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When A Man Loves A Woman by Percy Sledge
When A Man Loves A Woman
[Intro]
C G/B Am7 Am/G F G C G6
[Verse 1]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothing else
F G C G
He'll trade the world for the good thing he's found
C G/B Am C7/G
If she's bad he can't see it she can do no wrong
F G C G
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime
F G C G
Tryin' to hold on to what he needs
C G/B Am C7/G
He'd give up all his comfort, sleep out in the rain
F G C G
If she said that's the way it ought to be
[Chorus]
F G C
Well, this man loves a woman
F G C
I gave you everything I had
F G C E7/B Am
Tryin' to hold on to your precious love
D7 F/G G+5
Baby, please don't treat me bad
[Verse 3]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul
F G C G
She can bring him such misery
C G/B Am C7/G
If she plays him for a fool, he's the last one to know
F G C G
Lovin' eyes don't ever see
[Chorus]
F G C
Well, this man loves a woman
F G C
I gave you everything I had
F G C E7/B Am
Tryin' to hold on to your precious love
D7 F/G G+5
Baby, please don't treat me bad
[Outro]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels
F G C G
Coz baby baby baby you're my world
(repeat to end)
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version 2
INTRO:
C# Ab Bbm Fm F# Ab C# Ab
#1.
Ab C# Ab Bbm Fm
When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothing else,
F# Ab C# Ab
he'll trade the world for the good thing he's found.
C# Ab Bbm Fm
If she's bad he can't see it, she can do no wrong,
F# Ab C# Ab
turn his back on his best friend if he put her down.
#2.
C# Ab Bbm Fm
When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime,
F# Ab C# Ab
tryin' to hold on to what he needs.
C# Ab Bbm Fm
He'd give up all his comfort, sleep out in the rain,
F# Ab C# C#7
If she said that's the way it ought to be.
CHORUS:
F# C# F# C#
Well, this man loves a woman, I gave you everything I had.
F# C# Bbm
Tryin' to hold on to your precious love,
Eb Eb7 Ab Ab7
Baby, please don't treat me bad.
#3.
C# Ab Bbm Fm
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul..
F# Ab C# Ab
she can bring him such misery.
C# Ab Bbm Fm
If she plays him for a fool, he's the last one to know..
F# Ab C# Ab
lovin' eyes don't ever see.
#4.
C# Ab Bbm Fm
When a man loves a woman, he can do her no wrong..
F# Ab C# Ab
he could never want somebody else.
C# Ab Bbm Fm
When a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels,
F# Ab C# Ab
Baby, Baby, Baby, you're my world..
OUTRO:
C# Ab Bbm Fm
When a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels,
F# Ab C# Ab
Baby, Baby, Baby, you're my world..(Fade.)
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version 3
Capo I
C G Am C F G7 C G
[Verse]
C G Am C
When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothing else
F G7 C G
He'd change the world, for the good things he's found
C G Am C
If she's bad, he can't see it, she can do no wrong,
F G7 C G
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down
C G Am C
When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime
F G7 C G
Trying to hold on to what he needs
C G Am C
He'd give up all of his comforts, and sleep out in the rain
F G7 C C7
If she says that's the way it ought to be
[Chorus]
F C C7
Well this man loves you, woman
F C C7
Give you everything I can
F C G Am
Trying to hold on to your high class love
D7 G G7
Baby, please don't treat me bad
[Verse]
C G Am C
When a man loves a woman, deep down in his soul,
F G7 C G
She can bring him such misery
C G Am C
If she plays him for a fool, he's the last one to know
F G7 C G
Loving eyes can never see
C G Am C
When a man loves a woman, she can do no wrong,
F G7 C G
He can never look another girl
C G Am C
Yes, when a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels
F G7 C G
'Cause baby, baby, you are my girl
[Outro]
C G Am
When a man loves a woman . . .
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version 4
This isn't Marlin Greene's guitar part, but a mix of the whole
arrangement, including elements of the Farfisa organ and
double bass accompaniment, for a solo performer.
