He Made A Woman Out Of Me — Bobbie Gentry
Chords and lyrics for He Made A Woman Out Of Me by Bobbie Gentry (key of Fm).
Verse 1
He Made A Woman Out Of Me:Bobbie Gentry.
#71 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records
in 1970.
(Intro)
[Fm] [F] [Fm] [F] [Bb] [F]
(Verse 1)
[F]I was born on a levy, a [Fm]little bit south of
Montgomery.
[F]Mama worked in the big house and, daddy, he
[Fm]worked for the county.
I [Bb]never had no [Fm]learning, [Bb]until I turned [Fm]sixteen.
When Joe Henry come up the river, [Bb]Lord, made a
woman out of me [F](yes, he did) [Ab]Lord, he made a [Bb]woman
out of [F][Eb]me..(yeaaaah.)
(Verse 2)
I used to [Fm]tease Joe Henry, I guess it served me right.
[F]Wasn't long till he left [Bb]me, [F]crying out in the [Fm]night.
[Bb]Joe [Eb]Henry [Fm]had his say, [Bb]he wouldn't [Eb]set me [F]free.
[Bb]I'm [Fm]here to [Ab]tell everybody that the [Bb]man made a woman
out of [F]me, [Ab]Lord, he made a [Bb]woman out of [F]me..(yeeeeaaah.)
(Bridge)
[Bb]When I think back to that [Eb]day, [Fm]so long [Bb]ago, [C]I [Ab]get a little
[Fm]feeling on my [F]mind.
[Bb]Although it hurt me, there's [Fm]one thing I know, [C]when he left,
he left him a woman [Fm][Eb][C][Ab][F]behind....[F][Dm][Eb]
(Verse 3)
[Bb]When I meet [F]another young [Fm]man wanting to love and run (yeah)
my mind goes back to [Ab]Joe Henry James and the [Fm]heck of a [F]job he
done.
[Bb]Ain't no other [Fm]man let me down, you [Bb]see I been set [Fm]free.
Ever since [Ab]way back yonder when [Bb]Joe made a woman out of [F]me.
(Yes, he did.)
(Outro)
[Ab]Lord, he made a [Bb]woman out of [F]me (he made a woman.)
[Ab]Lord, he made a [Bb]woman out of [Fm]me ( yeeeeaaah.)
[Ab]Joe made a [Bb]woman [Ab]out of [F]me.
[Ab]Lord, he made a [Bb]woman out of [F]me (yes, he did.)
[Ab]Joe made a [Bb]woman out of [F]me (he made a woman.)
[Ab]Oh, he made a [Bb]woman out of [F]me..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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