I Am Woman (chromatic)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

I AM WOMAN
W: Helen Reddy
M: Ray Burton
Key: G, F

-4 5 -5  -5   -5  6   -5
I am wom-an, hear me roar
5  -4   5   -5  -5  -5  6   7 
In num-bers too big to ig-nore
 7 -7  -8  -7   7   6  -8  -7  7   7  6 -5
And I know too much to go back to pre-tend
   -4   5     -5  -5 -5  6   -5
'cause I've heard it all be-fore
 5   -4   5    -5   -5   -5  6    7 
And I've been down there on the floor
7   -7   -8 -7  7  7   -8  7    7 -7  -7
No one's ev-er gon-na keep me down a-gain

CHORUS  KEY: F
-7*-77 -6 -6 -6  -6
Oh     yes I am wise
 7   -7  -7*  8   7   -6 -77-6
But it's wis-dom born of  pain
-6    -6   -6  -6   -6
Yes, I've paid the price
-6   -6   6   -5  -5 -5 5
But look how much I gained
5 -5  -6  -5 -5 -6  7  -7 -6  -6
If I have to, I can do an-y-thing
5 -5   -6      -6 
I am strong (strong)
5 5 -5  -6  -5 -5   -5 -6  -5 -5
I am in-vin-ci-ble (in-vin-ci-ble)
5 -5 -7  7
I am wom-an

KEY: G

-4   5   -5  -5  -5  6    -5  5
You can bend but nev-er break me
  -4   5  -5 -5   -5   6   7   6
'cause it on-ly serves to make me
 7   -7  -8   -7  7  6   -8   -7  7  7   6
More de-ter-mined to a-chieve my fin-al goal
-4  5  -5   -5  -5 6    -5   5
And I come back e-ven strong-er
-4  5 -5  -5  -5 6  -8  6
Not a nov-ice an-y long-er
   7     -7    -8   -7
'cause you've deep-ened 
 7   7  -8    7  7  -7  -7
the con-vic-tion in my soul

CHORUS  KEY: F
-7*-77 -6 -6 -6  -6
Oh     yes I am wise
 7   -7  -7*  8   7   -6 -77-6
But it's wis-dom born of  pain
-6    -6   -6  -6   -6
Yes, I've paid the price
-6   -6   6   -5  -5 -5 5
But look how much I gained
5 -5  -6  -5 -5 -6  7  -7 -6  -6
If I have to, I can do an-y-thing
5 -5   -6      -6 
I am strong (strong)
5 5 -5  -6  -5 -5   -5 -6  -5 -5
I am in-vin-ci-ble (in-vin-ci-ble)
5 -5 -7  7
I am wom-an

KEY: G

-4 5 -5  -5   -5  6  -5 5
I am wom-an watch me grow
-4  5   -5   -5  -5  6   7 
See me stand-ing toe to toe
7 -7   -8   -7  7   6   -8  -7  7    7   6
As I spread my lov-in' arms a-cross the land
-4   5   -5   -5 -5  6 -5
But I'm still an em-bry-o
 -4  5  -5   -5  -5  6  767 
With a long long way to go
-7 -8 -7   7  7   -8   7  7  -7    -7
Un-til I make my broth-er un-der-stand

CHORUS  KEY: F
-7*-77 -6 -6 -6  -6
Oh     yes I am wise
 7   -7  -7*  8   7   -6 -77-6
But it's wis-dom born of  pain
-6    -6   -6  -6   -6
Yes, I've paid the price
-6   -6   6   -5  -5 -5 5
But look how much I gained
5 -5  -6  -5 -5 -6  7  -7 -6  -6
If I have to, I can do an-y-thing
5 -5   -6      -6 
I am strong (strong)
5 5  -5 -6  -5 -5   -5 -6  -5 -5
I am in-vin-ci-ble (in-vin-ci-ble)
5 -5 -7  7
I am wom-an
5 5  -5 -6  -5 -5
I am in-vin-ci-ble
5 -5   -6
I am strong

FADE
5 -5  8 -7*7-6 
I am wom- an
5 -5  8 -7*7-6 
I am wom- an

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