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A Man Needs a Woman
Tune down 1/2 step - Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb  
Chords are in open position so please assume they are all flat.
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|-7h9----------9-7h9-|
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AWhen I was the Eage of three
DMy dear mother had a little tAalk with me
She said a Awoman can be a good Elittle thing
But, son, Dshe mean a whole worAld to men
If I haAdn't loved your daddy this Eway
He wouldn't Dbe the big man he is Atoday
(CHORUS)
Don't you know a Aman needs a Dwoman
A Dman got to have a Awoman
To carry F#mon (to carry on)
To caArry on
Just like the Afish needs the Eocean
Just like Drough hand need a little Alotion
Like the Awindows needs Epane
Like the Dhighway needs two Alane
(CHORUS)
Just like a F#mvampire needs blood
Like a Adead dog need a little mud
Just like the dF#markness needs the light
Just like the Bfisherman, he need
                  E (octave up)
He needs a little bite now, oh, yeah
(CHORUS)
Just like a F#mboxer needs gloves
Just like Ame, I need a little love
Like the F#msoldier needs the gun
Like a Ahamburger needs bun
I need F#myou, yes I do
I need Ayou just to see me through
I've got to have you
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Chords:
     A     E    D    F#m     B   E(octave up)
|-0---0---2---2-----------|
|-2---0---3---2---4---9---|
|-2---1---2---2---4---9---|
|-2---2---0---4---4---9---|
|-0---2-------4---2---7---|
|-----0-------2-----------|

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A Man Needs A Woman

by James Carr

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

A Man Needs a Woman

Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Tune down 1/2 step - , , , , ,

Chords are in open position so please assume they are all flat.

|--------------------|

|-----7-9^-9-7-------|

|-7h9----------9-7h9-|

|--------------------|

A E

When I was the age of three

D A

My dear mother had a little talk with me

A E

She said a woman can be a good little thing

D A

But, son, she mean a whole world to men

A E

If I hadn't loved your daddy this way

D A

He wouldn't be the big man he is today

(CHORUS)

A D

Don't you know a man needs a woman

D A

A man got to have a woman

F#m

To carry on (to carry on)

To carry on

A E

Just like the fish needs the ocean

D A

Just like rough hand need a little lotion

A E

Like the windows needs pane

D A

Like the highway needs two lane

(CHORUS)

F#m

Just like a vampire needs blood

Like a dead dog need a little mud

F#m

Just like the darkness needs the light

Just like the fisherman, he need

E (octave up)

He needs a little bite now, oh, yeah

(CHORUS)

F#m

Just like a boxer needs gloves

Just like me, I need a little love

F#m

Like the soldier needs the gun

Like a hamburger needs bun

F#m

I need you, yes I do

I need you just to see me through

I've got to have you

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Chords:

A E D F#m B E

(octave up)

|-0---0---2---2-----------|

|-2---0---3---2---4---9---|

|-2---1---2---2---4---9---|

|-2---2---0---4---4---9---|

|-0---2-------4---2---7---|

|-----0-------2-----------|

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