Simple Man (Diatonic)

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