When A Man Loves A Woman 2 (hi-lo)

by Percy Sledge, Michael Bolton · posted by waltp

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WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN hi-lo
By: Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright
Percy Sledge, Michael Bolton
Key: Eb 
Time: 6/8

 -6 -6 -66   6   5 6  -6
-10 -10-109  9   8 9  -10
When a man loves a wo-man 

  5    -4   4   4   -3” 4  -3”  4-3”
  8    -8   7   7   -6  7  -6   7 -6
Can`t keep his mind on noth-in’ else 

 5     -4    4   -4
 8     -8    7   -8
He`d change the world 

 3   3  -3”    4    -4  4 -3”
 6   6  -6     7    -8  7 -6
for the good thing he`s found 


-6  -6   -66 6    5    6  -6
-10 -10 -109 9    8    9  -10
If she`s bad he can`t see it,

 5  -4  4 -3” 4 -3”
 8  -8  7 -6  7 -6
she can do no wrong 

 5   -4   4  -3”  4   4     -4
 8   -8   7   -6  7   7     -8
Turn his back on his best friend 

3 -3”  4  -4   4
6  -6  7  -8   7
if he put her down


 -6 -6 -66   6   5 6  -6
-10 -10-109  9   8  9 -10
When a man loves a wo-man 

 5 -4  4   4 -3”4-3” 4-3”
 8 -8  7   7 -6 7 -6 7 -6
spend his ver-y last dime
 
 5   5  -4  4   -4 -3” 4   -4 4 -3”
 8   8  -8  7   -8 -6  7   -8 7 -6
Try-ing to hold on to what he needs 


 -6   -6  -6 -66  5   6   -6
-10  -10 -10 -109 8   9   -10
He`d give up all his com-forts 

  5   -4  4  -3” 4-3”
  8   -8  7  -6  7 -6
Sleep out in the rain 

5   5   -4    -4    4  -4
8   8   -8    -8    7  -8
if she says that`s the way

-3”  4   -4 4
-6   7   -8 7
it ought to be 


 -5    -5  -6   -6    4  5   6
 -9    -9  -10  -10   7  8   9
Well, this man loves you wo-man

-5 -5  -5  -6  -6  -6  -6  6
-9 -9  -9  -10 -10 -10 -10 9
I gave you ev-‘ry-thing I had

-5  -5  -5  -6  -6 -6
-9  -9  -9  -10 -10-10
Try-ing to hold on to 

 6    6    -6    5
 9    9    -10   8
your high class love

-6 -6   -6     -6    -6   -6 -66
-10-10  -10    -10   -10 -10 -109
Ba-by, please don't treat me bad


 -6 -6 -66   6   5 6  -6
-10 -10-109  9   8 9  -10
When a man loves a wo-man 

 5  -44-3” 4 -3” 4-3”
 8  -87-6  7 -6  7 -6
deep down in his soul 

 5  -4    4   -43 -3”  4  -4 4-3”
 8  -8    7   -86  -6  7  -8 7-6
She can bring him such mi-se-ry 


-6 -6   -6    6   6  5 6 -6
-10-10  -10   9   9  8 9-10
If she plays him for a fool 

 5   -4   4    4 -3” 4-3”
 8   -8   7    7  -6 7 -6
he`s the last one to know 

5   -44  -4  -3”  4  -4  4
8   -87  -8  -6   7  -8  7
Lov-ing eyes can nev-er see


 -6 -6  6    6   5 6  -6
-10 -10 9    9   8 9  -10
When A Man Loves A Wo-man 

5   -4    4 -3” 4  -3” 4 -3”
8   -8    7  -6 7  -6  7 -6
he could nev-er do her wrong 

  5  -4  4   -4  -3”   4  -4 4-3”
  8  -8  7   -8   -6   7  -8 7 -6
He`d nev-er want some oth-er girl 


-6   -6 -6 -66   6   5 6  -6
-10 -10 -10-109  9   8 9  -10
Yes When A Man Loves A Wo-man 

5  -4   4 -3” 4 -3”
8  -8   7  -6 7 -6
I know how he feels 

   5   5  -4 -4 4  -4-3”
   8   8  -8 -8 7  -8 -6
`Cause ba-by ba-by ba-by 

  4    -4   4
  7    -8   7
you`re my world
 
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