CAPO: 1st fret (Sounds in the key of Db)
Time signature: 6/8
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
C = x32010 G7/B = x20001 C7 = x35353
G/B = x20003 G7/D = xx0001 B7 = x24242
Am = x02210 C/B = x2xxxx Bb7 = x13131
Am/G = 302210 C/A = x0xxxx Asus2 = x02200
F = xx3211 G = 320003 D9 = xx0210
F/A = x03211 G7 = 320001 D7 = xx0212
[This bass riff could be added to the start and middle line
of all the verses, except the bridge]:
(When a...)
e |---------------|
B |---------------|
G |---------------|
D |---------------|
A |-------0---2---|
E |---6-----------|
[Intro]
C G/B Am Am/G F F/A G7/B G7/D C C C/B C/A G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / /__/__/ / / |
[Verse 1]
G7/B C G/B Am Am/G
When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothing else,
F F/A G7/B G7/D C G
He'd trade the world, for a good thing he's found,
G7/B C G/B Am Am/G
If she is bad, he can't see it, she can do no wrong,
F F/A G7/B G7/D C G
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down!
[Verse 2]
G7/B C G/B Am Am/G
When a man loves a woman, he'd spend his very last dime,
F F/A G7/B G7/D C G
Trying to hold ...on to what he needs,
G7/B C G/B Am Am/G
He'd give up all of his comforts, and sleep out in the rain,
F F/A G7/B G7/D C C7
If she said that's the way ...it ought to be!
[Bridge]
F C C7
Well, this man loves you, woman,
C7 B7 Bb7 F C C7
I gave you everything I had,
C7 B7 Bb7 F C C/B Am Asus2 Am
Trying to hold on to your high -class love,
D9 D7 D9 D7 D9 D7 D9 D7 G G7
Ba - by, plea - se, don -'t treat me bad-------!
[Verse 3]
C G/B Am Am/G
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul,
F F/A G7/B G7/D C G
She can bring him such ....misery,
G7/B C G/B Am Am/G
If she is playing him for a fool, he's the last one to know,
F F/A G7/B G7/D C G
Loving eyes ...can ...never see!
[Verse 4]
G7/B C G/B Am Am/G
When a man loves a woman, he can do her no wrong,
F F/A G7/B G7/D C G
He can never hold ...some other girl,
G7/B C G/B Am Am/G
Yes, when a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels,
F F/A G7/B G7/D C G
'Cause, baby, baby, ...you're my world!
[Coda]
G7/B C G/B Am Am/G
When a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels,
F F/A G7/B G7/D C
'Cause, baby, baby, you're--- my--- world----!
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version 5
Db Ab/C Bbm Bbm7/Ab
x 4 6 6 6 x x 3 6 5 4 x x 1 3 3 2 1 4 x 3 1 2 1
Gb Ab7 Db7 Eb
2 4 4 3 2 2 4 6 4 5 4 x x 4 6 4 6 x x 6 8 8 8 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Spooner Oldham - Organ'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Marlin Greene - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=98
Db Ab/C Bbm Bbm7/Ab Gb Ab7 Db Ab7
12/8
Gtr I (Organ arr. for Gtr.)
H. H. H. H. H. H. H. H.
|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-2---------------|---------------||
|-6-------4-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------4-------|-6-------4-----||
|-6-------5-------|-3-------1-------|-3-------5-------|-6-------5-----||
|-6-------6-------|-3-------3-------|-4-------4-------|-6-------4-----||
|-4-------3-------|-1---------------|-4-------6-------|-4-------6-----||
|-----------------|---------4-------|-2-------4-------|---------4-----||
1st & 2nd Verses
Db Ab/C Bbm Bbm7/Ab
Gtr I
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) (2nd time only)
E Q E E E Q. Q E S S S S E +Q. E E E E E E
||------9-----9--------------|-----6---6-(6)------1---1---1-|
||o--------------------------|------------------------------|
||--10-----10---10---------5-|-5s6---6---------1----1---1---|
||---------------------------|------------------------------|
||o--------------------------|------------------------------|
||---------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb Ab7 Db Ab7
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
S S S S E E E E S S S E. +S S E E S E. E E E E E S S E S S S S E
|-----2---2---2-------4--------2---2-|------1---1-------4---4---2---2---|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-1s3---3---3---3-3s5---5--(5)---3---|-3s1----1---1-/5----5---3---3---3-|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db Ab/C Bbm Bbm7/Ab
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
E S S E +Q. E. S E +Q E Q. Q. E E E E E E
|--------------------4--------4-|-6------------1---1---1-|
|----6---6-(6)------------------|------------------------|
|----------------/5----5-(5)--5-|-6---------1----1---1---|
|-6----6------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
1.
Gb Ab7 Db Ab7
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
S E S E E E E S E S E E E E H. S E S E E S E.
|-----2---2---2-----4---4---4-|---------11s13----13----11------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-1s3---3---3---3s5---5---5---|---------------13----11----11---||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------||
2.
