So I know that there are a few other tabs of this song on the site, but after trying
them they don't seem
quite right to me. Here is what I think is right, but if I am wrong, please don't
hesitate to comment below.
Enjoy.
This song is in Standard Tuning [EADGBe] with a capo on the 6th fret, all tabs are in
relation to the capo.
I wasn't able to figure out a way to show the strumming pattern, so just listen to the
song to get it right
(it's a fairly simple pattern) I also am not 100% positive on the solo, but I did my
best and if you play
it at the right speed it sounds about right; once again, feel free to comment with any
changes to the solo.
INTRO
e|---------------------0-----------------------0|
B|---------------------0-----------------------0|
G|------------2-2h4----0--2/4-2----------------0|
D|----0-2-2h4--------0-4--------2/4-2-0-0h2--0-4|
A|--2----------------2-2---------------------2-2|
E|-------------------0-0---------------------3-3|
BRIDGE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x4
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
VERSE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x5
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
BRIDGE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x2
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
VERSE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x3
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
SOLO
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-------------2------/7-6-2-4------/7-6-2---2h4-|
D|--2-4-----4~----2-4-4---4~------------4~----------4-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/7-6-2-4------/7-6-2-4-------------2------2---2---2---2-4~-|
D|----------4~------------4~----4-2-4---4------4---4---4------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-/7-6-2~--/4---/7-6-7-6-2~--/4---/7---6--2-4~---|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11--9-9--7-6-2-0-------2------2---2---2---2-4~-|
D|----------------------4-2-4---4------4---4---4------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x8
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
LYRICS
[INTRO x 5 throughout first verse]
If I was a simple man,
Would we still walk hand in hand?
And if I suddenly went blind,
Would you still look in my eyes?
What happens when I grow old?
And all my stories have been told?
Will your heart still race for me?
Or will it march to a new beat?
If I was a simple man
[BRIDGE x 4]
[VERSE x 5]If I was a simple man,
I'd own no home, I'd own no land
Would you still stand by my side?
And would our flame still burn so bright?
Sometimes I wonder why,
I'm so full of these endless rhymes
About the way I feel inside
I wish I could just get it right
[BRIDGE x 2]
[VERSE x 3]If I was a simple man
And I could make you understand
There'd be no reason to think twice
You'd be my sun; you'd be my light
[SOLO]If I was a simple man...
If I was a simple man...
[VERSE x 8]Sometimes I wonder why
I'm so full of these endless rhymes
About the way I feel inside
I wish...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
them they don't seem
quite right to me. Here is what I think is right, but if I am wrong, please don't
hesitate to comment below.
Enjoy.
This song is in Standard Tuning [EADGBe] with a capo on the 6th fret, all tabs are in
relation to the capo.
I wasn't able to figure out a way to show the strumming pattern, so just listen to the
song to get it right
(it's a fairly simple pattern) I also am not 100% positive on the solo, but I did my
best and if you play
it at the right speed it sounds about right; once again, feel free to comment with any
changes to the solo.
INTRO
e|---------------------0-----------------------0|
B|---------------------0-----------------------0|
G|------------2-2h4----0--2/4-2----------------0|
D|----0-2-2h4--------0-4--------2/4-2-0-0h2--0-4|
A|--2----------------2-2---------------------2-2|
E|-------------------0-0---------------------3-3|
BRIDGE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x4
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
VERSE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x5
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
BRIDGE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x2
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
VERSE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x3
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
SOLO
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-------------2------/7-6-2-4------/7-6-2---2h4-|
D|--2-4-----4~----2-4-4---4~------------4~----------4-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/7-6-2-4------/7-6-2-4-------------2------2---2---2---2-4~-|
D|----------4~------------4~----4-2-4---4------4---4---4------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-/7-6-2~--/4---/7-6-7-6-2~--/4---/7---6--2-4~---|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11--9-9--7-6-2-0-------2------2---2---2---2-4~-|
D|----------------------4-2-4---4------4---4---4------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
e|-0---0-|
B|-0---0-|
G|-0---0-| x8
D|-4---0-|
A|-2---2-|
E|-0---3-|
LYRICS
[INTRO x 5 throughout first verse]
If I was a simple man,
Would we still walk hand in hand?
And if I suddenly went blind,
Would you still look in my eyes?
What happens when I grow old?
And all my stories have been told?
Will your heart still race for me?
Or will it march to a new beat?
If I was a simple man
[BRIDGE x 4]
[VERSE x 5]If I was a simple man,
I'd own no home, I'd own no land
Would you still stand by my side?
And would our flame still burn so bright?
Sometimes I wonder why,
I'm so full of these endless rhymes
About the way I feel inside
I wish I could just get it right
[BRIDGE x 2]
[VERSE x 3]If I was a simple man
And I could make you understand
There'd be no reason to think twice
You'd be my sun; you'd be my light
[SOLO]If I was a simple man...
If I was a simple man...
[VERSE x 8]Sometimes I wonder why
I'm so full of these endless rhymes
About the way I feel inside
I wish...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...
Sometimes...Sometimes...