James Carr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Carr_(musician)) A Man Needs a Woman Tune down 1/2 step - Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb Chords are in open position so please assume they are all flat. |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |-----7-9^-9-7-------| |-7h9----------9-7h9-| |--------------------| A (x02220@1) EWhen (022100@1)I was the age of three D (xx0232@1) AMy (x02220@1)dear mother had a little talk with me A (x02220@1) EShe (022100@1)said a woman can be a good little thing D (xx0232@1) ABut, (x02220@1)son, she mean a whole world to men A (x02220@1) EIf (022100@1)I hadn't loved your daddy this way D (xx0232@1) AHe (x02220@1)wouldn't be the big man he is today (CHORUS) A (x02220@1) DDon't (xx0232@1)you know a man needs a woman D (xx0232@1) AA (x02220@1)man got to have a woman F#mTo (244222@1)carry on (to carry on) ATo (x02220@1)carry on A (x02220@1) EJust (022100@1)like the fish needs the ocean D (xx0232@1) AJust (x02220@1)like rough hand need a little lotion A (x02220@1) ELike (022100@1)the windows needs pane D (xx0232@1) ALike (x02220@1)the highway needs two lane (CHORUS) F#mJust (244222@1)like a vampire needs blood ALike (x02220@1)a dead dog need them bugs F#mJust (244222@1)like the darkness needs the light BJust (x2444x@1)like the fisherman, he needs E(octave (022100@1)up) He needs a little bite now, oh, yeah (CHORUS) F#mJust (244222@1)like a boxer needs gloves AJust (x02220@1)like me, I need a little love F#mLike (244222@1)the soldier needs the gun ALike (x02220@1)an -empire needs sun- F#mI (244222@1)need you, yes I do AI (x02220@1)need you just to see me through I've got to have you ---------- Chords: A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1)F#m (244222@1)B (x2444x@1) E(octave (022100@1)up) |-0---0---2---2-----------| |-2---0---3---2---4---9---| |-2---1---2---2---4---9---| |-2---2---0---4---4---9---| |-0---2-------4---2---7---| |-----0-------2-----------|