Chords for WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT - Bobby Womack
Tempo:
164.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
Em
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [Em] Fellas, I wonder what you mind if [Bm] I talk to you a [Em] minute.
[F#m] [Bm]
You know, sometimes we have a tendency, or should [A] I say,
we forget [G]
what a woman needs every now and then.
[A]
[Em] That is, if you want to keep your thing together.
[Bm] [A] Listen to me now.
[Em]
[Bm] Do the things that keeps your smile [G] on your face.
[A]
[Bm] Say the things that make you feel better every [A] day.
[Bm] And you got to stay on your peace and dues.
[A]
[Bm] If you don't, the woman, you can easily lose.
[D] Oh, I
[G] [Em] lost her.
[D] And no one can help me [G] share the [Bm] pain that [Em] she caused me.
[D]
Oh, a woman's got to have it.
I believe her.
She's got to know that she's being [G] around.
When [D] you kiss her, you got to make her feel it.
[Em] Every time, [D] boy, she wants to know that she's not
walking on a shady [G] ground.
[Bm] [E] [D]
[A] [D] [B]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] Think [Em] it over.
[Bm]
Think it over, my [A] brother.
[G]
[Bm] Don't take for granted [E] the [G] smile on her [A] face.
[Bm] Check a little bit closer.
You might find a [A] tear [G] trace.
[Bm] Maybe the girl might never say a mumbling [G] word.
[D]
[Bm] But you got to make sure that her voice is heard.
[D] Oh, a
[G] true [Em] love, and I lost it.
[D] I'm suffering all this [G] pain that that [Em] love caused me.
[D] Oh, a woman's got to have it.
You got to give it [Em] to her.
[D]
She's got to know that she's being
[G] around.
[D] When you kiss her, you got to make her feel it.
[G] [D]
She wants to know that she's not walking on a [Em] shady [Bm] ground.
[E] [A]
Yeah.
Ah!
[D] [Bm]
So [Em] if you got a [Bm]
[E] love, [Bm] a love, and you want to keep her,
keep [Em] her, [Bm] you got to give her what she wants,
when she wants it, where she wants it,
[Em]
[Bm] and how she wants it.
Every [Em] dog gone [Bm] down, she feels she needs it.
What I'm trying to [Em] say, what you're [Bm] trying to say,
my woman's got to have it.
[Em] Hey, hey, hey, [Bm] hey.
[Bm] [Em] Fellas, I wonder what you mind if [Bm] I talk to you a [Em] minute.
[F#m] [Bm]
You know, sometimes we have a tendency, or should [A] I say,
we forget [G]
what a woman needs every now and then.
[A]
[Em] That is, if you want to keep your thing together.
[Bm] [A] Listen to me now.
[Em]
[Bm] Do the things that keeps your smile [G] on your face.
[A]
[Bm] Say the things that make you feel better every [A] day.
[Bm] And you got to stay on your peace and dues.
[A]
[Bm] If you don't, the woman, you can easily lose.
[D] Oh, I
[G] [Em] lost her.
[D] And no one can help me [G] share the [Bm] pain that [Em] she caused me.
[D]
Oh, a woman's got to have it.
I believe her.
She's got to know that she's being [G] around.
When [D] you kiss her, you got to make her feel it.
[Em] Every time, [D] boy, she wants to know that she's not
walking on a shady [G] ground.
[Bm] [E] [D]
[A] [D] [B]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] Think [Em] it over.
[Bm]
Think it over, my [A] brother.
[G]
[Bm] Don't take for granted [E] the [G] smile on her [A] face.
[Bm] Check a little bit closer.
You might find a [A] tear [G] trace.
[Bm] Maybe the girl might never say a mumbling [G] word.
[D]
[Bm] But you got to make sure that her voice is heard.
[D] Oh, a
[G] true [Em] love, and I lost it.
[D] I'm suffering all this [G] pain that that [Em] love caused me.
[D] Oh, a woman's got to have it.
You got to give it [Em] to her.
[D]
She's got to know that she's being
[G] around.
[D] When you kiss her, you got to make her feel it.
[G] [D]
She wants to know that she's not walking on a [Em] shady [Bm] ground.
[E] [A]
Yeah.
Ah!
[D] [Bm]
So [Em] if you got a [Bm]
[E] love, [Bm] a love, and you want to keep her,
keep [Em] her, [Bm] you got to give her what she wants,
when she wants it, where she wants it,
[Em]
[Bm] and how she wants it.
Every [Em] dog gone [Bm] down, she feels she needs it.
What I'm trying to [Em] say, what you're [Bm] trying to say,
my woman's got to have it.
