Woman's Gotta Have It — Bobby Womack
Chords and lyrics for Woman's Gotta Have It by Bobby Womack (key of C).
Intro
[Bm]
Talking
[Bm]Fellas I wonder would you [Em/G]mind if I [Bm/F#]talked to ya [Em]for a [Bm7.][Em]minute.[Bm/F#]
You [Em/G]know, [Bm]sometimes we [Em/G]have the [Bm/F#]tendency, or should I say we [Em][Bm7]forget,
what a [Em]woman needs [Bm/F#]every now[Em/G] and [Bm][Em/G][Bm/F#]then.[Bm7][Em]
[Em]That [Bm/F#]is, if you[Em/G] wanna [Bm]keep [Em/G]your [Bm/F#]thing [Em][Bm7]together.
[Bm/F#]Listen[Em] to[Bm7] me now
Verse
[Em7]Do the things that keeps the smile on her face
[Em7]Say the things that make her feel better everyday
[Em7]Then you got to stay on your Ps and Qs
[Em7]If you don't, the woman you can easily lose
Chorus
[C/D]Whoa, oh, [G]I had a [C]love [G/B]and I[Am7] lost [C/D]her
[G]And no one can help me share the [C]pain [G/B]that she [Am7]caused [C/D]me
Oh, a [G]woman's gotta have it
I [C][G/B]believe,[Am7] [C/D]she's gotta [G]know that she's needed [C][G/B]around[Am7]
When you kiss [C/D]her, you [G]gotta make her feel it
Every [C][G/B]time [Am7]boy,[C/D]
She wants to [G]know that she's not walkin' on shaky [C][G/B][Am7]ground[C/D]
[C/D]Oh, [Em][Bm/F#]yeah[Bm][Em/G]
[Em/G]Well, [Bm/F#] [Em]think it [Bm7]over
[Em/G] [Bm/F#] [Em]Think it over, my [Bm7]brother
Verse
[Em7]Don't take for granted the smile on her face
[Em7]Check a little bit closer, you might find a tear trace
[Em7]Maybe the girl might never say a mumbling word
[Em7]But you gotta make sure that her voice is heard
Chorus
[C/D]Whoa, oh, [G]I had a [C]love [G/B]and I[Am7] lost [C/D]her
[G]And no one can help me share the [C]pain [G/B]that she [Am7]caused [C/D]me
Oh, a [G]woman's gotta have it
I [C][G/B]believe,[Am7] [C/D]she's gotta [G]know that she's needed [C][G/B]around[Am7]
When you kiss [C/D]her, you [G]gotta make her feel it
Every [C][G/B]time [Am7]boy,[C/D]
She wants to [G]know that she's not walkin' on shaky [C][G/B][Am7]ground[C/D]
[D] [Em]
Bridge
[Em] [Bm/F#] [Em/G] [Bm] [Em/G] [Bm/F#] [Em]So [Bm7]if you've got a [Em][Bm/F#]love[Bm][Em/G]
And you wanna [Em/G]keep [Bm/F#][Em]her[Bm7]
You got to [Em]give her what she [Bm/F#]wants when she wants [Em/G]it[Bm]
[Em/G] [Bm/F#] [Em] [Bm7] [Em] [Bm/F#]Where she wants [Em/G]it[Bm]
[Em] [Bm/F#]And how she wants [Em/G][Bm][Em/G]it[Bm7][Em][Bm/F#]
Every [Em][Bm/F#]doggone [Em/G]time [Bm]she feels she needs it
[Em/G] What I'm [Bm/F#]tryin' [Em]to [Bm7]say
A [Em7]woman gotta have it
Hey, hey, hey, a [Em7]woman gotta have it
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