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Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 19:39:57 -0800
From: Thom Hickey 
Subject: TAB: 'If Women Ruled The World' by Joan Armatrading

'If Women Ruled The World'
By Joan Armatrading
>From the album 'Square The Circle'

Transcribed by Thom Hickey (thomh@aimnet.com)

This song seems very straight-forward until you try and
decipher the solo work by Joan on this one. Good luck, and
if you figure out the solos, e-mail me please.

Chord chart:

Fsus4: 113311
F: 112331
C: 35553x


Intro:

  Fsus4 (113311@1)          FE:---------------|--------------------| (133211@1)B:---------------|--------------------|
G:---------------|--------------------|
D:--------3------|---------3----------|
A:3---5----------|-3------------------|
E:---------------|-----5--------------|

  Fsus4 (113311@1)          FE:---------------|--------------------| (133211@1)B:---------------|--------------------|
G:---------------|--------------------|
D:--------3------|---------3----------|
A:3---5-------5--|-3------------------|
E:---------------|-----5--------------|

  Fsus4 (113311@1)          FE:---------------|--------------------| (133211@1)B:---------------|--------------------|
G:---------------|---------------3p2h3|
D:--------3------|---------3----------|
A:3---5----------|-3---5--------------|
E:---------------|--------------------|


  CE:---------------|--------------------| (x32010@1)B:---------------|--------------------|
G:/5------3p2h3/5|/8------------------|
D:---------------|--------------------|
A:---------------|--------------------|
E:---------------|--------------------|

  Fsus4 (113311@1)          FE:---------------|--------------------| (133211@1)B:---------------|--------------------|
G:---------------|--------------------|
D:--------3------|---------3----------|
A:3---5----------|-3------------------|
E:---------------|-----5--------------|

  Fsus4 (113311@1)          FE:---------------|--------------------| (133211@1)B:---------------|--------------------|
G:---------------|--------------------|
D:--------3------|---------3----------|
A:3---5-------5--|-3------------------|
E:---------------|-----5--------------|

  Fsus4 (113311@1)          FE:---------------|--------------------| (133211@1)B:---------------|--------------------|
G:---------------|---------------/2---|
D:--------3------|---------3----------|
A:3---5----------|-3---5--------------|
E:---------------|--------------------|


  CE:---------------|--------------------| (x32010@1)B:---------------|--------------------|
G:--2------------|--------------------|
D:-----/5-----/8-|--8--7--------------|
A:---------------|--------------------|
E:---------------|--------------------|


            Fsus4 (113311@1)     FLoving (133211@1)your sweet ways
           Fsus4 (113311@1)          FLoving (133211@1)the funny things you say
           Fsus4 (113311@1)     FLoving (133211@1)the silence
                    CWrapped (x32010@1)in my man's arms at the end of the day

           Fsus4 (113311@1)     FLoving (133211@1)the way you
        Fsus4Make (113311@1)me feel
                    FThat (133211@1)women rule the world
   Fsus4 (113311@1)               FIf (133211@1)women ruled the world
              CIt (x32010@1)would be a good thing


Fsus4 (113311@1)     FNo (133211@1)more war no more hate
Fsus4 (113311@1)             FWomen (133211@1)can fight but talking's great
Fsus4 (113311@1)          FBehind (133211@1)your back to your face
       CThey'd (x32010@1)rather talk than murder

            Fsus4 (113311@1)     FNot (133211@1)all men kill babies
                  Fsus4But (113311@1)a woman would rather
          FKill (133211@1)herself
                 Fsus4 (113311@1)   FThan (133211@1)see a child suffer
          CWomen (x32010@1)are carers, they were born that way

     Fsus4 (113311@1)       FLike (133211@1)mother nature feeds the world
  Fsus4 (113311@1)             FA (133211@1)woman will think of her child first
Fsus4 (113311@1)      FNo (133211@1)more sons dying young
CWomen (x32010@1)bore sons for living

             Fsus4 (113311@1)    FI (133211@1)love how you love me
        Fsus4Make (113311@1)me feel that
               FWomen (133211@1)rule the world
   Fsus4 (113311@1)               FIf (133211@1)women ruled the world
              CIt (x32010@1)would be a good thing

   Fsus4 (113311@1)               FIf (133211@1)women ruled the world
   Fsus4 (113311@1)               FIf (133211@1)women ruled the world
   Fsus4 (113311@1)               FIf (133211@1)women ruled the world
              CIt (x32010@1)would be a good thing

Everything else is solo work by Joan, and I can't figure
it out. I hope this helps and please send corrections to
thomh@aimnet.com

Cheers,

    Thom

Tablature explanation:

/ = slide up
 = slide down
p = pull off
h = hammer-on