Biography:
Percy Sledge (born 25 November 1941 in Leighton, Alabama; died 14 April 2015 in Baton Rouge) was an American R&B and soul performer who most notably recorded the single "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966, an international top 40 hit that the RIAA has certified as gold. Having achieved his best successes in the mid-to-late 60s and early 70s with a series of emotional soul songs, in his later years he received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award and was inducted in 2005 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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[Intro]
C G/B Am7 Am/G F G C G6
[Verse 1]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothing else
F G C G
He'll trade the world for the good thing he's found
C G/B Am C7/G
If she's bad he can't see it she can do no wrong
F G C G
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime
F G C G
Tryin' to hold on to what he needs
C G/B Am C7/G
He'd give up all his comfort, sleep out in the rain
F G C G
If she said that's the way it ought to be
[Chorus]
F G C
Well, this man loves a woman
F G C
I gave you everything I had
F G C E7/B Am
Tryin' to hold on to your precious love
D7 F/G G+5
Baby, please don't treat me bad
[Verse 3]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul
F G C G
She can bring him such misery
C G/B Am C7/G
If she plays him for a fool, he's the last one to know
F G C G
Lovin' eyes don't ever see
[Chorus]
F G C
Well, this man loves a woman
F G C
I gave you everything I had
F G C E7/B Am
Tryin' to hold on to your precious love
D7 F/G G+5
Baby, please don't treat me bad
[Outro]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels
F G C G
Coz baby baby baby you're my world
(repeat to end)
C G/B Am7 Am/G F G C G6
[Verse 1]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothing else
F G C G
He'll trade the world for the good thing he's found
C G/B Am C7/G
If she's bad he can't see it she can do no wrong
F G C G
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime
F G C G
Tryin' to hold on to what he needs
C G/B Am C7/G
He'd give up all his comfort, sleep out in the rain
F G C G
If she said that's the way it ought to be
[Chorus]
F G C
Well, this man loves a woman
F G C
I gave you everything I had
F G C E7/B Am
Tryin' to hold on to your precious love
D7 F/G G+5
Baby, please don't treat me bad
[Verse 3]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul
F G C G
She can bring him such misery
C G/B Am C7/G
If she plays him for a fool, he's the last one to know
F G C G
Lovin' eyes don't ever see
[Chorus]
F G C
Well, this man loves a woman
F G C
I gave you everything I had
F G C E7/B Am
Tryin' to hold on to your precious love
D7 F/G G+5
Baby, please don't treat me bad
[Outro]
C G/B Am C7/G
When a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels
F G C G
Coz baby baby baby you're my world
(repeat to end)
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