• Song:

    A Man Needs A Woman

  • Artist:

    James Carr

  • Album:

    The Essential James Car...

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.


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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


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Chords:
  A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1)F#m (244222@1)B (x2444x@1) E(octave (022100@1)up)
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|-2---1---2---2---4---9---|
|-2---2---0---4---4---9---|
|-0---2-------4---2---7---|
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