#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 19:39:57 -0800 From: Thom Hickey Subject: TAB: 'If Women Ruled The World' by Joan Armatrading 'If Women Ruled The World' By Joan Armatrading >From the album 'Square The Circle' Transcribed by Thom Hickey ([email protected]) This song seems very straight-forward until you try and decipher the solo work by Joan on this one. Good luck, and if you figure out the solos, e-mail me please. Chord chart: Fsus4: 113311 F: 112331 C: 35553x Intro: Fsus4 F E:---------------|--------------------| B:---------------|--------------------| G:---------------|--------------------| D:--------3------|---------3----------| A:3---5----------|-3------------------| E:---------------|-----5--------------| Fsus4 F E:---------------|--------------------| B:---------------|--------------------| G:---------------|--------------------| D:--------3------|---------3----------| A:3---5-------5--|-3------------------| E:---------------|-----5--------------| Fsus4 F E:---------------|--------------------| B:---------------|--------------------| G:---------------|---------------3p2h3| D:--------3------|---------3----------| A:3---5----------|-3---5--------------| E:---------------|--------------------| C E:---------------|--------------------| B:---------------|--------------------| G:/5------3p2h3/5|/8------------------| D:---------------|--------------------| A:---------------|--------------------| E:---------------|--------------------| Fsus4 F E:---------------|--------------------| B:---------------|--------------------| G:---------------|--------------------| D:--------3------|---------3----------| A:3---5----------|-3------------------| E:---------------|-----5--------------| Fsus4 F E:---------------|--------------------| B:---------------|--------------------| G:---------------|--------------------| D:--------3------|---------3----------| A:3---5-------5--|-3------------------| E:---------------|-----5--------------| Fsus4 F E:---------------|--------------------| B:---------------|--------------------| G:---------------|---------------/2---| D:--------3------|---------3----------| A:3---5----------|-3---5--------------| E:---------------|--------------------| C E:---------------|--------------------| B:---------------|--------------------| G:--2------------|--------------------| D:-----/5-----/8-|--8--7--------------| A:---------------|--------------------| E:---------------|--------------------| Fsus4 F Loving your sweet ways Fsus4 F Loving the funny things you say Fsus4 F Loving the silence C Wrapped in my man's arms at the end of the day Fsus4 F Loving the way you Fsus4 Make me feel F That women rule the world Fsus4 F If women ruled the world C It would be a good thing Fsus4 F No more war no more hate Fsus4 F Women can fight but talking's great Fsus4 F Behind your back to your face C They'd rather talk than murder Fsus4 F Not all men kill babies Fsus4 But a woman would rather F Kill herself Fsus4 F Than see a child suffer C Women are carers, they were born that way Fsus4 F Like mother nature feeds the world Fsus4 F A woman will think of her child first Fsus4 F No more sons dying young C Women bore sons for living Fsus4 F I love how you love me Fsus4 Make me feel that F Women rule the world Fsus4 F If women ruled the world C It would be a good thing Fsus4 F If women ruled the world Fsus4 F If women ruled the world Fsus4 F If women ruled the world C It would be a good thing Everything else is solo work by Joan, and I can't figure it out. I hope this helps and please send corrections to [email protected] Cheers, Thom Tablature explanation: / = slide up \ = slide down p = pull off h = hammer-on