I Need A Man To Love chords by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Key: Am

Intro: Lead Guitar #1, 5x + 2nd Guitar improv @2x

     Am                        D               C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------5|-----------5-------5-----|
D|---------------2---4--5--|---7----7------7-------7-|
A|---0---3---4-------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|



 V1 :
Am    D               Am       D
Whoa
I need a man to love me
Don't you understand me, baby?
Am    D               Am       D
Why
I need a man to love

 Pre-Chorus 1 :
F#m                             A  Bm
I gotta find him
I gotta have him like the air I breathe
F#m                             A  Bm
One lovin' man to understand can't be too much to need
You know it
E F#m F#m
Can't be now (Oh no!)
F#m F#m G
Can't be now (Oh no!)
G G G#
Can't be now (Oh no!)
G# G# A
Can't be now (Oh no!)
A A A#
Can't be now (Oh no!)
A# A# Bm
Can't be now (Oh no!)
D
Can't be this loneliness
D D               E7
Baby, surrounding me

 Chorus 1 :
Am                         D
No, no, know it just can't be (No it just can't be)
Am                             D
There's got to be some kind of answer (No it just can't be)
Am                                  D
And everywhere I look, there's none around (No it just can't be)
Am                         D
Whoa
it can't be, (No it just can't be)

STOP - pause:
N.C.
Whoa
Whoa
Yeah

Intro - 1x with Guitar #2 lead:

 V2 :
Am        D                Am            D
Whoa
won't you let me hold you?     Honey, just close your eyes
Am        D                Am            D
Whoa
won't you let me hold ya
dear ?

 Pre-Chorus 2 :
F#m                                         A   Bm
I want to just put my arms around ya, like the circles going 'round the sun
F#m                                         A   Bm
Let me hold you daddy
at least  until the morning comes, because it
E F#m F#m
Can't be now (Oh no!)
F#m F#m G
Can't be now (Oh no!)
G G G#
Can't be now (Oh no!)
G# G# A
Can't be now (Oh no!)
A A A#
Can't be now (Oh no!)
A# A# Bm
Can't be now (Oh no!)
D
Can't be this loneliness
D D               E7
Baby, surrounding me

 Chorus 2 :

Am                       D
No, no, no it just can't be (No it just can't be)
Am                                     D
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, just can't be No, no, no (No it just can't be)
Am                        D
And why can't anyone ever tell me, now ? (No it just can't be)
Am                           D
I wake up one morning
I realize (No it just can't be)
Am              D
Whoa, it can't be (No it just can't be)
N.C.
Now go!

SOLOS over Intro: Lead Guitar #1: 8x + 2nd Guitar improv
STOP: pause:
Intro : Lead Guitar #1: 1x

 V3 :
Am    D               Am       D
Whoa
I need a man to love me
Oh, maybe you can help me, please
Am      D             Am       D
Why
I need a man to love

 Pre-Chorus 3 :
F#m                                      A  Bm
But I believe that someday and somehow it's bound to come along
F#m                                         A    Bm
Because when all my dreams and all my plans just cannot turn out wrong
You know it
E F#m F#m
Can't be now (Oh no!)
F#m F#m G
Can't be now (Oh no!)
G G G#
Can't be now (Oh no!)
G# G# A
Can't be now (Oh no!)
A A A#
Can't be now (Oh no!)
A# A# Bm
Can't be now (Oh no!)
D
Can't be this loneliness
D D               E7
Baby, surrounding me

 Chorus 3 :
Am                        D
No, no, no, it just can't be (No it just can't be)
Am                                        D
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, it just can't be (No it just can't be)
Am                        D
And who could be foolin' me ? (No it just can't be)
Am                        D
I've got all this happiness (No it just can't be)
Am                        D
Come, come, come on, come on, come on, and help me now (No it just can't be)
Am                        D
Please, can't you hear my cry ? (No it just can't be)
Am
Whoa, help