I Got A Woman | Chords + Lyrics
Verse 1
| A7 | E7 | A7 D9 | A7 |
Well, I got a woman, way over town that’s good to me, oh yeah.
| D7 | D7 | E7 | E7 |
Say, I got a woman, way over town, good to me, oh yeah.
| A7 | A7 | D7 | D7 |
She give me money, when I’m in need. Yeah, she’s a kind of friend indeed.
| A7 | E7 | A7 D9 | A7 E7 |
I got a woman, way over town, that’s good to me, oh yeah.
Verse 2
| A7 | E7 | A7 D9 | A7 |
She saves her lovin’, early in the morning, just for me, oh yeah.
| D7 | D7 | E7 | E7 |
She saves her lovin’, early in the morning, just for me, oh yeah.
| A7 | A7 | D7 | D7 |
She saves her lovin’, just for me. Ah, she love me so tenderly.
| A7 | E7 | A7 D9 | A7 E7 |
I got a woman, way over town, that’s good to me, oh yeah.
Solo
| A7 | A7 | A7 | E7 |
| A7 A9 | D7 Dm7 | A7 E7 | A7 Bb7 |
Bridge 1
| A7 N.C Bb7 | A7 N.C Bb7 |
She’s there to love me, both day and night.
| A7 N.C Bb7 | A7 N.C Bb7 |
Never grumbles or fusses, always treats me right.
| A7 N.C Bb7 | A7 N.C Bb7 |
Never runnin’ in the streets, and leavin’ me alone.
| A7 N.C Bb7 | A7 N.C |
She knows a woman’s place, is right there now in her home.
Verse 3
| A7 | E7 | A7 D9 | A7 |
I got a woman, way over town, that’s good to me, oh yeah
| D7 | D7 | E7 | E7 |
Say, I got a woman, way over town, that’s good to me, oh yeah.
| A7 | A7 | D7 | D7 |
Oh, she’s my baby. Oh, don’t you understand? Yeah, and I’m her lover man.
| A7 | E7 | A7 D9 | A7 E7 |
I got a woman, way over town, that’s good to me, oh yeah.
Outro
||: A7 | A7 :|| to fade
Oh, don’t you know she’s alright. Oh, don’t you know she’s alright.
She’s alright, she’s alright. Whoa yeah, oh yeah.
I Got A Woman’s chords, progressions, and TAB
Ray Charles‘ first big hit I Got A Woman, or I’ve Got A Woman, has an extremely important lesson for all songwriters hidden in its back story.
Ray wrote this as a variation on the Gospel standard It Must Be Jesus and another tune, Living on Easy Street.
If you can’t come up with an original idea, start rewriting existing work, if you don’t come up with anything, at least you’ve had a good practice session.
Great writers just do a lot of writing, and more importantly, rewriting. You just have to show up for work and get on it.
The same goes for getting better at guitar, you just have to show up every day and get to work. In the case of I Got A Woman, you need to work out how to play the chords well, be that with or without a keyboard player.
Members get TAB for a simple idea that will get you started, as well as a chord analysis, here’s a link to the complete lesson (members only): I Got A Woman chord analysis and TAB.
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