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