When A Woman Loves A Man Chords
by Paul Kelly
When A Woman Loves A Man by Paul Kelly is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, G, Dm2, C, F, Am, Em and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Dm slides up to a G chord, Paul plays it live like this:
Dm Dm2
E|----1--/--3---|
B|----3--/--5---|
G|----2--/--4---|
D|----0--/--0---|
A|----x-----x---|
E|----x-----x---|
C Dm Dm2 F C
When a woman loves a man it’s stronger than the sun
C Dm Dm2 F C
So unfolds the hidden plan that won’t stop once begun
G F
Her light comes shining
G Am Em F
Inside him little tender blooms expand
C Dm Dm2
When a woman loves a man
F C
Ever since the world began
C Dm Dm2 F C
When a woman gives herself she goes out on a limb
C Dm Dm2 F C
Her body cannot help but tell the story that’s within
G F
She pours her trust in him
G Am Em F
And all she asks is that he understands
C Dm Dm2
The gift he holds in his hands
F C
When a woman loves a man
Gm C
Water carving out a canyon
Gm C
Sure gets deeper over time
Gm F C
A woman’s love seeks its companion
Dm Em
As freshwater seeks the brine
Dm Em
Oooh
(Dm/Dm2\Dm)
Oooh
-Harmonica Solo-
C Dm Dm2 F C (x2)
G F
Her streams, hills and valleys
G Am Em F
Her sweet home – the whole damn country in the palm of his hand!
C Dm Dm2
Springtime all across the land
F C Dm Dm2
When a woman loves a man
F C Dm Dm2
Ever since the world began
F C Dm Dm2
When a woman loves a man
F C Dm Dm2
Get ready for the tender plan
F C
When a woman loves a man