Simple Kind Of Life bass tab by No Doubt

"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