Despite moving the lyrics around a bit, Tom Petty pulls off a pretty slick version
of Ray Charles' "I Got A Woman" on his Bad Girl Boogie EP. The chord chart is
just a suggestion. It's a great song no matter where on the fretboard you decide
to play the chords. Enjoy!
Chord chart
E E7 B7 A A7 E5 D5 C#5 C5 B5
e|---0------0------0------0------0------x------x------x------x------x--------|
B|---0------0------0------2------2------x------x------x------x------x--------|
G|---1------1------2------2------0------9------7------6------5------4--------|
D|---2------0------1------2------2------9------7------6------5------4--------|
A|---2------2------2------0------0------7------5------4------3------2--------|
E|---0------0------0------x------x------x------x------x------x------x--------|
We-ell...
E B7
I got a woman, way over town,
E A E
she's good to me, oh, yeah.
A A
Said, I got a woman, way over town,
B7 B7
she's good to me, whoa, yeah.
E E
Well, she's my baby, don't you understand?
A A
Yes and I...I'm her lovin' man, now.
E B7
I got a woman, way over town,
E A E
She's good to me, oh oh yeah.
E B7
She bring me lovin', early in the mornin',
E A E
just for me, oh oh yeah.
A A
She bring her lovin', kissin' and-a-huggin',
B7 B7
just for me, oh yeah.
E E
Well, she's my baby, don't you understand?
A A
Yes and I...I'm her lovin' man.
E B7
I got a woman, way over town,
E A E
She's good to me, oh oh yeah.
Strum then mute once before each line
E
She's there to love me,
E
Both day and night.
E
Never grumbles and fusses,
E
Just treat me right.
E
Never runnin' in the streets,
E
Leavin' me alone
E
She knows a woman's place is,
no chord
Right there hangin' round in the home.
A B7
I got a woman, way over town,
E A E
She's good to me, oh oh yeah.
E E7 E
She's alright, she's alright
E E7 E
She's alright, she's alright
E
She's alright, she's alright
Pause then Big Finish
A7 B7
Well I got a woman, way over town,
E5 E5 D5 D5 C#5 C#5 C5 C5 B5
She's good to me.
A7 E7