Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:35:50 -0500
From: "Laura Lynn McWilliams" 
Subject: n/no_doubt/simple_kind_of_life.btab

"Simple Kind of Life" bassline
by No Doubt
from The Return of Saturn, 2000
written by Gwen Stefani

transcribed by Laura McWilliams
January, 2001

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Note: i am not a bassist. but i think this is all right.
let me know if you have any comments or questions.
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rest 4 measures, then
                                                               (repeat)
G:-----------------|--------|--------|----------------|---------------|
D:*----------------|--------|--------|----------------|--------------*|
A:*--5-5-5---------|--------|--------|-3-3-3----------|-3-3-0--5-5-5-*|
E:-----------------|--------|--------|----------------|---------------|
         (rest 3/8) (rest 2 measures)       (rest 3/8)

G:-------------------------|---------7-4-----|
D:-----/5-5-5-5---7---3----|---5-7-5-----5---| (more rest)
A:-3-3---------------------|-3---------------|
E:-------------------------|-----------------|


G:-----------|------------------|
D:-----------|------------------|
A:--3-3--0---|--3--/10-10--/3-3-|
E:-----------|------------------|


"i always was..."              (repeat)
G:-----------------------------|-------------------|
D:*----------7-7--------------*|-------------------|
A:*-5-5-5-5-------7-7-8-10----*|-------3-3-/10-10--|
E:-----------------------------|-------------------|

                              (play several times)
G:------------|---------------|      |-----------------|
D:*---5-5-7-3-|----5-5-5--7--*|  or  |-----------------|
A:*-3---------|--3-----------*| play |-----3--/10------|
E:------------|---------------|      |-----------------|

BRIDGE:
"oh, if we met tomorrow..."                    (repeat)
G:------------|--------------|-----------------|
D:*---7-------|---7----------|---7----------7-*|
A:*-5---0-5-0-|-4---0-4-0----|-3---0-3-0--2---*|
E:------------|--------------|-----------------|
                                                     (repeat)
G:----------------|--------|--------|-----------------------|
D:*---------------|--------|--------|----------------------*|
A:*-5-5-5---------|--------|--------|-3-3-0--0-3-0--3-3-0--*|
E:----------------|--------|--------|-----------------------|
        (3/8 rest) (2 measures rest)

"you seem like you'd be a good dad"
G:------------------------------|-----------------|
D:------------------------------|-----------------|
A:------------------------------|-2..-2..-/3------|
E:------------------------------|-----------------|

"now all the simple things..."
G:--------------------|---------------|------------4--------|
D:*-----5-7-3---------|--3-5-7---7----|----/5-5-5----5-5-7-*|
A:*-3-3--------7-8-10-|--------8------|--3-----------------*|
E:--------------------|---------------|---------------------|

"a simple kinda life"
G:-----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|
D:-----------|----------------|------------|---0-----0-----/5--|
A:--2...-----|-2-----0--2-----|-3-----0-2--|-----------3-3-----|
E:-----------|---3-3----------|---3-3------|-3---3-3-----------|

G:------------------|------------------|
D:------0------/5-5-|-------0---/-5-5--|  ad lib
A:---------3-3------|-3-------3--------| and fade
E:--3-3-------------|---3-3------------|

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~Laura McWilliams
spoongirl@earthling.net