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