Procol Harum – Simple Sister (Guitar Tab)

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From Broken Barricades (1971) Music by Gary Brooker Lyrics by Keith Keid Robin Trower on lead guitar To be continued? (finish the guitar solos, add orchestrations)
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------5~3-4-5--|
A|-------------6-7-8-9--------------5-6-7-8-------------3-4-5-6--------------|
E|-/8-8-8-8-8-----------/6-6-6-6-6----------/4-4-4-4-4-----------3-----------|X2

               Simple Sister     Got a whooping cough  Have to burn her toys
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------5~3-4-5--|
A|-------------6-7-8-9--------------5-6-7-8-------------3-4-5-6--------------|
E|-/8-8-8-8-8-----------/6-6-6-6-6----------/4-4-4-4-4-----------3-----------|

             Take her treats      Eat her sweets     Scare off all the boys
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------5~3-4-5--|
A|-------------6-7-8-9--------------5-6-7-8-------------3-4-5-6--------------|
E|-/8-8-8-8-8-----------/6-6-6-6-6----------/4-4-4-4-4-----------3-----------|

[Lead Guitar] (A)
e|------------3-----------3-3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3----3------3--------------------|
B|--------------2~--2-4-6---------------------6b---4-4b---3~-----------------|
G|-3b5r3~---3b---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1

[Rhythm section](bass, piano)(B)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------1-3-5-5---3-5-1/5-3-1--------------------|
A|--3-3----------3-5-6-6-0-1-1---1----------6-------------5-6-----3-5--------|
E|------1-2-3--3----------------------------------------------5-6-----3-6----| x1

              Simple sister       Got a whooping cough    Have to shut her out
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------5~3-4-5--|
A|-------------6-7-8-9--------------5-6-7-8-------------3-4-5-6--------------|
E|-/8-8-8-8-8-----------/6-6-6-6-6----------/4-4-4-4-4-----------3-----------|

              Wear her clothes    Steal her bows     Tell her that she's stout
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------5~3-4-5--|
A|-------------6-7-8-9--------------5-6-7-8-------------3-4-5-6--------------|
E|-/8-8-8-8-8-----------/6-6-6-6-6----------/4-4-4-4-4-----------3-----------|

[Lead guitar] (A)
e|------------3-----------3-3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3----3h4-------------------------|
B|--------------2~--2-4-6---------------------6b----3/6\4/8\3~---------------|
G|-3b5r3~---3b---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------5-6-----3-5----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------5-6-----3-6| x1

[Rhythm] (B)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------1-3-5-5---3-5-1/5-3-1--------------------|
A|--3-3----------3-5-6-6-0-1-1---1----------6-------------5-6-----3-5--------|
E|------1-2-3--3----------------------------------------------5-6-----3-6----| X1

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------5~3-4-5--|
A|-------------6-7-8-9--------------5-6-7-8-------------3-4-5-6--------------|
E|-/8-8-8-8-8-----------/6-6-6-6-6----------/4-4-4-4-4-----------3-----------| x4

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------1-3-5-5---3-5-1/5-3-1--------------------|
A|--3-3----------3-5-6-6-0-1-1---1----------6--------------0-0-1--1-2-3------|
E|------1-2-3--3-------------------------------------------------------------| x7

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------1-3-5-5---3-5-1/5-3-1--------------------|
A|--3-3----------3-5-6-6-0-1-1---1----------6-------------5-6-----3-5--------|
E|------1-2-3--3----------------------------------------------5-6-----3-6----| x6

              Simple Sister Got a whooping cough       Lock her in a cell
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------5~3-4-5--|
A|-------------6-7-8-9--------------5-6-7-8-------------3-4-5-6--------------|
E|-/8-8-8-8-8-----------/6-6-6-6-6----------/4-4-4-4-4-----------3-----------|

              Throw the key        Into the sea       Hope she never gets well
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------5~--|
A|-------------6-7-8-9--------------5-6-7-8-------------3-4-5-6--------------|
E|-/8-8-8-8-8-----------/6-6-6-6-6----------/4-4-4-4-4-----------3-----------|