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Womans Gotta Have It

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[Intro]
Bm
[Talking]
                        Bm        Em/G          Bm/F#         EmBm7.  Em  Bm/F#  
Fellas I wonder would you mind if I talked to ya for a minute.
You Em/Gknow, someBmtimes we Em/Ghave the tendencyBm/F#, or should I say we foEmrgeBm7t,
what a Emwoman needs eBm/F#very now Em/Gand tBmhen.Em/G  Bm/F#  Em  Bm7  
EmThat iBm/F#s, if you Em/Gwanna keBmep yoEm/Gur thiBm/F#ng togEmethBm7er.
Bm/F#Listen Emto Bm7me now
[Verse]
Em7Do the things that keeps the smile on her face
Em7Say the things that make her feel better everyday
Em7Then you got to stay on your Ps and Qs
Em7If you don't, the woman you can easily lose
[Chorus]
C/DWhoa, oh, GI had a Clove G/Band I Am7lost C/Dher
GAnd no one can help me share the Cpain G/Bthat she Am7caused C/Dme
Oh, a Gwoman's gotta have it
I beCliG/Beve,   Am7sC/Dhe's gotta Gknow that she's needed arounCdG/B  Am7  
When you kiss C/Dher, you Ggotta make her feel it
Every tCimG/Be boAm7y,C/D  
She wants to Gknow that she's not walkin' on shaky gCroG/BundAm7  C/D  
C/DOh, yeahEm  Bm/F#  Em/G  Bm  
Em/GWell,       Bm/F#  Emthink it Bm7over
      Em/G    Bm/F#ThinEmk it over, my Bm7brother
[Verse]
Em7Don't take for granted the smile on her face
Em7Check a little bit closer, you might find a tear trace
Em7Maybe the girl might never say a mumbling word
Em7But you gotta make sure that her voice is heard
[Chorus]
C/DWhoa, oh, GI had a Clove G/Band I Am7lost C/Dher
GAnd no one can help me share the Cpain G/Bthat she Am7caused C/Dme
Oh, a Gwoman's gotta have it
I beCliG/Beve,   Am7sC/Dhe's gotta Gknow that she's needed arounCdG/B  Am7  
When you kiss C/Dher, you Ggotta make her feel it
Every tCimG/Be boAm7y,C/D  
She wants to Gknow that she's not walkin' on shaky gCroG/BundAm7  C/D  
D Em
[Bridge]
   Em        Bm/F#       Em/G       Bm        Em/G       Bm/F#SEmo iBm7f you've got a lEmoveBm/F#  Em/G  Bm  
And you wanna Em/Gkeep hBm/F#erEm  Bm7  
You got to Emgive her what she Bm/F#wants when she wants Em/GitBm  
      Em/G        Bm/F#     Em       Bm7     Em  Bm/F#Where she wants iEm/GtBm  
   Em  Bm/F#And how she wants iEm/GtBm  Em/G  Bm/F#  Em  Bm7  
Every EmdogBm/F#gone tEm/Gime sBmhe feels she needs it
   Em/GWhat I'm tBm/F#ryin' Emto Bm7say
A Em7woman gotta have it
Hey, hey, hey, a Em7woman gotta have it

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Womans Gotta Have It

by Bobby Womack

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/G

Bm/F#

Bm7

Em7

C/D

G/B

Am7

[Intro]

[Talking]

Bm Em/G Bm/F# Em Em Bm/F#

Bm7.

Fellas I wonder would you mind if I talked to ya for a minute.

Em/G Bm Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7

You know, sometimes we have the tendency, or should I say we forget,

Em Bm/F# Em/G Bm Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7

what a woman needs every now and then.

Em Bm/F# Em/G Bm Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7

That is, if you wanna keep your thing together.

Bm/F# Em Bm7

Listen to me now

[Verse]

Em7

Do the things that keeps the smile on her face

Em7

Say the things that make her feel better everyday

Em7

Then you got to stay on your Ps and Qs

Em7

If you don't, the woman you can easily lose

[Chorus]

C/D G C G/B Am7 C/D

Whoa, oh, I had a love and I lost her

G C G/B Am7 C/D

And no one can help me share the pain that she caused me

Oh, a woman's gotta have it

C G/B Am7 C/D G C G/B Am7

I believe, she's gotta know that she's needed around

C/D G

When you kiss her, you gotta make her feel it

C G/B Am7 C/D

Every time boy,

G C G/B Am7 C/D

She wants to know that she's not walkin' on shaky ground

C/D Em Bm/F# Em/G Bm

Oh, yeah

Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7

Well, think it over

Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7

Think it over, my brother

[Verse]

Em7

Don't take for granted the smile on her face

Em7

Check a little bit closer, you might find a tear trace

Em7

Maybe the girl might never say a mumbling word

Em7

But you gotta make sure that her voice is heard

[Chorus]

C/D G C G/B Am7 C/D

Whoa, oh, I had a love and I lost her

G C G/B Am7 C/D

And no one can help me share the pain that she caused me

Oh, a woman's gotta have it

C G/B Am7 C/D G C G/B Am7

I believe, she's gotta know that she's needed around

C/D G

When you kiss her, you gotta make her feel it

C G/B Am7 C/D

Every time boy,

G C G/B Am7 C/D

She wants to know that she's not walkin' on shaky ground

D Em

[Bridge]

Em Bm/F# Em/G Bm Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7 Em Bm/F# Em/G Bm

So if you've got a love

Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7

And you wanna keep her

Em Bm/F# Em/G Bm

You got to give her what she wants when she wants it

Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7 Em Bm/F# Em/G Bm

Where she wants it

Em Bm/F# Em/G Bm Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7

And how she wants it

Em Bm/F# Em/G Bm

Every doggone time she feels she needs it

Em/G Bm/F# Em Bm7

What I'm tryin' to say

Em7

A woman gotta have it

Em7

Hey, hey, hey, a woman gotta have it

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