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 has some very clever chord changes which clearly remind us of the blues but also take it somewhere seemingly new.
All three verses have the same chords over 16 bars and look like this in the key of A:
||: A7 | E7 | A7 D9 | A7 |
| D7 | D7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | D7 | D7 |
| A7 | E7 | A7 D9 | A7 E7 :||
As you can see, this is not your average 12 or even 16-bar, even though we are dealing only with the I – IV, and V chords.
The D9 is a nice touch for the quick changes, the rest are all dom7 chords.
I Got A Woman’s solo chords are different from the verse. Only 8 bars long, it goes like this:
| A7 | A7 | A7 | E7 |
| A7 A9 | D7 Dm7 | A7 E7 | A7 Bb7 |
That A7 – A9 – D7 – Dm7 feels like a turnaround we don’t hear every day, yet it’s strangely familiar.
Should you find yourself playing rhythm guitar in a band, you may want to start with something simple that is guaranteed to work before you stretch your wings. Here’s an idea I came up with, displayed with TAB.
As you can see, there are subtle changes in there. Notice how the change in chord shape for the A7 in bar 4 to bar 9 lifts the chords just enough to keep it interesting, without getting in the way.
Finally, the bridge chords, this is the easiest section of the tune as we just move from Bb7 to A7, then stop. Like this:
||: A7 N.C Bb7 | A7 N.C Bb7 :||
Play along using the original recording, chords, and lyrics above with these rhythm guitar ideas and you’ll soon be able to play I Got A Woman’s chords with a band yourself.
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles, nicknamed The Genius, sang songs he wrote himself, songs other people write for him as well as covers.
Best known for Mess Around, I Got A Woman, Georgia On My Mind, Hit The Road Jack, and You Don’t Know Me.
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