Intro
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[Verse 1]
G#
Lately I've been having evil dreams
D# G#
I wake up in a cold blue lair
G#
I run the tape back in my mind
D# G#
Wonder if I took a wrong road somewhere
C#
Searching for the truth the way God designed it
C#sus4
Well, the real truth is that I may be afraid to find it
[Chorus]
G#
Well, I need a woman
F# C# G#
All right
G#
Need a woman
F# C# G#
Every night
C#
To be with me and know me as I am
C#
To show me the kind of love that don't have to be condemned
D#
And I ... want ... you ... to
G#
Be that woman
F# C# G#
(Every day)
G#
(Be that woman)
F# C# G#
(Every way)
[Verse 2]
G#
I've had my eyes on you, baby
D# G#
For five long years
G#
Well, you probably don't know me at all
D# G#
But I've seen your laughter and I've seen your tears
C#
Tell-tale heart will show itself to anybody near
C#
There's always some new stranger in the night to lend a sympathetic ear
[Chorus]
G#
Well, I need a woman
F# C# G#
To be my own
G#
I need a woman
F# C# G#
That's mine a-lone
C#
Seen you in the doorway, I seen you in the park
C#
Seen you in the sunshine, I seen you in the dark
D#
And I ... want ... you ... to
G#
Be that woman
F# C# G#
(Oh, no, no)
G#
(Be that woman)
F# C# G#
(Every way)
[Verse 3]
G#
You keep listening to something long enough
D# G#
You're just bound to believe that it's true
G#
You know there's some things that you put out
D# G#
It's gonna come back on you
C#
That which is not permanent don't last
C#
Whatever's waiting in the future could be what you're running from in the past
[Chorus]
G#
Oh, I need a woman
F# C# G#
I'll pull up
G#
Need a woman
F# C# G#
Drinking from the same cup
C#
Someone who likes simple things, is not afraid to bend
C#
Someone who don't make herself up to make every man her friend
D#
And I ... want ... you ... to
G#
Be that woman
F# C# G#
(Every day)
G#
(Be that woman)
F# C# G#
(Every way)
[Verse 4]
G#
Don't know what you got that I want
D# G#
Don't know what I've got to give
G#
Don't know how much time I got
D# G#
Don't know how long I'll live
C#
The rebellion in my soul, why was it created?
C#
To blur the focus of my mind and keep me isolated
[Chorus]
G#
But I need a woman
F# C# G#
It ain't no crime
G#
Need a woman
F# C# G#
All the time
C#
To see the promised land with me as the time goes by
C#
To rule my heart with sweetness and boldness from on high
D#
And I ... want ... you ... to
G#
Be that woman
F# C# G#
Yes, I do
G#
Be that woman
F# C# G#
Straight and true
[Solo]
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(fade out over last bars)