Simple Man Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author Redfish727 [a] 60.

3 contributors total, last edit on May 20, 2020

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"Simple Man" by Shinedown
Tabbed by: Redfish727
Email: soaress@erau.edu
 
I think this is pretty accurate and a good song for beginners
and more advanced players alike. Its just a great song.
The entire song follows the chord progression C-G-Am. And
the short fill part utilizes the 'A minor' pentatonic scale.
 
Chords Used
 
     C       A minor        G
e|---0----------0-----------3--|
B|---1----------1-----------3--|
G|---0----------2-----------0--|
D|---2----------2-----------0--|
A|---3----------0-----------2--|
E|---x----------x-----------3--|
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|----------------------------------0-0--0-x---x-0---------|
B|------------1-----0---------------1-1--1-x-0-x-1--1------|
G|----------0---0-----------0-----0-2-2--2-x-0-0-2--2------|
D|--------2-------2-------0---0-----2-2--2-x-0-0-2--2------|
A|--0h2-3---------------2-------2---0-0--0-x-2---0---------|
E|--------------------3--------------------x-3-------------|
 
 
[Verse 1] - Well Ma'ma told me when I was young...
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------3---|  x4
B|------------1-----0---------------------1-----1----------|
G|----------0---0-----------0-----0-----2---2------2-------|
D|--------2-------2-------0---0-------2-------2------2-----|
A|--0h2-3---------------2-------2---0----------------------|
E|--------------------3------------------------------------|
 
 
[Fill Riff]
 
e|----------------------------------0-0--0--3-x-x-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------0----0---------1-1--1--0-x-x-1-1-1-|
G|----------------------------------2-2--2--0-x-x-2-2-2-|
D|----------------------------------2-2--2--0-x-x-2-----|
A|--0-2-3--0-3s7-5-3--------5s7-5-3-0-0--0----x-x-0-----|
E|---------------------3----------------------x-x-------|
 
 
[Verse 2] - Oh take your time don't live to fast...
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------3---|  x3
B|------------1-----0---------------------1-----1----------|
G|----------0---0-----------0-----0-----2---2------2-------|
D|--------2-------2-------0---0-------2-------2------2-----|
A|--0h2-3---------------2-------2---0----------------------|
E|--------------------3------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------0-0--0-x-3-3--0-0---|
B|------------1-----0---------------1-1--1-x-0-0--1-1---|
G|----------0---0-----------0-----0-2-2--2-x-0-0--2-2---|
D|--------2-------2-------0---0-----2-2--2-x------2-2---|
A|--0h2-3---------------2-------2---0-0--0-x------0-0---|
E|--------------------3--------------------x------------|
 
 
Strum Chorus - And be a simple kind of man...
 
         C -------------- G ---------------- Am          x4
 
 
[Fill Riff]
 
e|----------------------------------0-0--0--3-x-x-0-0-0-| If you can..
B|-------------------0----0---------1-1--1--0-x-x-1-1-1-|
G|----------------------------------2-2--2--0-x-x-2-2-2-|
D|----------------------------------2-2--2--0-x-x-2-----|
A|--0-2-3--0-3s7-5-3--------5s7-5-3-0-0--0----x-x-0-----|
E|---------------------3----------------------x-x-------|
 
 
[Verse 3] - Don't get your lust from the rich man's gold...
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------3---|  x3
B|------------1-----0---------------------1-----1----------|
G|----------0---0-----------0-----0-----2---2------2-------|
D|--------2-------2-------0---0-------2-------2------2-----|
A|--0h2-3---------------2-------2---0----------------------|
E|--------------------3------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------0-0--0-x-3-3--0-0---|
B|------------1-----0---------------1-1--1-x-0-0--1-1---|
G|----------0---0-----------0-----0-2-2--2-x-0-0--2-2---|
D|--------2-------2-------0---0-----2-2--2-x------2-2---|
A|--0h2-3---------------2-------2---0-0--0-x------0-0---|
E|--------------------3--------------------x------------|
 
 
Strum Chorus - And be a simple kind of man...
 
