When A Man Loves A Woman Chords by Percy Sledge

Tempo:
65.2 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Bbm

Gb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman chords
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[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] [Fm]
[Gb] [Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Db] When a man [Ab] loves a woman, [Bbm] [Fm] can't keep his mind on nothing,
[Gb] lady, he'll [Ab] change the world [Db] for the good thing he's [Ab] found.
[Db] If she is bad, [Ab] he can see [Bbm] it, [Fm] she can do no [Gb] wrong.
[Ab] Turn his back on his best friend [Db] if he put her [Ab] down.
[Bbm] [Db] [Ab] [Bbm] [Fm] Strain his very last [Gb] dime, trying to [Ab] hold on [Db] to what he [Ab] needs.
[Db] He'd give up all [Ab] his cars [Bbm] and [Fm] sleep out in the [Gb] rain.
[Ab] If she said that's the way [Db] it ought to be.
[Gb] In [Db]
[Gb] [Db] [Dbm]
[Gb] [Db] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] [Fm] his soul, [Gb] she [Ab] can bring him [Db] such misery.
[Ab] If [Db] she is bad, [Ab] [Bbm] he's the [Fm] last
[Gb] [Ab] [Db] man he'll ever see.
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] He can [Db] do no wrong, [Gb] he can [Ab] never hold.
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] I know [Db] exactly how to make you [Gb] feel.
I'll [Ab] play the game to make you [Db] feel what I'm about to make you [Ab] feel.
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] [Db]
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Ab
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Bbm
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Gb
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Fm
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Ab
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Bbm
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Percy Sledge - (Remastered) When A Man Loves A Woman chords, practice playing Bbm, Db, Ab, Db, Bbm, Fm, Gb and Ab in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 32 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 65 BPM. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] When a man [Ab] loves a woman, [Bbm] _ [Fm] can't keep his mind on nothing,
[Gb] lady, he'll [Ab] change the world [Db] for the good thing he's [Ab] found.
[Db] If she is bad, [Ab] he can see [Bbm] it, [Fm] she can do no [Gb] wrong.
[Ab] Turn his back on his best friend [Db] if he put her [Ab] down. _
[Bbm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] Strain his very last [Gb] dime, trying to [Ab] hold on [Db] to what he [Ab] needs.
[Db] He'd give up all [Ab] his cars [Bbm] and [Fm] sleep out in the [Gb] rain.
[Ab] If she said that's the way [Db] it ought to be.
[Gb] In _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Dbm] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] his soul, [Gb] she [Ab] can bring him [Db] such misery.
[Ab] If [Db] she is bad, _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] he's the [Fm] last _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] man he'll ever see.
[Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] He can [Db] do no wrong, [Gb] he can [Ab] never hold.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] I know [Db] exactly how to make you [Gb] feel.
I'll [Ab] play the game to make you [Db] feel what I'm about to make you [Ab] feel. _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Honest As Daylight: Hits & Rarities, written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright, this one stands out.

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