Man! I Feel Like A Woman! | Chords + Lyrics (capo 1)
Intro
| N.C A5 | A5 (A6) | A5 N.C |
Let’s go girls.
| A5 | A5 | A5 | A5 |
C’mon.
Verse 1
| A5 | A5 |
I’m goin’ out tonight, I’m feelin’ alright.
| A5 | D5 |
Gonna let it all hang out.
| A5 | A5 |
Wanna make some noise, really raise my voice.
| A5 | D5 A5 | A6 (riff) | A5 N.C |
Yeah, I wanna scream and shout. Uh.
Verse 2
| A5 | A5 |
No inhibitions, make no conditions.
| A5 | D5 A5 |
Get a little outta line.
| A5 | A5 |
I ain’t gonna act politically correct.
| A5 | D5 A5 |
I only wanna have a good time.
Bridge 1
| G5 | G5 |
The best thing about bein’ a woman.
| A5 | A5 |
Is the prerogative to have a little fun and.
Chorus 1
| E | E | E |
Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I’m a lady.
| E | E |
Men’s shirts, short skirts, oh, oh, oh.
| C#m | A |
Really go wild, yeah, doin’ it in style.
| E | E | E |
Oh, oh, oh, get in the action, feel the attraction.
| E | E |
Color my hair, do what I dare, oh, oh, oh.
| C#m | A | F#m |
I wanna be free, yeah, to feel the way I feel.
|2/4 N.C |2/4 N.C A5 | A5 (A6) | A5 | A5 (A6) | D5 |
Man, I feel like a woman. Hey!
Verse 3 (as verse 2)
The girls need a break, tonight we’re gonna take.
The chance to get out on the town.
We don’t need romance, we only wanna dance.
We’re gonna let our hair hang down.
Bridge 2
The best thing about bein’ a woman.
Is the prerogative to have a little fun and.
Chorus 2
Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I’m a lady.
Men’s shirts, short skirts, oh, oh, oh.
Really go wild, yeah, doin’ it in style.
Oh, oh, oh, get in the action, feel the attraction.
Color my hair, do what I dare, oh, oh, oh.
I wanna be free, yeah, to feel the way I feel.
| N.C | N.C |
Man, I feel like a woman.
Solo
| G5 | D5 | A5 | A5 |
Uh, huh
| G5 | D5 | A5 | A5 |
Oh, yeah.
Bridge 3
The best thing about bein’ a woman.
Is the prerogative to have a little fun, fun, fun.
Chorus 3
Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I’m a lady.
Men’s shirts, short skirts, oh, oh, oh.
Really go wild, yeah, doin’ it in style.
Oh, oh, oh, get in the action, feel the attraction.
Color my hair, do what I dare, oh, oh, oh.
| C#m | A | F#m | F#m |
I wanna be free, yeah, to feel the way I feel (the way I feel).
|2/4 N.C |4/4 N.C A5 |
Man, I feel like a woman.
Outro
| A5 (A6) | A5 | A5 (A6) | G5 | D5 D/F# |
Hey! Oh, oh, yeah, yeah.
| A5 | A5 (A6) | G5 | D/F# |
Act totally crazy. Can you feel it? Come, come.
| A5 | A5 (A6) | G5 | D/F# | A5 N.C |
Come on, Baby. I feel like a woman.
Man! I Feel Like A Woman Chords: Solve the Capo Dilemma and Understand the Key Progressions
The trickiest part of playing Man! I Feel Like A Woman! is that you’ll need to place a capo on fret 1, which can be a bit uncomfortable.
Although it’s clear from the original recording that the guitars are tuned up a semitone, I doubt you’d want to bring a guitar tuned that way to a gig just for this one song! If you can convince the band to play in A instead of Bb, that would save you some hassle. Otherwise, prepare for the capo!
The verse chords are simple, following a I – IV – I progression, repeated, and then followed by the riff:
| A5 (I) | A5 | A5 | D5 (IV) | A5 | A5 |
| A5 | D5 A5 | A6 riff | A5 N.C |
The bridge cleverly shifts to a G chord, which functions as bVIIx (also known as the backdoor dominant), before returning to A (chord I):
| G5 (bVIIx) | G5 | A5 (I) | A5 |
The chorus moves to E, which feels like the V chord, then to C#m (III), and A (I). This is repeated, finishing with F#m (VI):
| E (V) | E | E | E | E | C#m (III) | A (I) |
| E | E | E | E | E | C#m | A | F#m (VI) |
What’s clever here is that this could have all been in the key of E, where it would follow I – VI – IV, then II (F#m) at the end. Great songwriting often bridges two keys like this to create tension.
I’ve put together some TAB for the intro, verse, bridge, chorus, and outro, all arranged for one guitar in a band if you’ve got a gig this Saturday night.
Here’s the link to the TAB lesson: Man! I Feel Like A Woman! – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Once you’ve learned the TAB, here’s a chord chart to help you remember the progressions as you play.
Man! I Feel Like A Woman! Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Man! I Feel Like A Woman! Chord Chart PDF, page 1 and Man! I Feel Like A Woman! chord chart PDF, page 2.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Man! I Feel Like A Woman! chord chart iReal Pro, page 1 and Man! I Feel Like A Woman! chord chart iReal Pro, page 2.
Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key which, if you forgot the capo and have yourself an unreasonable singer might come in handy!
Man! I Feel Like A Woman! is Shania Twain’s Signature Song!
From Shania Twain‘s 40-million-selling album Come On Over, Man! I Feel Like A Woman! stands out as perhaps her signature song. A quick glance at Spotify’s numbers shows it’s nearing half a billion streams.
Produced by her then-husband, Mutt Lange (who also produced AC/DC’s Back In Black album), this track is the female country anthem equivalent of Mustang Sally.
If your band’s got any female country vibes going, make sure to add this one to the setlist. Just don’t forget to bring the capo—because the Digitech Drop pedal only goes down so it won’t help with this one!
Man! I Feel Like A Woman Chords: Continue Learning
Want to master this song? Check out the full TAB lesson here: Man! I Feel Like A Woman! (Shania Twain) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
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