Ruthie Foster http://ruthiefoster.com/
Phenomenal Woman
Ruthie Foster Live at Antone's

Here is the link to the official video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkYh2BYONms

This is my first time figuring out chords.  My first submission was incomplete, I 
got some help I've hopefully fixed everything.


C     -      G/B      Bb       -      F  
  Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
C      -      G                Bb       -       F
  I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion-model size.
C         -           G               E        -        F   
  But when I start to tell them, They think I'm tellin' lies.
F                     F    -       C
  I say, "It's in the reach of my arms,

    F    -     C
The span of my hips,
    Dm     -     Em
The stride in my steps,
    Bb     -   G
The curl of my lips."

CHORUS:
      C      G/B          Am       F
I'm a woman    Phenomenal woman.
      Dm   Gsus4 - G           C      G
I'm a woman.       Baby, that's me.



C       -      G/B           Bb    -     F  
  I walk into a room just as cool as you please
C      -      G                     Bb        -        F
  And to a man the fellas stand And fall down on their knees.
C        -         G               E      -      F   
  Then they swarm around me Like a hive of honey bees,
F                     F    -     C
  I say, "It's in the fire in my eyes,
    F     -     C
The flash of my teeth,
    Dm     -    Em
The swing of my waist,
    Bb    -   G
The joy in my feet."


CHORUS:
      C      G/B          Am       F
I'm a woman    Phenomenal woman.
      Dm   Gsus4 - G           C      G
I'm a woman.       Baby, that's me.



BRIDGE
            Eb    -    C
It's in the arch of my back,
    Eb   -    C
The sun of my smile,
    Bb    -    F
The ride of my breast,
    Dm    -     G  
The grace of my style.   (key changes here - up one step)

D A Bm C

D      -      A/C#  C          -           G
  Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed.
D      -      A/C#           C        -            G
  I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud.
D          -          A           F#      -       G
  But when you see me passin', It oughta make you proud.
G                 Em     -    D
  I say, "It's in click of my heels,
    Em    -    D
The bend of my hair,
    G     -    D/F#
The palm of my hands,
    C     -     A          A
The need for my care."

CHORUS:
             D      A/C#          Bm       G            
'Cause I'm a woman     Phenomenal woman.
         Em      Asus4 A                  D
 I'm a woman.           Baby, that's me.
            D     -    A/C#
 Its in the palm of my hands
                     Bm
 and the need for my care

G
Phenomenal, phenomenal
Em       
Phenomenal woman
A
baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
       D   G          D  
that's me, that's me, yeah