• Song:

    Shes Always A Woman

  • Artist:

    Billy Joel

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     SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN - Billy Joel
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Tabbed by: asd20227
Email: timothy at gmail.com
Tuning: **** Drop D Tuning DADGBE ****
Capo: 1st
Key: Eb major



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1. She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes.  She can ru - in your

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faith with her casu - al lies.     And she only reveals what she wants you to

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see.  She hides like a child but she's always a woman to

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me.                       2.  She can lead you to love, she can

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take you or leave you.        She can ask for the truth, but she'll

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never be - lieve you.       And she'll take what you give her as

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long as it's free.              Yeah she steals like a thief but she's

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always    a woman    to me.



--Chorus--

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Oh...                         She takes care of her - self

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She can wait if she wants

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She's a - head of her time

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Oh...                           and she never gives out

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and she never gives in

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                                                                 ^-- ** next verse 
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        She just changes her mind

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3. And she'll promise you  more than the

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garden of    Eden.           Then she'll carelessly cut you and

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laugh while you're bleeding.  But she'll bring out the best and the

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worst you can be.               Blame it all on yourself cause she's

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always    awoman (x02210@1)   to me.                              (hum starts) ------

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----- (hum) -----

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----- (hum) -----

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----- (hum ends)

Repeat Chorus

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4. She's frequently kind and she's suddenly    cruel.                She can

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do  as she pleases. She's nobody's     fool.                 But she

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can't be con - victed she's earned her degree.                And the

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most she will do is throw shadows at you but she's always a

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woman to   me.                             (hum starts) ------

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----- (hum ends)
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