Tabbed by: Swayne (3.8.2007)
Released: January 16, 1981
Recorded: August 5, August 27, September 8, September 22, 1980
Length: 3:32
Label: Geffen Records
Producer(s): John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Jack Douglas

"Woman" is John's ode to his wife Yoko Ono, which is introduced by Lennon whispering,
"For the other half of the sky..." - an expression coined by Mao. "Woman" was the
second single released from the Double Fantasy album, and the first Lennon single
issued after his death on December 8, 1980. The B-side of the single is Ono's song
"Beautiful Boys".

Standard tuning  E-A-D-G-B-e
Capo on 1st

[Chords]
        466544
         x02220
        x02222
     x02230
        688766 (x13331)
    688866 (x13341)
        x24432
   x24430
        x35543
         xx0232
     xx0222
 xx0220
     xx0233
        xx5343 (66504x)
    xx1333
        022000
       022030
*      020000
        133111
       244222
      xx0000
        355333


[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
          
Woman, I can h

#           
ardly express
           
 My mixed emot

            
ion at my thou

            
ghtlessness
           
 After all I'm

           
 forever in yo

     
ur debt

[Verse 2]
           
And woman, I w

           
ill try to exp

    
ress
           
 My inner feel

            
ings and thank

       
fulness
            
 For showing m

          
e the meaning 

        
of succe-e-e-e

ss

[Chorus]
    
Ooh, ooh-ooh-o

      
oh-ooh-ooh, we

          
ll, well ... D

           
oo doo doo doo

-doo
    
Ooh, ooh-ooh-o

      
oh-ooh-ooh, we

          
ll, well ... D

           
oo doo doo doo

-doo

[Verse 3]
           
Woman, I know 

           
you understand
           
 The little ch

            
ild inside the

     
 man
           
 Please rememb

           
er, my life is

           
 in your hands

[Verse 4]
           
And woman, hol

           
d me close to 

           
your heart
           
 However dista

            
nt, don't keep

        
 us apart
           
 After all, it

           
 is written in

        
 the sta-a-a-a

rs

[Chorus]
    
Ooh, ooh-ooh-o

      
oh-ooh-ooh, we

          
ll, well ... D

           
oo doo doo doo

-doo
    
Ooh, ooh-ooh-o

      
oh-ooh-ooh, we

          
ll, well ... D

           
oo doo doo doo

-doo

[Verse 5]
          
Woman, please 

       
let me explain
          
 I never meant

              
 to cause you 

        
sorrow or pain
          
 So let me tel

            
l you again an

             
d again and ag

    
ai-ai-ai-ain

[Outro]
      
I love   you! 

            
Yeah, yeah... 

           
now and foreve

r
      
I love   you! 

            
Yeah, yeah... 

           
now and foreve

r
      
I love   you! 

            
Yeah, yeah... 

           
now and foreve

r
      
I love   you! 

            
Yeah, yeah... 

           
now and foreve

r

(repeat and fade)