Instruments
| Db Ab/C | Bbm7 Db/Ab | Gb Ab11 | Db Ab11 |
Verse
| Db Ab/C | Bbm7 Db/Ab |When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on nothin' else| Gbadd9 Ab11 | Db Ab11 | He'd trade the world. For the good thing he's found | Db Ab/C | Bbm7 Db/Ab |If she is bad, he can't see it She can do no wrong| Gbadd9 Ab11 | Db Ab11 | And turn his back on his best friend. If he puts her down
Verse
| Db Ab/C | Bbm7 Db/Ab |When a man loves a woman Spend his very last dime| Gbadd9 Ab11 | Db Ab11 | And trying to hold on to what he needs | Db Ab/C | Bbm7 Db/Ab |He'd give up all his comforts And sleep out in the rain| Gbadd9 Ab11 | Db Db9 | If she said that's the way it ought to be, eh
Hook
| Gb | Db Db7 | When a man loves a woman, eh| Gb | Db Db7 | I give you everything I've got| Gb | Db Ab/C Bbm7 | Trying to hold on to your precious love | Eb7 | Ab11 |And baby baby please don't treat me bad
Verse
key up to D| D A/C# | Bm7 D/A |When a man loves a woman, eh Deep down in his soul| G A11 | D A11 | She can bring him such misery | D A/C# | Bm7 D/A |If she is playing him for a fool He's the last one to know| G A11 | D A11 | Loving eyes can never see | D A/C# | Bm7 D/A |Yes, when a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels| G | A11 | 'Cause baby, baby
Outro (Fade out)
| D A/C# | G/B A11 |When a man loves a woman, whoa | D A/C# | G/B A11 |When a man loves a woman, oh | D A/C# | G/B A11 |When a man loves a woman (when a man loves a woman) | D A/C# |When a man, when a man | G/B A11 |When a man loves a woman| D A/C# | G/B A11 | Ooh-ooh-ooh (when a man loves a woman)| D | A/C# | G/B | A11 |