Ruthie Foster http://ruthiefoster.com/
Phenomenal Woman
Ruthie Foster Live at Antone's
Here is the link to the official video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkYh2BYONms
This is my first time figuring out chords. My first submission was incomplete, I
got some help I've hopefully fixed everything.
[VERSE]
C - G/B Bb - F
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
C - G Bb - F
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion-model size.
C - G E - F
But when I start to tell them, They think I'm tellin' lies.
F F - C
I say, "It's in the reach of my arms,
F - C
The span of my hips,
Dm - Em
The stride in my steps,
Bb - G
The curl of my lips."
[CHORUS]
C G/B Am F
I'm a woman Phenomenal woman.
Dm Gsus4 - G C G
I'm a woman. Baby, that's me.
[VERSE]
C - G/B Bb - F
I walk into a room just as cool as you please
C - G Bb - F
And to a man the fellas stand And fall down on their knees.
C - G E - F
Then they swarm around me Like a hive of honey bees,
F F - C
I say, "It's in the fire in my eyes,
F - C
The flash of my teeth,
Dm - Em
The swing of my waist,
Bb - G
The joy in my feet."
[CHORUS]
C G/B Am F
I'm a woman Phenomenal woman.
Dm Gsus4 - G C G
I'm a woman. Baby, that's me.
[BRIDGE]
Eb - C
It's in the arch of my back,
Eb - C
The sun of my smile,
Bb - F
The ride of my breast,
Dm - G
The grace of my style. (key changes here - up one step)
D A Bm C
[VERSE]
D - A/C# C - G
Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed.
D - A/C# C - G
I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud.
D - A F# - G
But when you see me passin', It oughta make you proud.
G Em - D
I say, "It's in click of my heels,
Em - D
The bend of my hair,
G - D/F#
The palm of my hands,
C - A A
The need for my care."
[CHORUS]
D A/C# Bm G
'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenal woman.
Em Asus4 A D
I'm a woman. Baby, that's me.
D - A/C#
Its in the palm of my hands
Bm
and the need for my care
G
Phenomenal, phenomenal
Em
Phenomenal woman
A
baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
D G D
that's me, that's me, yeah