[Em] Hey, hey, hey, [Bm] hey.
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ Fellas, I wonder what you mind if [Bm] I talk to you a [Em] minute.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ You know, sometimes we have a tendency, or should [A] I say,
we forget [G] _ _
what a woman needs every now and then. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] That is, if you want to keep your thing together. _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] Listen to me now.
[Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Do the things that keeps your smile [G] on your _ face.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Say the things that make you feel better every [A] day. _ _
[Bm] _ _ And you got to stay on your peace and _ dues.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ If you don't, the woman, you can easily lose.
[D] Oh, _ I _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] lost her. _
[D] _ _ _ And no one can help me [G] share the [Bm] pain that [Em] she caused me.
[D]
Oh, a woman's got to have it.
_ I believe her.
_ _ She's got to know that she's being _ [G] around.
_ _ When [D] you kiss her, you got to make her feel _ it.
[Em] Every time, [D] boy, _ _ _ she wants to know that she's not
walking on a shady [G] ground.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Bm] _ Think [Em] it over.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Think it over, my [A] brother.
_ [G] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Don't take for granted [E] the [G] smile on her _ [A] face.
[Bm] _ Check a little bit closer.
You might find a [A] tear [G] trace. _
[Bm] _ _ _ Maybe the girl might never say a mumbling _ [G] _ word.
[D] _
[Bm] _ But you got to make sure that her voice is heard.
[D] Oh, _ _ _ a _ _ _ _
[G] _ true [Em] love, and I lost it. _
[D] _ _ _ I'm suffering all this [G] pain that that [Em] love caused me.
[D] Oh, a woman's got to have it.
You got to give it [Em] to her.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
She's got to know that she's being _
[G] around.
_ _ _ [D] When you kiss her, you got to make her feel it. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
She wants to know that she's not walking on a [Em] shady [Bm] ground.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
Ah!
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So [Em] if you got a [Bm] _
[E] love, [Bm] a love, _ and you want to keep her,
keep [Em] her, _ [Bm] you got to give her what she wants,
when she wants it, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ where she wants it, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ and how she wants it. _
_ _ Every [Em] dog gone [Bm] down, she feels she needs it. _ _
_ What I'm trying to [Em] say, what you're [Bm] trying to say,
my woman's got to have it. _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Hey, hey, hey, [Bm] hey. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ Fellas, I wonder what you mind if [Bm] I talk to you a [Em] minute.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ You know, sometimes we have a tendency, or should [A] I say,
we forget [G] _ _
what a woman needs every now and then. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] That is, if you want to keep your thing together. _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] Listen to me now.
[Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Do the things that keeps your smile [G] on your _ face.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Say the things that make you feel better every [A] day. _ _
[Bm] _ _ And you got to stay on your peace and _ dues.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ If you don't, the woman, you can easily lose.
[D] Oh, _ I _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] lost her. _
[D] _ _ _ And no one can help me [G] share the [Bm] pain that [Em] she caused me.
[D]
Oh, a woman's got to have it.
_ I believe her.
_ _ She's got to know that she's being _ [G] around.
_ _ When [D] you kiss her, you got to make her feel _ it.
[Em] Every time, [D] boy, _ _ _ she wants to know that she's not
walking on a shady [G] ground.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Bm] _ Think [Em] it over.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Think it over, my [A] brother.
_ [G] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Don't take for granted [E] the [G] smile on her _ [A] face.
[Bm] _ Check a little bit closer.
You might find a [A] tear [G] trace. _
[Bm] _ _ _ Maybe the girl might never say a mumbling _ [G] _ word.
[D] _
[Bm] _ But you got to make sure that her voice is heard.
[D] Oh, _ _ _ a _ _ _ _
[G] _ true [Em] love, and I lost it. _
[D] _ _ _ I'm suffering all this [G] pain that that [Em] love caused me.
[D] Oh, a woman's got to have it.
You got to give it [Em] to her.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
She's got to know that she's being _
[G] around.
_ _ _ [D] When you kiss her, you got to make her feel it. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
She wants to know that she's not walking on a [Em] shady [Bm] ground.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
Ah!
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So [Em] if you got a [Bm] _
[E] love, [Bm] a love, _ and you want to keep her,
keep [Em] her, _ [Bm] you got to give her what she wants,
when she wants it, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ where she wants it, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ and how she wants it. _
_ _ Every [Em] dog gone [Bm] down, she feels she needs it. _ _
_ What I'm trying to [Em] say, what you're [Bm] trying to say,
my woman's got to have it. _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Hey, hey, hey, [Bm] hey. _ _ _ _ _ _ _