Chords for Woman's Gotta Have It

Tempo:
167.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

G

D

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Woman's Gotta Have It chords
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[B] [D] [E]
[Bm] [G] Fellas, I wonder what you mind if I [Bm] talk to you [G] a [F#m] [E]
[Bm] minute?
You know, sometimes we have a [G] tendency, or should I [Em] say we forget
what [Bm] a woman needs every now and then.
[G] [A] [Bm]
That is, if you want to keep [G] your thing together.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A] Listen to me [Em] now.
[Bm] Do the things that keep a smile on your [Em] face.
[A]
[Bm] Say the things that [G] make you feel better every day.
[A] [G] [Bm]
And you've got to stay on your peace and give.
[A]
[Bm] If you don't, the woman you can easily lose.
[D] Oh,
[G] [Bm] [Em] sir.
[D] And no one can help me [G] share the [Bm] pain that you [Em] cost me.
[D]
A woman's gotta have it, I [G] believe.
[Bm] She's [D] gotta know that she's mean as a [G] rat.
[Em] When you kiss [D] her, you've got to make her feel it.
Every [G] time [D] boy, she wants to know that she's not walking on shaky [G] ground.
[Bm] [E] [D]
Oh,
[B]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [Em] think it [A] over, [Bm] [G] [Bm]
think it over my [A] brother.
[G]
[Bm] Don't take for granted the smile on her [G] [A]
[Bm] face.
Check a little bit closer, you might find a tear [A] trace.
[G]
[Bm] Maybe the girl might never say a mumbling [F#m] word.
[Bm] But you gotta make sure that her voice is heard.
[D]
A
[G] true love and I [Em] lost it.
[D] I'm suffering all this [G] pain that that love cost [Em] me.
[D] All a woman's got to have is, you gotta give it to [Em] her.
[D] She's gotta know that she's needed a [G] ride.
[D] When you kiss her, you gotta make her feel it.
[G] [D] She wanna know that she's not walking on
[G] shaky [Bm] ground.
[Em] [D]
Yeah.
[A]
[D] So [B]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G] if you got [F#m] a [Bm] love, a love, and you wanna keep her, keep [A] her.
[Bm] You got to give her what she wants when she wants it,
[G] [A]
[Bm] where she wants it,
[Em] and [Bm] how she wants it.
Every [Em] now and then [Bm]
she feels she needs it.
What I'm trying to [Em] say, what [Bm] you're trying to say, you know I'm only gotta have it.
Yeah.
[A] [G] [Bm]
[Em]
Key:  
Bm
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G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
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To learn Bobby Womack - Womans Gotta Have It chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, Bm, G, Em, D, G and Bm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 83 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 168 BPM. With B Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ Fellas, I wonder what you mind if I [Bm] talk to you [G] a _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
[Bm] _ minute?
You know, sometimes we have a [G] tendency, or should I [Em] say we forget
_ _ what [Bm] a woman needs every now and then. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm]
That is, if you want to keep [G] your thing together.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A] Listen to me [Em] now. _ _
[Bm] _ Do the things that keep a smile on your [Em] _ _ face.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ Say the things that [G] make you feel better every day.
[A] _ [G] _ [Bm] _
_ And you've got to stay on your peace and give.
_ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ If you don't, the woman you can easily lose.
[D] Oh, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] sir. _ _
[D] _ _ _ And no one can help me [G] share the [Bm] pain that you [Em] cost me.
[D]
A woman's gotta have it, _ I [G] believe.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ She's [D] gotta know that she's mean as a [G] rat.
_ _ _ [Em] When you kiss [D] her, you've got to make her feel it.
_ Every [G] time [D] boy, _ _ _ she wants to know that she's not walking on shaky [G] ground.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ Oh, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [Em] think it _ [A] over, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
think it over my [A] brother.
_ [G] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Don't take for granted the smile on her [G] _ _ [A] _
[Bm] face.
Check a little bit closer, you might find a tear [A] trace.
[G] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Maybe the girl might never say a mumbling _ _ _ [F#m] word. _
[Bm] _ But you gotta make sure that her voice is heard.
[D] _ _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ true love and I [Em] lost it. _
[D] _ _ _ I'm suffering all this [G] pain that that love cost [Em] me.
[D] All a woman's got to have is, you gotta give it to [Em] her.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ She's gotta know that she's needed a [G] ride.
_ _ [D] When you kiss her, you gotta make her feel it. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ She wanna know that she's not walking on _
[G] shaky [Bm] ground.
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _
Yeah.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] So _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] if you got [F#m] a [Bm] love, a love, and you wanna keep her, _ keep [A] her.
_ [Bm] You got to give her what she wants when she wants it, _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ where she wants it, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ and [Bm] _ how she wants it. _ _
_ _ Every [Em] now and then [Bm]
she feels she _ needs it. _ _
What I'm trying to [Em] say, what [Bm] you're trying to say, you know I'm only gotta have _ it. _
_ _ Yeah.
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Anthology album.

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