Intro (piano arr. for guitar):

      v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    --------13-12--8- | --------13-12--8-- | 
    ----------------- | ------------------ | 
    --------14-12--10 | --------14-12--10- | 
    ----------------- | ------------------ | 
    ----------------- | ------------------ | 
    ----------------- | ------------------ | 
              F  E  C
              A  G  F

Verse 1:

      Bbmaj9      Am7      Gm7               Am7
      [ D - F - A - C ]
             Le - roy, boy     is that you?
      Bbmaj9                     Am7      Gm7               Am7
             I thought your post-hangin' days were through
      Bbmaj9         Am7       Gm7           C
             Sunk-in eyes and full of sighs
      Gm7      C   Gm7  C   Gm7      C
      Tell no lies          you get wise
      Gm7        C               Gm7               C
      I tell you now we're gonna pull you through
      Gm7          C                  Gm7        Dm7/G  G
      There's only one thing left that we can do
                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                            this is close but not 100% correct

Chorus:

      [voice these chords with C on top wherever possible:]

      C        Am7       Dm7    Dm7/G
      We gotta get you a woman
                Bbmaj9          Am7            Gm7        Dm7/G G
      It's like nothin' else to make you feel sure you're alive
      C        Am7       Dm7    Dm7/G
      We gotta get you a woman
         Bbmaj9     Am7            Gm11          Dm7/G    G
      We better get walkin', we're wastin' time talkin' now
                                                ^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                the 2nd and 3rd time
                                                there are variants
                                                of this which I
                                                haven't done yet

Verse 2:

      Leroy, boy, you're my friend
      You say how and I'll say when
      Come and meet me down the street
      Take a seat, it's my treat
      You may not ever get this chance again
      That empty feeling's just about to end

[repeat chorus]

Bridge 1:

                   Eb7M             Dm7
      Talkin' 'bout life and what it means to you
      Eb7M                              Dm7
             It don't mean nothin' if it don't run through
      Eb7M                             Dm7        G
             I got one thing to say, you know it's true
                  F   C/E  Bb/D  Bbmaj9     Dm7/A  Dm7/G
                                [ D - F - A - C ...............]
      You got to find some time to get this thing together

[repeat chorus]

Bridge 2:

                    Eb7M            Dm7
      Talkin' 'bout things about that special one
      Eb7M                             Dm7
             They may be stupid but they sure are fun
      Eb7M                                Dm7      G
             I'll give it to you while we're on the run
                  F    C/E Bb/D  Bbmaj9     Dm7/A  Dm7/G
      Because we ain't got time to get this thing together, 'cause we

      Ebmaj9 Gm7/D Gm7/C          F7M         Em7
      [ G - Bb - D - F ........]
       Got to get together with a woman who has been around
      F7M                              Em7
            One who knows better than to let you down
      Eb7M                                      Dm7         G
             Let's hope there's still one left in this whole town
                       F   C/E  Bb/D  Bbmaj9     Dm7/A   Dm7/G
      And that she'll take some time to get this thing together 'cause

      Bbmaj9    Dm7/A   Dm7/G
      (Get this thing together 'cause)
      Bbmaj9    Dm7/A   Dm7/G
      Get this thing together 'cause

Coda:

      Dm9         Dm9/G      C7M     Am7
      [ C - E - F - A ]           [ B - C - E - G ] [ A - C - E - G ]
          We gotta get you a woman
      Dm9         Dm9/G      C7M  Am7
          We gotta get you a woman
      Dm9         Dm9/G      C7M  Am7
          We gotta get you a woman
                      Dm7 [N.C.]
      And when we're through with you
                      C7M
      We'll get me one too


-- another half-ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
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