Love Me Like A Man Chords by Bonnie Raitt

Tempo:
82.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Em

B

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bonnie Raitt - Love Me Like a Man chords
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[G] [A] [E] [Em]
[B]
[C#m] These men that [E] I've been [A] seeing, baby, [E] got their soul up on the shelf.
You know that you'd never [A] love me [E] when they [C#] can't even love [Dm] themselves.
[A] But I need someone to love me, someone to really [Em] understand.
[E] [A] [E]
[B] Who won't put himself above [G#m] me, [A] who loves me [Em] like a man.
[B] [F#m]
[E] I've never seen such [Em] losers, darlin', [E] even though I tried to find a [D] man who could take me [C#] home.
[D] Instead of taking me for a ride, [A] that I need someone to love me.
I know you [C#m] [D] [A] can't [E] [A] [E]
[B] believe me when [E] I tell you, [A] you could love me [Em] like a [D] man.
[A] [G#m] [B] [A]
[Dm] [A]
[Em] [D] [C#]
[A]
[Bm] [E] [A] [Em]
[B] [E] [A]
[Em] [B]
[E] They all want me to rock them, like [D] my back ain't [E] got no bones.
I want a man to rock [Em] me like my [B] backbone [C#m] was [F#m] his [A] own.
I know [E] you [A] can't [E]
[A] [B] believe me when I tell [A] you, you could love me like [E] a man.
I [B]
[E] come [Dm] home sad and [A] lonely, [E] I feel like I wanna cry.
[Em] I [C#] want a man [A] to hold me, not [C#m] some fool to ask me why.
And [A] I need someone to love me.
But darlin', I [C#m] know you [Bm] [A] can't.
[Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [B] Don't you put yourself above [Bm] me, [A] you just love me like [E] a man.
[Am] [Em]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
B
12341112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Bonnie Raitt - (2008 Remaster) Love Me Like A Man chords, with this master sequence: Em, B, E, A, E and B. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 41 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 83 BPM. With the song's key of A# Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] These men that [E] I've been [A] seeing, baby, [E] got their soul up on the shelf.
You know that you'd never [A] love me [E] when they [C#] can't even love [Dm] themselves.
[A] But I need someone to love me, someone to really [Em] understand.
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _
[B] Who won't put himself above [G#m] me, [A] who loves me [Em] like a man.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
[E] I've never seen such [Em] losers, darlin', [E] even though I tried to find a [D] man who could take me [C#] home.
[D] Instead of taking me for a ride, [A] that I need someone to love me.
_ I know you [C#m] _ [D] [A] can't [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[B] believe me when [E] I tell you, [A] you could love me [Em] like a [D] man.
[A] _ [G#m] _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] They all want me to rock them, like [D] my back ain't [E] got no bones.
I want a man to rock [Em] me like my [B] backbone [C#m] was [F#m] his [A] own.
I _ _ _ know [E] you _ [A] can't [E] _ _ _
[A] [B] believe me when I tell [A] you, you could love me like [E] a man.
I [B] _ _ _
[E] come [Dm] home sad and [A] lonely, [E] I feel like I wanna cry.
[Em] I [C#] want a man [A] to hold me, not [C#m] some fool to ask me why.
And [A] I need someone to love me.
_ But darlin', I [C#m] know you _ [Bm] [A] can't.
[Em] _ [A] _ [Em] _
[A] [B] Don't you put yourself above [Bm] me, [A] you just love me like [E] a man.
_ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Chris Smither.

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