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A Man Needs A Woman

James Carr
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Tune down 1/2 step - , , , , ,
 Chords are in open position so please assume they are all flat.
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|-----7-9^-9-7-------|
|-7h9----------9-7h9-|
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When  I was the age  of three
My  dear mother had a little talk  with me
 She said a woman  can be a good  little thing
 But, son, she  mean a whole world  to men
 If I hadn't  loved your daddy this way
 He wouldn't be  the big man he is today
 (CHORUS)
 Don't you know a  man needs a woman
 A man  got to have a  woman
 To carry on  (to carry on)
 To carry  on
 Just like the  fish needs the  ocean
 Just like rough  hand need a little  lotion
 Like the windows  needs pane
 Like the highway  needs two  lane
 (CHORUS)
 Just like a vampire  needs blood
 Like a dead  dog need a little mud
 Just like the darkness  needs the light
 Just like the fisherman,  he need
 He needs a little bite  now, oh, yeah
 (CHORUS)
 Just like a  boxer needs gloves
 Just like me,  I need a little love
 Like the soldier  needs the gun
 Like a hamburger  needs bun
 I need you,  yes I do
 I need you  just to see me through
 I've got to have you
Chords:
E
|-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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Readable chord sheet for A Man Needs A Woman by James Carr

Tune down 1/2 step - [Eb], [Ab], [C#], [F#], [Bb], [Eb]

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

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

[A]When I was the [E]age of three
[D]My dear mother had a little t[A]alk with me
She said a [A]woman can be a good[E] little thing
But, son, [D]she mean a whole wor[A]ld to men
If I ha[A]dn't loved your daddy this [E]way
He wouldn't [D]be the big man he is [A]today

(CHORUS)
Don't you know a[A] man needs a [D]woman
A [D]man got to have a[A] woman
To carry [F#m]on (to carry on)
To ca[A]rry on

Just like the[A] fish needs the[E] ocean
Just like [D]rough hand need a little[A] lotion
Like the [A]windows needs [E]pane
Like the [D]highway needs two[A] lane

(CHORUS)

Just like a [F#m]vampire needs blood
Like a [A]dead dog need a little mud
Just like the d[F#m]arkness needs the light
Just like the [B]fisherman, he need
He needs a little [E]bite now, oh, yeah

(CHORUS)

Just like a[F#m] boxer needs gloves
Just like [A]me, I need a little love
Like the [F#m]soldier needs the gun
Like a [A]hamburger needs bun
I need [F#m]you, yes I do
I need [A]you just to see me through

I've got to have you

Chords:
  [A]   [E]   [D]  [F#m]  [B]   [E]
|-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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