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We Gotta Get You A Woman

Todd Rundgren
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
piano arr. for guitar):
{sot} v v v v v v v v
--------13-12--8-|--------13-12--8--|
-----------------|------------------|
--------14-12--10|--------14-12--10-|
-----------------|------------------|
-----------------|------------------|
-----------------|------------------|{eot}
{section: Verse 1}
Le - roy, boy is that you?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this is close but not 100% correct
{section: Chorus}
[voice these chords with C on top wherever possible:]
^^^^^^^^^^^
the 2nd and 3rd time
there are variants
of this which I
haven't done yet
{section: Verse 2}
Leroy, boy, you're my friend
You say how and I'll say when
Come and meet me down the street
Take a seat, it's my treat
You may not ever get this chance again
That empty feeling's just about to end
[repeat chorus]
{section: Bridge 1}
You got to find some time to get this thing together
[repeat chorus]
{section: Bridge 2}
Got to get together with a woman who has been around
{section: Coda}
We gotta get you a woman
And when we're through with you

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Arrangement source for We Gotta Get You A Woman by Todd Rundgren

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
piano arr. for guitar):

{sot}        v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    --------13-12--8-|--------13-12--8--|
    -----------------|------------------|
    --------14-12--10|--------14-12--10-|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|{eot}

 [F]   [E]   [C]

 [A]   [G]   [F]

{section: Verse 1}
 [Bbmaj9]       [     [Am7]               [Gm7]                                  [Am7]
 [D]
 [F]
 [A]
 [C]]
               Le - roy, boy     is that you?

 [Bbmaj9]              I thought your[Am7] post-hang[Gm7]in' days were throu[Am7]gh

 [Bbmaj9]              Su[Am7]nk-in eyes [Gm7]and full of sig[C]hs

 [Gm7]       Tel[C]l no [Gm7]lies  [C]     [Gm7]   you get[C] wise

 [Gm7]       I tel[C]l you now we're g[Gm7]onna pull you throu[C]gh

 [Gm7]       There's[C] only one thing left[Gm7] that we can[Dm7/G] do     [G]
                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                  this is close but not 100% correct

{section: Chorus}
        [voice these chords with C on top wherever possible:]

 [C]       We [Am7]gotta get y[Dm7]ou a wom[Dm7/G]an

 [Bbmaj9]       It's like [Am7]nothin' else to [Gm7]make you fee[Dm7/G]l sure [G]you're alive

 [C]       We [Am7]gotta get y[Dm7]ou a wom[Dm7/G]an

 [Bbmaj9]
 [Am7]            [Gm11]
 [Dm7/G]       We [G]better get walkin', we're wastin' time talkin' now
                                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                  the 2nd and 3rd time
                                                  there are variants
                                                  of this which I
                                                  haven't done yet

{section: Verse 2}
        Leroy, boy, you're my friend
        You say how and I'll say when
        Come and meet me down the street
        Take a seat, it's my treat
        You may not ever get this chance again
        That empty feeling's just about to end

[repeat chorus]

{section: Bridge 1}
 [Ebmaj7]       Talkin' 'bout[Dm7] life and what it means to you

 [Ebmaj7]              It don't mean nothin' i[Dm7]f it don't run through

 [Ebmaj7]              I got one thing to say[Dm7], you know i[G]t's true

 [F]    [C/E]   [Bb/D]   [Bbmaj9]
 [Dm7]
 [A]    [Dm7/G]                             [
 [D]
 [F]
 [A]
 [C] ...............]
        You got to find some time to get this thing together

[repeat chorus]

{section: Bridge 2}
 [Ebmaj7]       Talkin' 'bou[Dm7]t things about that special one

 [Ebmaj7]              They may be stupid but[Dm7] they sure are fun

 [Ebmaj7]              I'll give it to you while[Dm7] we're on [G]the run

 [F]     [C/E]  [Bb/D]   [Bbmaj9]
 [Dm7]
 [A]    [Dm7/G]   Because we ain't got time to get this thing together, 'cause we

 [Ebmaj9]
 [Gm7]
 [D]   [Gm7/C]    [           [Fmaj7]                          [Em7]
 [G]
 [Bb]
 [D]
 [F] ........]
         Got to get together with a woman who has been around

 [Fmaj7]             One who knows better th[Em7]an to let you down

 [Ebmaj7]              Let's hope there's still one le[Dm7]ft in this wh[G]ole town

 [F]    [C/E]   [Bb/D]   [Bbmaj9]
 [Dm7]
 [A]     [Dm7/G]  And that she'll take some time to get this thing together 'cause

 [Bbmaj9]
 [Dm7]
 [A]     [Dm7/G]  (Get this thing together 'cause)

 [Bbmaj9]
 [Dm7]
 [A]     [Dm7/G]  Get this thing together 'cause

{section: Coda}
 [Dm9]
 [Dm9]
 [G]       [[Cmaj7]           [Am7]
 [C]
 [E]
 [F]
 [A]]           [
 [B]
 [C]
 [E]
 [G]] [
 [A]
 [C]
 [E]
 [G]]
            We gotta get you a woman

 [Dm9]
 [Dm9]
 [G]        [Cmaj7]   We go[Am7]tta get you a woman

 [Dm9]
 [Dm9]
 [G]        [Cmaj7]   We go[Am7]tta get you a woman

 [Dm7] [N.
 [C].]
        And when we're through with you

 [Cmaj7]       We'll get me one too

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