Black Woman

Am          Em          F
E|-/-|      E|-7-|      E |-8-|
B|-/-|      B|-9-|      B|-10-|
G|-/-|      G|-9-|      G|-10-|
D|-7-|      D|-9-|      D|-10-|
A|-7-|      A|-7-|      A |-8-|
E|-/-|      E|-7-|      E |-8-|
          (bar 7th)    (bar 8th)

Verse 4 & Outro Finger Placement:

Am        G#m       G        F#m
E |-/-|   E |-/-|   E |-/-|  E |-/-|
B|-13-|   B|-12-|   B|-12-|  B|-10-|
G|-14-|   G|-13-|   G|-12-|  G|-11-|
D |-/-|   D |-/-|   D |-/-|  D |-/-|
A|-12-|   A|-11-|   A|-10-|  A |-9-|
E |-/-|   E |-/-|   E |-/-|  E |-/-|

[Intro]

  Am
E|-------5---------------5--------------| 
B|-----------5---------------5----------| 
G|---------------5----------------------| 
D|---7---------------7------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------| 


  E
E|-------7-------7-------7--------------| 
B|---9-------9-------9-------9----------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------9-----| 
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 


  Am
E|-------5---------------5--------------| 
B|-----------5---------------5----------| 
G|---------------5----------------------| 
D|---7---------------7------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------| 


  E
E|-------7------------------------------| 
B|---9-------9--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|---------------9----------------------| 
A|-7---7---7---7---7--------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

[Verse 1]

  Am
E|-------5---------------5--------------| 
B|-----------5---------------5----------| 
G|---------------5----------------------| 
D|---7---------------7------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------| 

  “Cocoa-butter kisses...”

  E
E|-------7-------7-------7--------------| 
B|---9-------9-------9-------9----------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------9------| 
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “wipe my tears away...”    “I wanna...”

  Am
E|-------5---------------5--------------| 
B|-----------5---------------5----------| 
G|---------------5----------------------| 
D|---7---------------7------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------| 

  “feel you like cold water dripping...”

  E
E|-------7-------7-------7--------------| 
B|---9-------9-------9-------9----------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “down my face...”          “I wanna...”

  F
E|-------8-------8-------8--------------| 
B|--10------10------10------10----------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “fly---------...”         “like the...”

  E
E|-------7-------7-------7--------------| 
B|---9-------9-------9-------9----------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------9------| 
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “stars that I see, like the birds in
   the...”

  F
E|-------8-------8-------8--------------| 
B|--10------10------10------10----------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “sky...”          “like the birds in
                     the...”

  E
E|-------7------------------------------| 
B|---9-------9--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|---------------9----------------------| 
A|-7---7---7---7---7--------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “sky...”


[Verse 2]
Repeat Verse 1 Tab:

            Am         E
“How do you reconcile, rectify...”
 Am
“free your mind? Bondage, they have me
   E
in shackles.”
            F                   E
“How do you smile, when you got nothing

to smile about.”
            F                  E
“How do you love, when you got no one

comin back to the house.”


[Chorus]
Repeat Verse 1 Tab:

       Am            E
“Black woman, someti---mes...”
     Am                       E
“Sad woman, but all of the ti---me.”
         F
“She’s a queen from another place.”
 E                                   F
“Why are you so displacaced? She’s a...”
                          E
“goddess walking on earth... baby.”


[Verse 3]
Repeat Verse 1 Tab:

 Am                               E
“Superwoman, power comes from the sun...”
      Am                 E
“Lovely woman, my only o---ne”
   F                  E
“Mother of creation, all the nations.”
 F                          E
“Sing your praise without knowing.”


[Chorus]
Repeat Verse 1 Tab:

       Am            E
“Black woman, someti---mes...”
     Am                       E
“Sad woman, but all of the ti---me.”
         F
“She’s a queen from another place.”
 E                                   F
“Why are you so displacaced? She’s a...”
                          E
“goddess walking on earth... baaaaa--...”


[Bridge]
Repeat Intro Tab (But I will show):

  Am
E|-------5---------------5--------------| 
B|-----------5---------------5----------| 
G|---------------5----------------------| 
D|---7---------------7------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------| 

  “--aaaby.”              “yaaaaa----...”

  E
E|-------7-------7-------7--------------| 
B|---9-------9-------9-------9----------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------9-----| 
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “--aaa...”


  Am
E|-------5---------------5--------------| 
B|-----------5---------------5----------| 
G|---------------5----------------------| 
D|---7---------------7------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------| 

  “How do you love, how do you love the
                              way you...”

  E
E|-------7------------------------------| 
B|---9-------9--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|---------------9----------------------| 
A|-7---7---7---7---7--------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “do.”

[Verse 4]

  Am
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-------13------13------13-------------| 
G|---14------14------14------14---------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “What did I do to deserve...”

  G#m
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-------12------12------12-------------| 
G|---13------13------13------13---------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “you.”

  G
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-------12------12------12-------------| 
G|---12------12------12------12---------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “Why do I always dessert...”

  F#m
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-------10------10------10-------------| 
G|---11------11------11------11---------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “you.”

  Am
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-------13------13------13-------------| 
G|---14------14------14------14---------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “How do you feel when they dont...”

  G#m
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-------12------12------12-------------| 
G|---13------13------13------13---------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “feel for you.”

  G
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-------12------12------12-------------| 
G|---12------12------12------12---------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “How do you love when they...”

  F#m
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|-------10------10------10-------------| 
G|---11------11------11------11---------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

  “dont love you back? No.”

[Outro/Chorus]
Repeat Verse 4 Tab

Am         G#m
“Woman, sometimes”
 G
“How do you love, how do you love the way
     F#m
you do?”

Am         G#m

 G
“How do you love, how do you love the way
      F#m
you do?”

Am         G#m

 G
“How do you love, how do you love the way
      F#m
you do?”