Song: When a man loves a woman
Artist: Percy Sledge
Composers: Calvin Lewis & Andrew Wright
Tabbed by DJ
26th Aug 2015
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-----------|
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[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----!
