When a Man Loves a Woman
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When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge
#{define:F/G 1 3 x 3 2 1 1}
#{define:G/B 1 0 2 0 0 3 0}
key of C
intro C G/B Am7 Am/G F G C G6
verse1 When a
C
man loves a
G/B
woman,
Am
can't keep his mind on
C7/G
nothing else
F
He'll trade the w
G
orld for the good thing he's f
C
ound
G
If she's
C
bad he can't
G/B
see it
Am
she can do no
C7/G
wrong
F
Turn his back on his b
G
est friend if he put her d
C
own
G
verse2 When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime
Tryin' to hold on to what he needs
He'd give up all his comfort, sleep out in the rain
If she said that's the way it ought to be
Chorus
Chorus
F
Well, this
G
man loves a w
C
oman
F
I gave you
G
everything I
C
had
F
Tryin' to h
G
old on to
C
your
E7/B
precious
Am
love
D7
Baby, please don't treat me
F/G
bad
G+5
verse3 When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she plays him for a fool, he's the last one to know
Lovin' eyes don't ever see
chorus
outro When a
C
man loves a
G/B
woman,
Am
I know exactly how he
C7/G
feels
Coz
F
baby baby b
G
aby you're my w
C
orld
G
(repeat outro until tired)
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