Simple Man (ORCHESTRA)

by Ronnie Van Zant & Gary Rossington / Lynyrd Skynyrd · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Key of C Major    Range G4 to A5 
Tabbed for EITHER an ORCHESTRA tuned Diatonic key of C
OR and ORCHESTRA tuned Chromatic
OR a 14 hole Chromatic

Tab Notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * = button in
-7_6_-5_____ = Slur; Slide smoothly from note to the next

5  8  -7 6    6___
My ma-ma told me__

-5   8 -7  -7_6_-5_____
when I was young,______

5    8   -7 -7   7___
come sit be-side me,_

8  -7 6  -5______
my on-ly son,____

-5  8   -7  -7    7___
and lis-ten close-ly__

-5 8   -7 -7_6_-5___
to what I say,______

-5  8  -7  -7 6__   -6 -5   -5   5_  8    -7  7  -5______
And if you do this, it will help you some sun-ny day.____

(short instrumental)

8  -7   7    7____
Oh take your time,

8     -7   6   -5______
don&rsquo;t live too fast,___

8    -7   7    7____
trou-bles will come,

-5  8    -7   -7_6_-5_____
and they will pass._______

-5 8   -7 -7  7___
Go find a wom-an__

5   8      -7   -7_6_-5_____
and you&rsquo;ll find love________

-5  8     -7  -7  6    -6    -5 -5   5__ 8 -7 -7_6_-5_____
And don&rsquo;t for-get son, there is some-one up a-bove._______

8   8  8 9   9___-8__-7___ -9   9  8__-7_6_-5____
And be a sim-ple__________ kind of man___________

7  -7_7 8    7___
or be__ some-thing

8   9    8   9  -9  8__-7_6_-5____
you love and un-der-stand.________

8  9  9  8 9   9___-8__-7___
Ba-by be a sim-ple__________

-9   9  8__-7_6_-5____
kind of man.____________

7   -7    7   8  7___ 8   8  -7___ 8  8   -7_6_-5_____
Oh, won&rsquo;t you do this for me son,_ if you can.________

-5  8   -7   7____
For-get your lust_

-5  8    -7    -7_6_-5_____
for rich man&rsquo;s gold,_______

5   8    -7  -7_7___
all that you need___

8  -7  6   -5______
is in your soul.___

-6  8   -7  -7 7___
And you can do this

8  -7  -7_6_-5___
If you try.______

-5  8   -7  -7  6   6    -5 -5
All that I want for you, my son

5  5  8  -7  7  -5______
Is to be sat-is-fied.___

8   8  8 9   9___-8__8__-7___ -9   9  8__-7_6_-5____
And be a sim-ple_____________ kind of man___________

7  -7_7 8    7___
or be__ some-thing

8   9    8   9  -9  8__-7_6_-5____
you love and un-der-stand.________

8  9  9  8 9   9___-8__-7___
Ba-by be a sim-ple__________

-9   9  8__-7_6_-5____
kind of man.____________

7   -7    7   8  7___ 8   8  -7___ 8  8   -7_6_-5_______
Oh, won&rsquo;t you do this for me son,_ if you can.__________

(second instrumental)

8   -7    7   7   7
Boy don&rsquo;t you wor-ry&hellip;

8      -7   6    -5____
You&rsquo;ll find your-self._

8   -7  6    -5______
Fol-low your heart___

8   -7   7   7_____
And noth-ing else.

-5  8  -7   -7_7 7__
And you can do__ this

8  -7  -7_6_-5___
if you try.______

-5  8   -7 -7   6   -6   -5 -5
All that I want for you, my son

5  5  8_-7 8   -7 -7_6_-5______  
Is to be__ sat-is-fied.________

8   8  8 9   9___-8__8__-7___ -9   9  8__-7_6_-5____
And be a sim-ple_____________ kind of man___________

7  -7_7 8    7___
or be__ some-thing

8   9    8   9  -9  8__-7_6_-5____
you love and un-der-stand.________

8 9   9  8 9   9___-8_-7___
Ba-by be a sim-ple ________

-9   9  8__-7_6_-5____
kind of man,__________

7   -7    7   8  7___ 8   8  -7___ 8  8   -7_6_-5_____
Oh, won&rsquo;t you do this for me son,_ if you can_________

8  9  9  8 9   9___-8__-7
Ba-by be a sim-ple_______

-9 9 8   8   8__-7_6_-5____
be a sim-ple man___________

7  -7_7 8    7___
or be__ some-thing

8   9    8   9  9   8__-7_6_-5____
you love and un-der-stand.________

(begin fade)
8  9  9  8 9   9__-8_8__-7
Ba-by be a sim-ple________

9    8  -7_6_-5____
kind of man,_______



See Also:
Shinedown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgFQ6WmxdMs

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