Because You Are A Woman — Brett Dennen

Chords and lyrics for Because You Are A Woman by Brett Dennen (key of G).

Verse 1

[Em]I only wanted to be [Am]closer to you
[D]I [F#5]thought I had [G]something to prove
[Am]Instead I [Bm]fled with my[C] [Em]superstition
[Am]Because you [D]are a [G]woman

Verse 2

[Em]Now I was a poet since [Am]before I could speak
[D]A man's [F#5]emotions are [G]what make him weak
[Am]I come to [Bm]you more or less a[C] humble man
[Am]Because you [D]are a [G]woman

Chorus 1

[G]And I [Bm]find [Am]most of the time
[D]I'm [F#7]lost [G]inside my [Em]own mind
[Am]I look [Bm]all over, [C]all over to find
[Am]It don't [D]keep me [Em]satisfied

Verse 3

[Em]All the conquest [Am]that I construe
[D]Fail [F#5]miserably in [G]front of you
[Am]Have you ever been[Bm] loved by such[C] a [D/F#][F#]charismatic [F#5]fool
[D]And I'm a [F#5]circle for [Em]your love

Verse 4

[Em]The self sin and struggle crowd the [Am]sidewalk
[D]Parading [F#5]pose with phones [G]and paper cups
[Am]You walk like [Bm]truth to a [C]world of [Em]fiction
[Am]Because you [D]are a [G]woman

Chorus 2

[G]And I [Bm]find [Am]most of the time
[D]It's [F#7]all [G]inside my [Em]mind
[Am]I look all [Bm]over, all [C]over to find
[Am]It don't [D]keep me [G]satisfied, yeah

Instrumental

[G] [Bm] [Am] [Am]
[D] [D] [G] [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [C] [C]
[Am] [D] [G] [G]

Chorus 3

[G]And I [Bm]find [Am]most of the time
[D]I miss the [F#7]way your body [G]coils [Em]round mine
[Am]Slope of your [Bm]shoulders, the [C]curve of your spine
[Am]Because you[D] are a [Em]woman

Verse 5

[Em]I change my strings and pack my[Am] suitcase
[D]I'm always [F#5]leaving for some [G]other place
[Am]But I [Bm]return to you [C]again and [Em]again
[Am]Because you [D]are a [G]woman
[Am]Because you [D]are a [G]woman
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