#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# WOMEN SEEM JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP Tabbed by Jim Bauer (jbauer601@hotmail.com) NOTE: When I did this tab I didn't have time to figure out the riff that follows under the rythm, nor the riff after the verse tacet. I'll post it as soon as I can in a corrected version, unless someone beats me to it, of course. :) intro: E A B x2 verse: E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)seem to like me E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BThey (x2444x@1)seem to like what I have to say E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWhen (x2444x@1)they see me out in public E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)seem to look my way E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)seem to treat me so gracious E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BThey (x2444x@1)sing me to sleep with a song E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BBut (x2444x@1)there always seems to be a problem E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)don't seem to like me long :| intro, sing over Yeah, yeah, yeah verse: E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)seem to want me E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BTo (x2444x@1)stay with them all night E (022100@1)A (x02220@1) BWe (x2444x@1)have so much in common E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BOur (x2444x@1)futures really do seem bright E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)seem to forgive me E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BThey (x2444x@1)seem to become my very good friends E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BBut (x2444x@1)when it comes time for a commitment E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BThe (x2444x@1)romance always seems to end chorus1: C#m (x13321@4) BThey (x2444x@1)tell me all their stories C#m (x13321@4) BWe (x2444x@1)lay awake and talk all night A (x02220@1) BMaybe (x2444x@1)it's me I don't know A (x02220@1) BBut (x2444x@1)in the morning there always seems to be some kind of fight bridge: E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)BLa (x2444x@1)la la la, la la la la la x2 verse: E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWell (x2444x@1)women seem to be so clever E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BI (x2444x@1)love all the jokes that they tell E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BLike (x2444x@1)my last boyfriend really hurt me in bed E(tacet) (022100@1) riff2 Hey but you seem to fit so well E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)sure can hurt your feelings E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BThey (x2444x@1)can burn you down and not make a sound E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)then they call me up and say hey come over E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BMy (x2444x@1)husband has just left town chorus2: C#m (x13321@4) BThey (x2444x@1)tell me all their stories C#m (x13321@4) BWe (x2444x@1)lay awake and laugh all night A (x02220@1) BMaybe (x2444x@1)it's me I don't know A (x02220@1) BBut (x2444x@1)in the morning there always seems to be some kind of fight verse: E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)seem to love houses E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BI've (x2444x@1)bought a couple for one or two E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)seem to think all men are louses E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)I guess I think so too Ab5 (133xxx@4) C#5Women (x133xx@4)seem so much smarter Ab5 (133xxx@4) C#5Than (x133xx@4)your average Joe (tacet)C#m* B5Women (x244xx@1)seem to be a little more intuitive C#m* B5 (x244xx@1) B(w/violin (x2444x@1)part) And when they lie nobody knows verse: (play riff1 alone) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWell (x2444x@1)women seem to know how to keep a secret E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BThey (x2444x@1)don't blabbermouth just for show E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BFifty (x2444x@1)percent of their charm is illusion E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)that is a good thing to know verse: (play normally) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)seem to like me E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BThey (x2444x@1)seem to like what I have to say E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)when they see me out in public E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BWomen (x2444x@1)seem to look my way B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) AB x4 Yeah, yeah, yeah E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BYeah, (x2444x@1)women seem to like me E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BThey (x2444x@1)seem to like what I have to say OUTRO: E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)BLa (x2444x@1)la la la, la la la la la x2 ---------- ----- STANDARD TUNING: (EADGBE) CHORDS USED: E (022100@1) = 022100 A (x02220@1) = X02220 B (x2444x@1) = X24442 C#m = X46654 Ab5 = 466XXX C#5 = X466XX C#m* = X4665X B5 (x244xx@1) = X244XX