Biografia:
Percy Sledge é um cantor de soul e R&B norte-americano. Nascido em 25 de novembro de 1940, em Leighton, Alabama, Estados Unidos, ficou mundialmente conhecido por interpretar a clássica canção de amor When a Man Loves a Woman.
Carreira
Percy Sledge trabalhou em um hospital antes de ser famoso. Depois de uma audição com o produtor Quin Ivy, Sledge obteve um contrato com uma gravadora. When a Man Loves a Woman foi o primeiro single resultante desse contrato e não demorou muito para que a canção se tornasse um hit.
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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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