Biography:
Bad Company is a 1970s British blues-rock group fronted by Paul "The Voice" Rodgers. Their name came from a ‘70s Western movie and they were formed by former members of Mott the Hoople, Free, and King Crimson. Members were Paul Rodgers (singer/pianist), Mick Ralphs (guitarist), Boz Burrell (bassist), and Simon Kirke (drummer).
Their hits include “Shooting Star,” “Bad Company,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy
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Other songs:
- Feel Like Makin Love
- Shooting Star
- Bad Company
- Burnin Sky
- Cant Get Enough
- Cant Get Enough Of Your Love
- Do Right By Your Woman
- Early In The Morning
- Feel Like Making Love
- Good Lovin Gone Bad
- If You Needed Somebody
- Love Me Somebody
- Movin On
- Oh Atlanta
- Ready For Love
- Rock N Roll Fantasy
- Rock Steady
- Run With The Pack
- Seagull
- She Brings Me Love
- Silver Blue And Gold
- Simple Man
- Something About You
- Take The Time
- The Way I Choose
- This Could Be The One
- Weep No More
- Young Blood
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Simple Man – Bad Company
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Written by: Mick Ralphs
From: "Run with the Pack" (1976)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Can be played in standard tuning, but sounds great in Drop-D.
I added alternate vocings and tabs below.
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CHORDS
Standard Drop-D
E-A-D-G-B-e D-A-D-G-B-e
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1 0-0-0-2-1-1
Dm6 x-x-0-2-0-1 0-0-0-2-0-1
Bb/D x-x-0-3-3-1 0-0-0-3-3-1
Dm x-x-0-2-3-1 0-0-0-2-3-1
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x 0-0-0-2-3-x
G 5-x-0-0-0-3
F 3-x-3-2-1-1
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INTRO / OUTRO
Dm7 Dm6 Bb/D D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---0-------0----|---0------------|
B|--6--6----6--6--|--6-6---3-------|
G|-5-------4------|-3------2-------|
D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
LINK or in Drop D
D5 D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------| e|----------------|
e|----------------| B|----------------|
G|----------------| G|----------------|
D|----------------| D|----------------|
A|---------3-2p0--| A|---------3-2p0--|
E|--------------1-| D|--------------3-|0
VERSE
D5 D5 C G D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----7-------7---|----7-------7---|----0-------0---|----7-----------|
D|--5/7-----5/7-7-|--5/7-----5/7-70|------------0---|--5/7----3-2p0--|
A|----------------|--------------p-|3---3-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|--------------1-|
INTERLUDE or in Drop D
D5 D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------| e|----------------|
B|----------------| B|----------------|
G|----7-----------| G|----------------|
D|--5/7----3-2p0--| D|----------------|
A|----------------| A|---------3-2p0--|
E|--------------1-| D|--------------3-|0
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INTRO
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
(link)
VERSE
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working on the land
C G D5
Oh-oh it ain't easy (link)
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working with my hands
C G D5
Oh-oh believe me (link)
CHORUS
D G
Freedom is the only thing means a damn to me
F C D5
Oh-oh you can't fake it (link)
D G
Freedom is the only song, sings a song for me
F C D5
Oh-oh we're gonna make it (link)
INTERLUDE
| D5 | % | % |
VERSE
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, trying to be me
C G D5
Oh ... it ain't easy (link)
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, trying to be free
C G D5
Oh-oh believe me (link)
CHORUS
D G
Freedom is the only thing means a damn to me
F C D5
Oh-oh you can't fake it (link)
D G
Freedom is the only song, sings a song for me
F C D5
Oh-oh we're gonna make it (link)
INTERLUDE
| D5 | % | % |
VERSE
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working on the land
C G D5
Oh-oh it ain't easy (link)
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working with my hands, oh oh oh
C G D5
Baby believe me (link)
INTERLUDE
| D5 | % | % | % |
I'm just a simple man, yeah yeah
OUTRO
Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
Freedom is the only thing
Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
Means a damn to me
Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
I'm just a simple man, yeah
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
Oooh, oohh, ooh
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
(repeat and fade)
Simple Man – Bad Company
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Written by: Mick Ralphs
From: "Run with the Pack" (1976)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Can be played in standard tuning, but sounds great in Drop-D.
I added alternate vocings and tabs below.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
Standard Drop-D
E-A-D-G-B-e D-A-D-G-B-e
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1 0-0-0-2-1-1
Dm6 x-x-0-2-0-1 0-0-0-2-0-1
Bb/D x-x-0-3-3-1 0-0-0-3-3-1
Dm x-x-0-2-3-1 0-0-0-2-3-1
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x 0-0-0-2-3-x
G 5-x-0-0-0-3
F 3-x-3-2-1-1
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INTRO / OUTRO
Dm7 Dm6 Bb/D D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---0-------0----|---0------------|
B|--6--6----6--6--|--6-6---3-------|
G|-5-------4------|-3------2-------|
D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
LINK or in Drop D
D5 D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------| e|----------------|
e|----------------| B|----------------|
G|----------------| G|----------------|
D|----------------| D|----------------|
A|---------3-2p0--| A|---------3-2p0--|
E|--------------1-| D|--------------3-|0
VERSE
D5 D5 C G D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----7-------7---|----7-------7---|----0-------0---|----7-----------|
D|--5/7-----5/7-7-|--5/7-----5/7-70|------------0---|--5/7----3-2p0--|
A|----------------|--------------p-|3---3-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|--------------1-|
INTERLUDE or in Drop D
D5 D5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------| e|----------------|
B|----------------| B|----------------|
G|----7-----------| G|----------------|
D|--5/7----3-2p0--| D|----------------|
A|----------------| A|---------3-2p0--|
E|--------------1-| D|--------------3-|0
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INTRO
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
(link)
VERSE
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working on the land
C G D5
Oh-oh it ain't easy (link)
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working with my hands
C G D5
Oh-oh believe me (link)
CHORUS
D G
Freedom is the only thing means a damn to me
F C D5
Oh-oh you can't fake it (link)
D G
Freedom is the only song, sings a song for me
F C D5
Oh-oh we're gonna make it (link)
INTERLUDE
| D5 | % | % |
VERSE
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, trying to be me
C G D5
Oh ... it ain't easy (link)
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, trying to be free
C G D5
Oh-oh believe me (link)
CHORUS
D G
Freedom is the only thing means a damn to me
F C D5
Oh-oh you can't fake it (link)
D G
Freedom is the only song, sings a song for me
F C D5
Oh-oh we're gonna make it (link)
INTERLUDE
| D5 | % | % |
VERSE
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working on the land
C G D5
Oh-oh it ain't easy (link)
D5 D5
I am just a simple man, working with my hands, oh oh oh
C G D5
Baby believe me (link)
INTERLUDE
| D5 | % | % | % |
I'm just a simple man, yeah yeah
OUTRO
Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
Freedom is the only thing
Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
Means a damn to me
Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
I'm just a simple man, yeah
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
Oooh, oohh, ooh
| Dm7 Dm6 | Bb/D D5 |
(repeat and fade)
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