harp Type: Diatonic
Created: 2015-11-23 00:09:22 Modified: 2015-12-03 16:31:48


Song: Key of C Major Range G4 to A5 Tabbed for a Key of C Richter tuned diatonic Tab Notations: none = blow - = draw ” = full-step bend ___ = hold -4_4_-3”_____ = slur; slide smoothly from note to note 3 5 -4 4 4___ My ma-ma told me__ -3” 5 -4 -4_4_-3"____ when I was young,_____ 3 5 -4 -4 4___ come sit be-side me,_ 5 -4 4 -3”______ my on-ly son,_____ -3” 5 -4 -4 4___ and lis-ten close-ly__ -3” 5 -4 -4_4_-3”______ to what I say,__________ -3” 5 -4 -4 4__ And if you do this,

-3 -3” -3” 3_ 5 -4 4 -3”_____
it will help you some sun-ny day.____ (short instrumental) 5 -4 4 4____ Oh take your time, 5 -4 4 -3”______ don’t live too fast,____ 5 -4 4 4____ trou-bles will come, -3” 5 -4 -4_4_-3”____ and they will pass._______ -3” 5 -4 -4 4___ Go find a wom-an__ 3 5 -4 -4_4_-3”_____ and you’ll find love_________ -3” 5 -4 -4 4__ And don’t for-get son,

-3 -3” -3” 3__ 5 -4 -4_4_-3”_____
there is some-one up a-bove.________ 5 5 5 6 6___-5___-4___ -6 6 5_-5_4_-3”____ And be a sim-ple___________ kind of man___________ 4 -4_4 5 4___ or be__ some-thing 5 6 5 6 -6 5_-4_4_-3”____ you’ll love and un-der-stand.________ 5 6 6 5 6 6__-5__-4___ Ba-by be a sim-ple_________ -6 6 5_-4_4_-3”____ kind of man.__________ 4 -4 4 5 4___ 5 5 -4___ Oh, won’t you do this for me son,_

5 5 5_-4_4_-3”____
if you can.__________ 3 5 -4 4___ For-get your lust -3” 5 -4 -4_4_-3”_____ for rich man’s gold,________ 3 5 -4 -4_4___ all that you need___ 5 -4 4 -3”______ is in your soul.____ -3” 5 -4 -4 4___ And you can do this 5 -4 -4_4_-3”___ If you try._______ -3” 5 -4 -4 4 4 -3 -3”_3___ All that I want for you, my son_____ 5 5 6_5 6 5 5_-4_4_-3”___ Is to be_ sat-is-fied.________ 5 5 5 6 6___-5__-4___ -6 6 5_-5_4_-3”____ And be a sim-ple__________ kind of man___________ 4 -4_4 5 4___ or be__ some-thing 5 6 5 6 -6 5_-4_4_-3”____ you love and un-der-stand.________ 5 6 6 5 6 6_____________ Ba-by be a sim-ple___________ -6 6 5_-4_4—3”____ kind of man._________ 4 -4 4 5 4___ 5 5 -4___ Oh, won’t you do this for me son,_

5 5 -4_4_-3”_______
if you can.___________ (second instrumental) 5 -4 4 4 4___ Boy don’t you wor-ry…_ 5 -4 4 -3”___ You’ll find your-self._ 5 -4 -4 4___-4 Fol-low your heart_ 5 -4 4 -3”______ And noth-ing else.___ -3” 5 -4 -4 4 And you can do this 5 -4 -4_4_-3”___ if you try._______ -3” 5 -4 -4 4 4 4 -3”__ All that I want for you, my son 6 6 -6_6 6 5 6_5____ Is to be__ sat-is-fied.__ 5 5 5 6 6___-5__-4___ And be a sim-ple_________

-6 6 5___-5_4_-3”____
kind of man_____________ 4 -4_4 5 4____ or be__ some-thing 5 6 5 6 -6 5_-4_4_-3”___ you love and un-der-stand.______ 5 6 6 5 6 6___-5__-4___ Ba-by be a sim-ple__________ -6 6 5_-4_4_-3”____ kind of man,__________ 4 -4 4 5 4 5 5 -4___ Oh, won’t you do this for me son,_

5 5 -4_4_-3”_____
if you can__________ 5 6 6 5 6 6___-5__-4___ Ba-by be a sim-ple__________ -6 6 5 5 5_-4_4_-3”____ be a sim-ple man___________ 4 -4_4 5 -4___ or be__ some-thing 5 6 5 6 6 5_-4_4_-3”____ you love and un-der-stand.________ (begin fade) 5 6 6 5 6 6___-5__-4___ Ba-by be a sim-ple__________ -6 5 5_-4_4_-3”____ kind of man,__________ See Also: Shinedown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgFQ6WmxdMs