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When A Man Loves A Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman was recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966. The inspiration came about when Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright were playing at a club in Sheffield, Alabama. Legend has it that Percy Sledge improvised the lyrics while upset over his girlfriend leaving him to pursue a modeling career. He sang about giving everything up when you truly love a woman.

Key: C

Introduction: C    G/B    Am7    Am/G    F    G    C    G6    

difficulty
intermediate |||||
         C                G/B     Am                                 C7/G  
When a man loves a woman,    can' t keep his mind on nothing else
F                         G                                        C        G  
  He' ll trade the world for the good thing he' s found
            C                 G/B      Am                        C7/G  
If she' s bad he can' t see it        she can do no wrong
F                             G                                  C      G  
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down

         C                G/B     Am        C7/G  
When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime
F                    G              C        G  
Tryin'  to hold on to what he needs
            C             G/B         Am                  C7/G  
He' d give up all his comfort, sleep out in the rain
F                             G        C             G  
If she said that' s the way it ought to be

F              G                 C  
Well, this man loves a woman
F                 G                 C  
  I gave you everything I had
F                 G             C      E7/B         Am  
  Tryin'  to hold on to your heartless love
D7                                    F/G     G#  
Baby, please don' t treat me bad

         C                G/B     Am                      C7/G  
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul
F         G                C        G  
She can bring him such misery
            C             G/B         Am            C7/G  
If she plays him for a fool, he' s the last one to know
F        G                C        G  
Lovin'  eyes can never see

         C                G/B     Am        C7/G  
When a man loves a woman, he can do her no wrong
F         G                C        G  
He can never hug, some other girl
                C                G/B      Am             C7/G  
Yes, when a man loves a woman,     I know exactly how he feels
F              G                    C        G  
Coz baby baby baby you' re my world
         C                G/B      Am             C7/G  
When a man loves a woman,     I know exactly how he feels
(fade out)