Db Db7
H. H.
| |
/ /
Q E S S E E S S S S E E E E
|--/9----9----9-----------9----9--9--9--9--9-||
|--------------------------------------------||
|-/10---10-10---10-10-10----10---10-10-10-10-||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
Bridge
Gb
H. +H.
| |
/ /
E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E
|--/9---9--9--9--/9--9--9--9--/9---9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|-/11--11-11-11-/11-11-11-11-/11--11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Db
H. +H.
| |
/ /
E S S E S S S S E S S S S S S E E E
|-/13--13-13-13-11s13-13-13-13-11s13-13-13-13-13-13-12-11-|
|-/14--14-14-14-12s14-14-14-14-12s14-14-14-14-14-14-13-12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb
H. +H.
| |
/ /
E. S E S S S S E E S S E E S S E
|-6--6-6-/6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-7--7-7-/7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Db
H. +H.
| |
/ /
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E E
|-/13--13-13-13-11s13-13-13-13-11s13-13-13-13-11s13-12-11-|
|-/14--14-14-14-12s14-14-14-14-12s14-14-14-14-12s14-13-12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb
H. +H.
| |
/ /
Q E E E E E E E E E E
|--9----9--/9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--|
|-11---11-/11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Db Bbm
H. H.
| |
/ /
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
|-/13--13-13-13-/13-13-13-13--9---9--9--9--/9--9--9--9-|
|-/14--14-14-14-/14-14-14-14-11--11-11-11-/11-11-11-11-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb
H. +H.
| |
/ /
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E
|-/15--15-15-15-13s15-15-15-15-13s15-15-15-15-13s15-15-15-15--|
|-/16--16-16-16-14s16-16-16-16-14s16-16-16-16-14s16-16-16-16--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
3rd & 4th Verses
Ab7 Db Ab/C
H. +Q Q Q H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
E S S S S S S S S S S E E E Q. E Q E E E Q. Q E
|------------------------------------------------||------9-----9--------------|
|-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----------||o--------------------------|
|-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----------||--10-----10---10---------5-|
|------------------------------------------------||---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------||o--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------||---------------------------|
Bbm Bbm7/Ab Gb Ab7
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
S S S S E +Q. E E E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S E. +S S E E
|-----6---6-(6)------1---1---1-|-----2---2---2-------4--------2---2--|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-5s6---6---------1----1---1---|-1s3---3---3---3-3s5---5--(5)---3----|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db Ab7 Db Ab/C
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
S E. E E E E E S S E S S S S E E S S E +Q. E. S E +Q E
|------1---1-------4---4---2---2---|--------------------4--------4-|
|----------------------------------|----6---6-(6)------------------|
|-3s1----1---1-/5----5---3---3---3-|----------------/5----5-(5)--5-|
|----------------------------------|-6----6------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bbm Bbm7/Ab Gb Ab7
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
Q. Q. E E E E E E S E S E E E E S E S E E E E
|-6------------1---1---1-|-----2---2---2-----4---4---4--|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|-6---------1----1---1---|-1s3---3---3---3s5---5---5----|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
1. 2.
Db Ab7 Db Ab7
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
H. S E S E E S E. H. S E S E E E E
|---------11s13----13----11------||-------------4---4---4----||
|-------------------------------o||--------------------------||
|---------------13----11----11---||---------/5----5---5---5--||
|--------------------------------||--------------------------||
|-------------------------------o||--------------------------||
|--------------------------------||--------------------------||
Outro
Db Ab/C Bbm Bbm7/Ab
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
E Q E E E Q. Q E S S S S E +Q. E E E E E E
|-----9-----9--------------|-----6---6-(6)------1---1---1--|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-10-----10---10---------5-|-5s6---6---------1----1---1----|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb Ab7 Db Ab7
H. H. H. H.
| | | |
/ / / /
S S S S E E E E S S S E. +S S E E S E. E E E E E S S E S S S S E
|-----2---2---2-------4--------2---2-|------1---1-------4---4---2---2---*|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------*|
|-1s3---3---3---3-3s5---5--(5)---3---|-3s1----1---1-/5----5---3---3---3-*|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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version 6
Tuning:Standart
Intro:
e|--------------------------9-6-4------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------9-6-4--7-6----------7p6------------------|
G|---------------8b-8b-6---------------8-6-6--6-----6----------------|
D|---------8-6-------------------------------------------------6/8-6-|
A|-4-6-8------------------------------------------------4-6-8--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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