Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Lately I've been having evil dreams
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I wake up in a cold blue lair
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I run the tape back in my mind
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Wonder if I took a wrong road somewhere
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Searching for the truth the way God designed it
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Well, the real truth is that I may be afraid to find it
[Chorus]
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Well, I need a woman
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All right
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Need a woman
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Every night
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To be with me and know me as I am
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To show me the kind of love that don't have to be condemned
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And I ... want ... you ... to
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Be that woman
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(Every day)
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(Be that woman)
A E B
(Every way)
[Verse 2]
B
I've had my eyes on you, baby
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For five long years
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Well, you probably don't know me at all
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But I've seen your laughter and I've seen your tears
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Tell-tale heart will show itself to anybody near
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There's always some new stranger in the night to lend a sympathetic ear
[Chorus]
B
Well, I need a woman
A E B
To be my own
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I need a woman
A E B
That's mine a-lone
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Seen you in the doorway, I seen you in the park
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Seen you in the sunshine, I seen you in the dark
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And I ... want ... you ... to
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Be that woman
A E B
(Oh, no, no)
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(Be that woman)
A E B
(Every way)
[Verse 3]
B
You keep listening to something long enough
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You're just bound to believe that it's true
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You know there's some things that you put out
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It's gonna come back on you
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That which is not permanent don't last
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Whatever's waiting in the future could be what you're running from in the past
[Chorus]
B
Oh, I need a woman
A E B
I'll pull up
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Need a woman
A E B
Drinking from the same cup
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Someone who likes simple things, is not afraid to bend
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Someone who don't make herself up to make every man her friend
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And I ... want ... you ... to
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Be that woman
A E B
(Every day)
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(Be that woman)
A E B
(Every way)
[Verse 4]
B
Don't know what you got that I want
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Don't know what I've got to give
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Don't know how much time I got
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Don't know how long I'll live
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The rebellion in my soul, why was it created?
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To blur the focus of my mind and keep me isolated
[Chorus]
B
But I need a woman
A E B
It ain't no crime
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Need a woman
A E B
All the time
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To see the promised land with me as the time goes by
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To rule my heart with sweetness and boldness from on high
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And I ... want ... you ... to
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Be that woman
A E B
Yes, I do
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Be that woman
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Straight and true
[Solo]
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(fade out over last bars)