When a Man Loves a Woman

Percy Sledge

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(C)(G)(Am)(C)(F)(G7)(C)(G)

When a (C)man loves a (G)woman,(Am) can't keep his mind on nothing (C)else
(F)He'd change the (G7)world, for the good things he's (C)found(G)
If she's (C)bad, he can't (G)see it,(Am) she can do no (C)wrong,
(F)Turn his back on his (G7)best friend if he put her (C)down(G)

When a (C)man loves a (G)woman,(Am) spend his very last (C)dime
(F)Trying to hold (G7)on to what he (C)needs(G)
He'd give up (C)all of his (G)comforts,(Am) and sleep out in the (C)rain
(F)If she says that's the (G7)way it ought to (C)be(C7)

(F) Well this man loves you (C)woman(C7)
(F) Give you everything I (C)can(C7)
(F) Trying to hold on to (C)your (G)high class (Am)love
(D7)Baby,please don't treat me (G)bad(G7)

When a (C)man loves a (G)woman,(Am) deep down in his (C)soul,
(F)She can (G7)bring him such (C)misery(G)
If she (C)plays him for a (G)fool, (Am)he's the last one to (C)know
(F)Loving (G7)eyes can never (C)see(G)

When a (C)man loves a (G)woman,(Am) she can do no (C)wrong,
(F)He can never (G7)look another (C)girl(G)
Yes, when a (C)man loves a (G)woman, (Am) I know exactly how he (C)feels
(F)Cause baby, (G7)baby, you are my (C)girl(G)

When a (C)man loves a (G)woman (Am) . . .

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Leer de akkoorden van When a Man Loves a Woman van Percy Sledge op Gitaartabs. Deze soulklassieker uit 1966 is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen en willen groeien. Met zijn tijdloze melodie en rechtstreekse akkoordpatroon kun je snel meespelen en voelen waarom dit nummer zo geliefd is.

When a Man Loves a Woman staat op beginner-niveau (2 van 10) en werkt met akkoorden als C, G, F, Am, G7 en C7. Het format is puur akkoorden, zonder capo nodig. Start met dit nummer en je voelt al snel hoe soul en eenvoud samen kunnen werken.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord F
F is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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Practise the change: C7 ↔ Am
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.