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Key: E
Intro:
C G Am7 Gsus4
C G Am7 G
Verse 1:
C Am7 Gsus4
It wouldn't be Shakespeare without a stage
C G Am7 Gsus4
Or Hemingway without a page
C G Am7 G F
If it wasn't for the sunrise, night would never turn to day
C G F
And I wouldn't be a man without a woman
Verse 2:
C G Am7 Gsus4
The Starry Night without Van Gogh
C G Am7 G
Is like no guitars in rock 'n' roll
C G Am7 G F
And I believe with the deepest part of my soul
C G F
I wouldn't be a man without a woman
Chorus:
Am7 F
I wouldn't have a heart on fire
C
If it wasn't for a heart of gold
Am7 F
Woulda never walked that wire
C Em7
If it wasn't for her never letting go
Am7 F
I can stand tall like a king
C G
But if it wasn't for her giving everything
F
I'd be nothing
G C G Am7 G
I wouldn't be a man without a woman
Verse 3:
C G Am7 G
Wouldn't be a love without a spark
C G Am7 G
Couldn't be a beat without a heart
C G Am7 G F
As long as there's a moon above and burn left in the stars
C G F
I wouldn't be a man without a woman
Chorus:
Am7 F
I wouldn't have a heart on fire
C
If it wasn't for a heart of gold
Am7 F
Woulda never walked that wire
C Em7
If it wasn't for her never letting go
Am7 F
I can stand tall like a king
C G
But if it wasn't for her giving everything
F
I'd be nothing
G Am7
I wouldn't be a man without a woman
[Instrumental Break]
Am7 F C Em
Am7 F C Em
F
Bridge:
C G Am F
To live a life without her there
C G F
I'd be just a boy without a prayer
Chorus:
Am7 F
No, I wouldn't have a heart on fire
C
If it wasn't for a heart of gold
Am7 F
Woulda never walked that wire
C Em7
If it wasn't for her never letting go
Am7 F
I can stand tall like a king
C G
But if it wasn't for her giving everything
F
I'd be nothing
G C
I wouldn't be a man without a woman
Outro:
C G Am7 G C
G Am7 G F
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Published: March 9, 2026
Last Updated: March 9, 2026