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Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman by Bryan Adams

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Have You Ever Really Loved Chord diagramA augmentedA Woman?

by Brian Adams

tabbed by Chris Marks

Okay, this is a two guitar song for the most part.
Guitar 1 is nylon string acoustic, and guitar 2 is simply acoustic
Both guitars are standard tuning, but guitar 5 is CAPO 5
12/8 time
This is a long song, there's no way around it. It was a pain in the ass to tab,
but here it is
Words are lined up as close as I could get them, full lyrics at the bottom

chords: (relative to CAPO 5)

     Chord diagramGsusGsus x00233

     Chord diagramG+G   x00232

     Chord diagramD MajorD   x02220

     Chord diagramA minorAm  022000

     Chord diagramEb MajorEb  x1333x

     Chord diagramBb majorBb  1332xx

     Chord diagramFF   x32010

     Chord diagramF/AF/A  032010

     Chord diagramFmaj7Fmaj7 xx200x

     Chord diagramCm7Cm7  35333x

Each character is a sixteenth note

 /3 = triplet
  v  = chord stroke for guitar 2
  V  = accent chord stroke for guitar 2
  -> = move note to first half of next character
 /7 = quick pitch bend to fret 7
  2  = two notes (32nd notes)
  32 = 32nd notes

 / = slide up to
  = slide down to
 a = fret 10
 b = fret 11
 c = fret 12
 d = fret 13
 e = fret 14
 < = squish back (ie 32nd notes as will be denoted above)

Freely
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c etc.         /3           /3
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------1-|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------0---23|2--------------------023|2--------0-----------0-3|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------|1-----------------------|1-----1-----1-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|1-----------------------|3--3--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

 /3            Slowly (49)
Chord diagramE MajorE|------2-----------------|------------------------|------2-----------2-----|
Chord diagramBB|----3---3---------------|------8-----------4-----|----3---3-------3-------|
Chord diagramG+G|2---------2-------------|----8-----------5-------|--2-------2---2---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|010---------------------|--8-----------5---------|0-----------0-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|6-----------3-----------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
        To really..a woman...        know her...

Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------8--656865---------|--------------3-3-------|
Chord diagramBB|------3-----1---------/3|1-----6-------------1-3/|4-----------3--1-1------|
Chord diagramG+G|----3-------------3--0--|------5-----------5-2---|3-----------------3--2--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--3----------------3----|----57----------7---3-3/|5-5---------3--1--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|1-------------------5---|--------------8---------|------------------5--3--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 thought...        wings...         find...

      Guitar 2    Chord diagramGsusGsus    Chord diagramG+G
              v vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|------------------------|----------8-7-5-3-1-0---|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------2-----|------------------------|----------9-7-5-4-2-0-0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|5-----4-----5-----4-----|------------------------|----------------------2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|5-----5-----5-----------|------5-----------5-----|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|3-----------3-----------|3-----------------------|
 arms...         love...         you...

 Chord diagramD MajorD                         Chord diagramG+G
 vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv sim.
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|0-2-0--2---3-20-0-------|
Chord diagramBB|----------353--8757~~~~~|--------0-1-1-3-5-5-8--7|-0-------01----3-575---|
Chord diagramG+G|2-------45--------------|--0-22--0-2-2-4-5-5-9---|-----0------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|0------0----------------|4-2-44------------x-----|--------0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|5----------------x------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
wanted...         you...          one...

              Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramD MajorD

Chord diagramE MajorE|----3-2-----------------|----------a-------------|-------------------0----|
Chord diagramBB|0-----0--0-00-311-0-----|--55----ac--d-ca--------|-888888-------------3---|
Chord diagramG+G|0-----0--0----422-0-3---|--00-------------cb97--|-9999997----555555-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------2---|--55--------------------|-aaaaaa7----555555-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|0-0---------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 she...       last...            tell...

 Chord diagramG+G
 vvvVvVvvvVvVvvvVvVv
Chord diagramE MajorE|--2-0--2-0----2-0-------|------3-------------3---|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3-3--333----3-3-------|3-----3--------4----4---|3-----------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------4-4-4-----0--|2--0--0----------3---3--|2--------------0--2-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------|--------0-----5----5----|4---------4-----2-0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|--1------1/3----------0-|0--------5--5-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|3-----------3---------3-|------------------------|------------------2-----|
 woman...         woman...         know...