         C -------------- G ---------------- Am          x4
 
 
[Fill Riff]
 
e|----------------------------------0-0--0--3-x-x-0-0-0-| If you can..
B|-------------------0----0---------1-1--1--0-x-x-1-1-1-|
G|----------------------------------2-2--2--0-x-x-2-2-2-|
D|----------------------------------2-2--2--0-x-x-2-----|
A|--0-2-3--0-3s7-5-3--------5s7-5-3-0-0--0----x-x-0-----|
E|---------------------3----------------------x-x-------|
 
 
[Verse 4] - Oh don't you worry you'll find yourself...
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------3---|  x3
B|------------1-----0---------------------1-----1----------|
G|----------0---0-----------0-----0-----2---2------2-------|
D|--------2-------2-------0---0-------2-------2------2-----|
A|--0h2-3---------------2-------2---0----------------------|
E|--------------------3------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------0-0--0-x-3-3--0-0---|
B|------------1-----0---------------1-1--1-x-0-0--1-1---|
G|----------0---0-----------0-----0-2-2--2-x-0-0--2-2---|
D|--------2-------2-------0---0-----2-2--2-x------2-2---|
A|--0h2-3---------------2-------2---0-0--0-x------0-0---|
E|--------------------3--------------------x------------|
 
 
Strum Chorus - And be a simple kind of man
 
         C -------------- G ---------------- Am          x3
 
 
[Outro] - Oh won't you do this for me son...if you can
 
e|--------------------------------------3---------------|
B|--1-----0--------0--------------1---1---1-------------|
G|----0--------------0----------2---2-------2-----------|
D|------2--------0-----0------2-------------------------|
A|-------------2------------0---------------------------|
E|-----------3------------------------------------------|
 
 
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| s  slide
| h  hammer-on
| x  Mute note
 
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UG did't accept my tab...its pretty accurate...so i'm posting it here Shinedown simple man standard tuning Intro: C G Am E|-------------------------------------------------3---| B|------------1-----0------------------1-----1---------| G|----------0---0-----------0---0--------2-----2-----2-| d|--------2-------2-------0---0------2-----2-----2-----| a|-0-2-3----------------2---------0--------------------| e|--------------------3--------------------------------| C G Am E|--------------------------------0--0-3--3-x-0--0--| B|------------1-----0-------------1--1-0--0-x-1--1--| G|----------0---0-----------0---0-2--2-0--0-x-2--2--| d|--------2-------2-------0---0---2--2-0--0-x-2--2--| a|-0-2-3----------------2---------0--0-2--2-x-0--0--| e|--------------------3----------------3--3-x-------| Verse riff: C G Am E|-------------------------------------------------3---| B|------------1-----0------------------1-----1---------| G|----------0---0-----------0---0--------2-----2-----2-|x4 D|--------2-------2-------0---0------2-----2-----2-----| A|-0-2-3----------------2---------0--------------------| E|--------------------3--------------------------------| pre-chorus guitar1 E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| d|-0----------------------------------------------| a|-0-2-3---/7--5-3--------/7-5-3-0----------------| e|-----------------3---------------------3-0-3/5--| | |guitar 2 E|--------------------3/5----------------------3--| B|---------------0------------------0h1p0--0-1---1| G|---------------0---------------2----------------| d|-0------0h2p0------------------2----------------| a|-0-2-3-------------------------0----------------| e|-------------3---3------------------------------| g1 E|----------------------------0-0-3-3-x-0-0-| B|----------------------------1-1-0-0-x-1-1-| G|----------------------------2-2-0-0-x-2-2-| d|----------------------------2-2-0-0-x-2-2-| a|-0-2-3---/7--5-3-----/7-5-3-0-0-2-2-x-0-0-| e|-----------------3--------------3-3-x-----| | |g2 E|----------------------------0-0-3-3-x-0-0-| B|---------------0----0-------1-1-0-0-x-1-1-| G|---------------0----0-------2-2-0-0-x-2-2-| d|--------0h2p0---------------2-2-0-0-x-2-2-| a|-0-2-3----------------------0-0-2-2-x-0-0-| e|-------------3---3--------------3-3-x-----| verse x3 times followed by the intro x1 chorus (listen to song for the strumming) ?be a simple kind of man? C G Am E|-0--0--0-3-3--3--3-0--0--0--0-0| B|-1--1--1-0-0--0--0-1--1--1--1-1| G|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-2--2--2--2-2|x4 d|-2--2--2-0-0--0--0-2--2--2--2-2| a|-3--3--3-2-2--2--2-0--0--0--0-0| e|---------3-3--3--3-------------| pre-chorus thing x1 verse x3 then intro x1 chorus x4 pre-chorus x1 verse x3 intro x1 chorus x5 then: outro (play slow) C G Am E|---------------------------------------------------------3--------| B|------------1--------0-----------0------------------1-------1-----| G|---------------0--------------------0------------2-----2-------2--| d|----------2-------2-----------0--------0------2-------------------| a|-0--2--3-------------------2---------------0----------------------| e|------------------------3-----------------------------------------| Well i think its right...sounds better too....welll let me know what you thing: ***** stars or * star???

BEN ARE YOU READING THIS???????

some parts are wrong...