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Righteous Woman
Paul Kelly
The Merri Soul Sessions
Standard tuning
No capo
C D Em
EmThere she stands in the spotlightC  D  
EmNow the music beginsC  Gm  
DHer left leg won’t stop tremblingC  D  
EmBut there’s nowhere to runC  D  
EmThe soldier sobbing at the stationC  D  
EmIs taken down to the halClGm  
DHe limps in late in the darknesCsD  
EmTakes his seat in the stallsC  D  
Chorus:
EmRighteous woman starts softly like a dove at dawnC  D  
EmRighteous woman building up pressure like a slow moving stormC  Gm  
DRighteous woman giving birth to the dark unbornC  D  
EmRighteous woman
EmRighteous woman
COo DOo  EmOoooh
COo DOo  EmOoooh
COo GmOo  DOoooh
COo DOo  EmOoooh
EmIn a blanket in a box on the hospital doorstepC  D  
EmLies a baby new bornC  Gm  
DThe nurse gently picks up the bundleC  D  
EmBut the mother is gonCeGm  
EmIn the darkness his head fallCsD  
EmAs the chorus arrivesC  Gm  
DHe wakes up late in the third actC  D  
EmTo those radiant eyeCsD  
Chorus:
EmRighteous woman laying down the law getting on a glowC  D  
EmRighteous woman surrendering to the full ecstatic flowC  Gm  
DNow she looks out and sees the brass buttons glinting in the tenth roCwD  
EmRighteous woman
EmRighteous woman
COo DOo  EmOoooh
COo DOo  EmOoooh
COo GmOo  DOoooh
COo DOo  EmOoooh
N.C                                                      C D
Righteous woman hears the knock on her dressing room door
N.C                                                             C Gm  
She takes the note and reads it and then lets it drop to the floor 
DNow she drifts on down slowly to the backstage door C  D  
EmRighteous woman
EmRighteous woman
COo DOo  EmOoooh
COo DOo  EmOoooh
COo GmOo  DOoooh
COo DOo  EmOoooh

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Righteous Woman

by Paul Kelly

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Righteous Woman

Paul Kelly

The Merri Soul Sessions

Standard tuning

No capo

C D Em

Em C D

There she stands in the spotlight

Em C Gm

Now the music begins

D C D

Her left leg won’t stop trembling

Em C D

But there’s nowhere to run

Em C D

The soldier sobbing at the station

Em C Gm

Is taken down to the hall

D C D

He limps in late in the darkness

Em C D

Takes his seat in the stalls

Chorus:

Em C D

Righteous woman starts softly like a dove at dawn

Em C Gm

Righteous woman building up pressure like a slow moving storm

D C D

Righteous woman giving birth to the dark unborn

Righteous woman

C D Em

Oo Oo Ooooh

C D Em

Oo Oo Ooooh

C Gm D

Oo Oo Ooooh

C D Em

Oo Oo Ooooh

Em C D

In a blanket in a box on the hospital doorstep

Em C Gm

Lies a baby new born

D C D

The nurse gently picks up the bundle

Em C Gm

But the mother is gone

Em C D

In the darkness his head falls

Em C Gm

As the chorus arrives

D C D

He wakes up late in the third act

Em C D

To those radiant eyes

Chorus:

Em C D

Righteous woman laying down the law getting on a glow

Em C Gm

Righteous woman surrendering to the full ecstatic flow

D C D

Now she looks out and sees the brass buttons glinting in the tenth row

Righteous woman

C D Em

Oo Oo Ooooh

C D Em

Oo Oo Ooooh

C Gm D

Oo Oo Ooooh

C D Em

Oo Oo Ooooh

N.C C D

Righteous woman hears the knock on her dressing room door

N.C C Gm

She takes the note and reads it and then lets it drop to the floor

D C D

Now she drifts on down slowly to the backstage door

Righteous woman

C D Em

Oo Oo Ooooh

C D Em

Oo Oo Ooooh

C Gm D

Oo Oo Ooooh

C D Em

Oo Oo Ooooh

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