            ->                       / 2
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------3-----1---------/3|1-----1-------------1-3-|4-----------7---5--3--2-|
Chord diagramG+G|----3-------2-----3-----|----2---2-----------2---|3-----3-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--3---------------5-----|--3-------3---------3---|5---5-------8-6655--3-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|1-----------------------|------------3-----------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 breathe...        feel...         see...

              Chord diagramGsusGsus    Chord diagramG+G
   ->          v vVvVvvvVvVvvvVvVvvvVvV vvvVvVvvvVvVvvvVvVvvvVvV
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|------------------------|----------8-7-5-3-1-0---|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------2-----|------------------------|----------9-7-5-4-2-0-0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|5---754-----5-----4-----|------------------------|----------------------2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|5-----5-----5-----------|------5-----------5-----|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|3-----------3-----------|3-----------------------|
 eyes...         love...         you...
Wanted...

 Chord diagramD MajorD                         Chord diagramG+G
 vvvVvVvvvVvVvvvVvVvvvVvV sim.          /7       ->->
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------2-2--------------|------------------------|------------3-----------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|--------0-1-1-3-5-5-8---|553530-----3-7555775----|
Chord diagramG+G|2------2-2--------------|--0-22--0-2-2-4-5-5-9---|---------45-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|0--------------------0--|4-2-44------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------00-0-575799a97---|5-----------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|-------3----------------|
              you...          one...

              Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramD MajorD

Chord diagramE MajorE|D----3-2-3--30----------|------------------------|-----------0------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3------0--0-31-0-----|--7-5--7-5----7-5--7-5--|-888888----55555-5-----|
Chord diagramG+G|---------0----42-0-3---|--5-5--5-5----5-5--5-5--|-999999-7--55555-5-7---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------2---|--44--4-4----4-4----4---|-aaaaaa7-7-55555-5-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|3-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 she...          be...          tell...

              Bridge
 Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramEb MajorEb        Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramG+G
  32                2
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|---------77-------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|---------88-------------|8-888-88888-8-88888-8888|
Chord diagramG+G|0474
Chord diagramD MajorD|---754-45-0-----------|8-88--8--88-8-88-88-8888|9-999-999--99-99999-9999|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------7-----------------|a-aa--a--aa-a-aa-aa-aaaa|a--aa-aaa--aa-aaaaa-aaaa|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Guitar 3         2
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|3-----------------3-----|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|------------------------|3-----------------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------8|8-----------------a---\|0-----------------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------8|8-----------------a---\|0-----------------0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------6|6-----------------8---\|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|3-----------------3-----|
 woman...         give...         tenderness...

 Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramG+G
              vvvVvVvvvVvVv    ->>     ->>
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|----------------------65|3---------65----------53|
Chord diagramBB|7-77777-7777777777------|0--0--0--------------34-|---------34----------4--|
Chord diagramG+G|5-55555-5555555555------|0--0--0-----------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|7-77777-7777777777------|0--0--0-----------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|5-55555-55555555555-----|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|2-----0-----2-----3-----|3-----------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|3-------3---------3-----|3-----------------------|8--8--a--8--8--a-88axxxx|
Chord diagramG+G|2---------2-------0-----|0-----------------------|8--8--8--8--8-78-888xxxx|
Chord diagramD MajorD|0-----------------0-----|0-----------------------|8-88--8-88--8--8-888xxxx|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|3-----------------------|------------------------|
 She...          you...          (solo start)

 Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramFF  Chord diagramBb majorBb     Chord diagramF/AF/A  Chord diagramFmaj7Fmaj7 Chord diagramFF EXPANDED DOUBLE SIZE
 vvvVvVvvvVvVvvvVvVv v vvvVvVvvvVvVvvvVvvvv v  v v v V v V v v v V v V v v
v V v V v v v V v V
Chord diagramE MajorE|2-2--------232-2--------|-6d---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---4-3---34---4-43------|----------8aba8---------|----------------------abd-b-a-b-a---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------2-----------3-5|7------78a-----a--a-----|--8-c8a--8c8a--------c------------c/ec-a-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------0-----------3---|------------------------|-a-a--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------1----|-----------------8------|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------2----------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

