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Why Woman

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[Intro]
A   E   A   E
[Verse 1]
If you Aleave me
Leave me Eguessing darling
    C#mThen I gBuess you're not for Ame
When you're Atalking
Talking with an Eold friend
    C#mAnd you decBide you must be Afree
[Chorus]
Tell me Ewhy, why Awoman
    C#mCan we Bleave a good thing Abe?
Tell me Ewhy, why Awoman
    C#mDid you give Bup so easily?A  
[Verse 2]
When you're Alooking
Looking for some Eheat now
    C#mAnd I'm as Bcold as cold Acan be
And you're Atalking
Talking about a chEange now
    C#mBut those Bchanges aren't with meA  
[Chorus]
Tell Eme why, why Awoman
    C#mCan we just Bleave a good thing Abe?
Tell me Ewhy, why Awoman
    C#mCan we just Bbe happy?
[Bridge]
    F#Better leave C#mit alone
    BLet it work out by itF#self
My friends keep C#mtelling me, no
    BWhy she's not with nobody eF#lse
Oh but I don't C#mknowB  F#  
[Chorus]
Tell me Ewhy, why Awoman
    C#mCan we just Bleave a good thing Abe?
Tell me Ewhy, why Awoman
Just C#mstick around and Bwork it out with meA  

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Why Woman

by Glen Hansard

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

A E A E

[Verse 1]

If you leave me

Leave me guessing darling

C#m B A

Then I guess you're not for me

When you're talking

Talking with an old friend

C#m B A

And you decide you must be free

[Chorus]

E A

Tell me why, why woman

C#m B A

Can we leave a good thing be?

E A

Tell me why, why woman

C#m B A

Did you give up so easily?

[Verse 2]

When you're looking

Looking for some heat now

C#m B A

And I'm as cold as cold can be

And you're talking

Talking about a change now

C#m B A

But those changes aren't with me

[Chorus]

E A

Tell me why, why woman

C#m B A

Can we just leave a good thing be?

E A

Tell me why, why woman

C#m B

Can we just be happy?

[Bridge]

F# C#m

Better leave it alone

B F#

Let it work out by itself

C#m

My friends keep telling me, no

B F#

Why she's not with nobody else

C#m B F#

Oh but I don't know

[Chorus]

E A

Tell me why, why woman

C#m B A

Can we just leave a good thing be?

E A

Tell me why, why woman

C#m B A

Just stick around and work it out with me

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