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