And when you

 Chord diagramCm7Cm7
 v              ->
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---4--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------53-3--7-5--3--2--|0---20------0-----------|-------7-7-x--7-7x--x7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--5-----5---------------|0-----4-----2-----------|--5-5--5-5-x--5-5x------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------8-6--5--3--|------5-----3-----------|--5-5--5-5-x--5-5x------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------54|
 find...         arms...         love...

  6/8 bar
                        3232
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------3x3x|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0-0-xxx0x0x|----------8-7-5-3-1-0---|----------
Chord diagramG+G|-0-0-xxx0x0x|----------9-7-5-4-2-0-0-|02------2420
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-0-xxx0x0x|----------------------2-|0-4-------424-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|3-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
Gtr 2
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8-8-8-8-8-8|
Chord diagramG+G|--7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------|
 Woman...   you...        Wanted...

               EXPANDED DOUBLE SIZE
                    /3
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----3-2-3---------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------0-1-1-3-5-5-8--7|5-753-5-3-0-------------------------------------|--3------0--0-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|--0-22--0-2-2-4-5-5-9---|-------------020-020--0-2-4-5-4-2-0---0---------|---4-4---0--0-------3---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4-2-44------------x-----|----------------4---4---------------0-----------|5-----------2-0-----2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|5----------------x------|----------------------------------------2-------|----------------3-2-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------0-3-|
 you...          one...
She...        last...

  2                         EXPANDED DOUBLE SIZE
Chord diagramE MajorE|---55--2-2-------0------|-----------0------------|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---55--3-3-----------3--|-888888------55555-5----|--------------3---3---3-3-333-3-3-3-3-333-5-3-0-|
Chord diagramG+G|---55----2----245-------|-999999--7---55555--7---|2-420-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------0----------|-aaaaaa-7-7-5555555-----|0-----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|3-----------------------------------------------|
              tell...         woman...

Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------333---------------------------|------------3-----2-----|
Chord diagramBB|-888888---75555555-----|------------------000---0---1---3---3---5/7-7/8-|8-----7-----1-----3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-9999997--75555555-7---|474-0-------0-----000---------------------------|9-----7-----2-----2-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-aaaaaa7---5555555-----|x-----4-2-4-------------------------------------|------7-----2-----0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|x-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 tell...         woman...
tell...

Slowly
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
Chord diagramBB|------0-1/3/7-5-3-31-0-|0---------------1-0-----------------------------||
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------|----2---0---0-------2-2-----2-420---------------||
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0-2/4/7-5-4-42-0-|0-------------4----0----------------------------||
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|----3---2---2-0---------------------------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE|3-----------------------|--------------------------3---------------------||
 woman?
Lyrics:
 verse 1
To really love a woman,
To understand her,
You gotta know her deep inside...
Hear every thought,
See every dream,
And give her wings when she wants to fly...
Then when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms,
You know you really love.... a woman.

 chorus
When you love a woman you tell her that she's really wanted.
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one.
Cause she needs somebody to tell her that it's gonna last.... forever,
so tell me hare you ever really, really, really ever loved.... a woman?

 verse 2
To really love a woman,
Let her hold you,
'Til you know how she needs to be touched...
You've got to breathe her,
Really taste her,
'Til you can feel her in your blood...
And when you can see your unborn children in her eyes,
You know you really love.... a woman.

 chorus

 bridge
You've got to give her some faith,
Hold her tight,
Chord diagramA augmentedA little tenderness,
You gotta treat her right...
She will be there for you,
Taking good care of you...
You really gotta love your woman, yeah

 post-solo
And when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms,
You know you really love.... a woman.

 chorus

 outro
So tell me have you ever really, really, really ever loved a woman?
Oh, just tell me have you ever really, really, really ever loved a woman?

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