(verse 1) 
 B                    F#   
She plays her cards close to the vest 
    Abm                               E 
To hide the heart she wears on her sleeve 
 B                                  F#  
Sometimes she's caught between the woman that she is 
         Abm                   E 
And the one she's expected to be 
             F#  
But with an innocent smile 
         Abm  
And the soul of a child 
       C#m            E             F#  
She's always giving more than she can 


                 B - E      Abm - F#  
When a woman loves a man 
                E     B  B  F# E B F#  
When a woman loves a man 
 
(verse 2) 
     B                    F#  
She knows how to hang on your every word 
         Abm                         E
And she knows how to look the other way 
           B               F#  
She'll whisper to you what no man has ever heard 
  Abm                          E    B 
Secrets she would never give away 
          F#  
With her arms open wide 
         Abm  
She'll take you inside 
     C#m              E          F#  
And hold you in the palm of her hand 


                B - E       Abm - F#  
When a woman loves a man 
                     E - B E9 B 
When a woman loves a man 
                   B      E - Abm - F#  
She will be there to the end 
                    E - B    F# - E - B  
When a woman loves a man.
 
(bridge) 
B E

                     Abm    F#    B - E 
And when all you've got to give her 
                  Abm    F#     B - E  
Is nothing more than a dream 
                              B
She'll sacrifice for love to prove to you 
 
Her mind's made up 
  D                    F# - F#sus - F#               
Stand by you through everything