Woman In Chains

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Song: Woman in chains
Artist: Tears for Fears
Composer: Roland Orzabal
Album: The seeds of love

Tabbed by DJ 2nd Oct 2016

This is my own interpretation intended for a single
acoustic guitar accompaniment, giving a flavour of
the overall backing, for a solo singer.

IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Dsus2 = xx0230    Bm     = x24432    E     = 022100
A/D   = xx0220    Bm/A   = x04432    Esus4 = 022200
Bm7   = x2023x    D6sus2 = xx0200    C#m7  = x46600
Bm9   = x2022x    A      = x02220    Amaj9 = 577600
G     = 3x003x    Asus4  = x02230
G(b5) = 3x002x

Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================

[Intro - from 0:36 on track]
 Dsus2  A/D    Dsus2  A/D   Bm7   Bm9    Bm7   Bm9
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  G    G(b5)   G    G(b5)  Dsus2 A/D    Dsus2  A/D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 1]
    Dsus2                      A/D         Dsus2  A/D
You better love loving and you better behave----,
    Bm7                        Bm9          Bm7   Bm9
You better love loving and you better behave----,
G        G(b5)   G        G(b5)
Woman in chains, woman in chains
  Dsus2  A/D      Dsus2  A/D
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 2]
Dsus2              A/D         Dsus2   A/D
Calls her man 'The Great White Hope',
Bm7                      Bm9   Bm7     Bm9
Says she's fine, she'll always cope,
         G        G(b5)
Oo - oo, woman in chains,
G        G(b5)   Dsus2   A/D        Dsus2  A/D
Woman in chains----------------!  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 3]
        Bm           Bm/A
Well, I feel----- ...lying and waiting...
     G          G(b5)      G          G(b5)
Is a poor man's deal,   (A poor man's deal!)
      Bm         Bm/A
And I feel------ hopelessly weighed down...
        G       G(b5)         G       G(b5)
By your eyes of steel,  (Your eyes of steel!)

[Verse 4]
             G          G(b5)
Well, it's a world gone crazy,
      G        G(b5)   Dsus2   A/D   Dsus2  A/D
Keeps woman in chains--------,
                   Bm7    Bm9    Bm7    Bm9
Woh - oh, oh, oo - oh,
G        G(b5)   G        G(b5)   D     D6sus2 A/D
Woman in chains, woman in chains----!  | /  /  /  / |
  D           D6sus2 A/D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 5]
Dsus2              A/D      Dsus2
Trades her soul as skin and bone,
                       (You better love loving...)
            A/D
(...And you better behave!)

Bm7            Bm9       Bm7
Sells the only thing she owns----------------,
                    (You better love loving...)
             Bm9
             Hoo  - oo!
(...And you better behave!)
G        G(b5)       G        G(b5)
Woman in chains,     woman in chains!
    (The sun and the Moon!)

   D            D6sus2 A/D
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 6]
D   D6sus2 A/D            Dsus2  A/D   Dsus2 A/D
           Men of stone, | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

       Bm7   Bm9  Bm7 Bm9          G  G(b5) G  G(b5)
Men of stone,     hah----, no, no, no-----!

  D           D6sus2 A/D    D           D6sus2 A/D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 7]
        Bm         Bm/A
Well, I feel-----, deep in your heart,
                 G          G(b5)
There are wounds time can't heal,
      G          G(b5)
(That time can't heal!)
      Bm         Bm/A
And I feel-----  somebody, somewhere,
         G      G(b5)              G           G(b5)
Is try - ing to breathe, well, you know what I mean?
       G          G(b5)        G        G(b5)  Asus4
It's a world gone crazy, keeps woman in chains------!

[Verse 8]
      A       G                   Bm
It's under my skin, but out of my hands,
     Bm/A        Asus4       A             G
I'll tear it a - part, but I won't under - stand,
  G(b5)        G        G(b5)        G          G(b5)
I will not ac- cept the greatness of man!
                              It's a world gone crazy
      G        G(b5)
Keeps woman in chains,
G        G(b5)        G        G(b5)
   (Gone crazy, keeps woman in chains!)

  G    G(b5)   G    G(b5)   G    G(b5)   G    G(b5)
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Coda]
  E                             C#m7
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |  So free--- her,
   Amaj9           E
So free--- her, so free--- her!

        E               C#m7
||:  So free--- her, so free--- her,
        Amaj9           E
     So free--- her, so free--- her! :|| [Repeat]
=====================================================
For the Coda the tablature below could be played
instead of the chord accompaniment : 
CAPO still at 3rd fret.

[Optional riff for Coda]
    (E)
e |----0---------------0--|----0---------------0--|
B |--------4---2---4------|--------4---2---4------|
G |-----------------------|-----------------------|
D |--2---2---2---2---2----|--2---2---2---2---2----|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|
   (C#m7)
e |----0---------------0--|----0---------------0--|
B |--------4---2---4------|--------4---2---4------|
G |-----------------------|-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |--4---4---4---4---4----|--4---4---4---4---4----|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|
   (Amaj9)
e |----0---------------0--|----0---------------0--|
B |--------4---2---4------|--------4---2---4------|
G |-----------------------|-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |--0---0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0---0----|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|
    (E)
e |----0---4-----------0--|----0---4-----------0--|
B |------------2---4------|------------2---4------|
G |-----------------------|-----------------------|
D |--2---2---2---2---2----|--2---2---2---2---2----|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|

Woman In Chains chords and lyrics

Free chords for Woman In Chains by Tears For Fears. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: Woman in chains
Artist: Tears for Fears
Composer: Roland Orzabal
Album: The seeds of love
Tabbed by DJ 2nd Oct 2016
This is my own interpretation intended for a single
acoustic guitar accompaniment, giving a flavour of
the overall backing, for a solo singer.
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Dsus2 = xx0230    Bm     = x24432    E     = 022100
A/D   = xx0220    Bm/A   = x04432    Esus4 = 022200
Bm7   = x2023x    D6sus2 = xx0200    C#m7  = x46600
Bm9   = x2022x    A      = x02220    Amaj9 = 577600
G     = 3x003x    Asus4  = x02230
G(b5) = 3x002x
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro - from 0:36 on track]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
                       (You better love loving...)
                    (You better love loving...)
(...And you better behave!)
    (The sun and the Moon!)
[Verse 6]
[Verse 7]
[Verse 8]
                              It's a world gone crazy
=====================================================
For the Coda the tablature below could be played
instead of the chord accompaniment : 
CAPO still at 3rd fret.

Woman In Chains Chords by Tears For Fears

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