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Just Like A Woman tab by Jeff Buckley

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Common chords and variations:
e |--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|
B |--0--|--2--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--4--|--2--|
G#|--0--|--1--|--3--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--|--3--|--1--|
E |--4--|--2--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--9--|--0--|--5--|--2--|--0--|--0--|
B |--5--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|--2--|--5--|--0--|--4--|--2--|
E |--0--|--0--|--0--|--5--|--7--|--9--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
     E     A     B     A     B    C#m   C#m   A/E    A     B     A
                                                            (the true A chord)

I will not write out the strumming, just the moving parts and the fingerings for the chords.
The basis is just a constant, smooth sound, the low D is droned for a majority of the song.
A lot of the song is just ad libbed notes so I apologize for this chaotic tab.
Feel free to play around with the chords and instrumental breaks, enjoy.

Intro:
e |------/4---p2p0~-|-/4---/5-5---7-10/12----12---12-11-14--12-11-9-7----12-11-9-7~-|
B |-------0---------|--0----0-0--------------0--------------------------------------|
G#|-------0---------|--0----0-0--------------0--------------------------------------|
E |-------0---------|-/4---/5-0---7-10/12----0--------------------------------------|
B |-----------------|--0----0-0--------------0--------------------------------------|
E |-0--0------------|--0----0-0-----------------------------------------------------|

e |-----------0----|-------------|------------|--------------------------|
B |----------------|-------------|------------|-----------0---0---0--0~--|
G#|-0h1/3--3-------|-----------0-|------------|-----------0---0---0--7~--|
E |-0h2/4--0-----0-|-0h4\2-0--0--|-----0--2/4-|-2/4-7\5---5---5---4--0~--|
B |--------------0-|---------2---|-0h2--------|-------5---5---5---5--0~--|
E |--------------0-|-------------|-------2-/4-|-2/4-7\5---4---5---4--7~--|


Verse 1:
    B    E   E      A    B    E          E           A      B        E
e |-0----0---0------0----0----0----------0-----------0------0--------0--|
B |-0----0---0------2----4----0----------0-----------2------4--------0--|
G#|-7----0---0------1----3----0----------0-----------1------3--------0--|
E |-0----4---4------2----4----4----------4-----------2------4--------4--|
B |-0----5---5------0----0----5----------5-----------0------0--------5--|
E |-7----0---4------0----0----0----------0-----------0------0--------0--|
     No.....body  feels any pain.     Tonight as i stand inside the rain

    A           B     A                 B
e |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
G#|-5-----------7-----5-----------------7------|
E |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
E |-5-----------7-----5-----------------7------|
     Everybody knows   Baby's got new clothes

   C#m  B   A   E        E         F#m
d |---------------------------------0---------0--0--------------0------------------------|
B |---------------------------------0-----0---1--2--------------0------------10--9--7--9-|
G#|-8---7---5---3--------0----------1-----3---0--0--------------0------------10--8--7--8-|
E |-0---0---0---0--------0----------0-----2---0--0--------------4------------0---0--0--0-|
B |-0---0---0---0--------0----------0-----0---1--2--------------5------------0---0--0--0-|
E |-9---7---5---4--------0----------2-----0---0--0--------------0------------0---0--0--0-|
But lately I've seen her ribbons and her bows       have fallen   from her curls

Chorus:

    E                E  A
e |-0---------------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------2-------------------|
G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------|
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------|
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|
She takes                 just like a woman
                                                     \
    E                E  A                             \
e |-0---------------------------------------|          \
B |-0------2/4--4\2-----2-------------------|           \
G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------|            \
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------|  ------   These are not really in this order, these are
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------|           just a few ways of playing this part
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|            /
 makes love               just like a woman             /
                                                       /
    E                E  A                             /
e |-0---------------------------------------|        /
B |-0-------------------2-------------------|
G#|-0----------------0--1-------------------|
E |-0------5/7--7\5--4--2-------------------|
B |-0------7/9--9\7--5--0-------------------|
E |-0------0----0----0--0-------------------|
  aches                  just like a woman


e |----------------------------------0--|---------------0---------------------------|
B |-5--4--2--4-----------------------0--|--10--9-----5--0---0h2p0----------------2--|
G#|-0--3--1--3-----------------------0--|--0---8--7-----0---0-----0h1p0-------0--1--|
E |----------------------------------0--|--0------------0---0-----0-----0h2p0-0--2--|
B |----------------------------------0--|--0------7--5--0---------0-----0-----0--0--|
E |----------------------------------0--|--0------------0---------------------0--0--|
   breaks      just like a little girl

Verse 2:

    A   B  E       A    B    E                    A      B      E
e |-0---0---0------0----0----0--------------------0------0------0--|
B |-2---4---0------2----4----0--------------------2------4------0--|
G#|-1---3---0------1----3----0--------------------1------3------0--|
E |-2---0---4------2----4----4-----5-----4--------2------4------4--|
B |-0---4---5------0----0----5-----5-----5--------0------0------5--|
E |-0---0---0------0----0----0--------------------0------0------0--|
    Queen   Mary   she's my friend  I believe I'll go see her again

    A              B     A                 B
e |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------|
G#|-5--------------7-----5-----------------7------|
E |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------|
E |-5--------------7-----5-----------------7------|
   Nobody has to guess     Baby can't be blessed


    C#m  B       A    E   F#m         E              C#m                   E
e |-----------------------------------0------------0--0--------------------0--------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------0-------0----1--2--------------------0--------------------10--9--7--9-|
G#|--8---7-------5----3----1----------0-------3----0--0--------------------0--------------------10--8--7--8-|
E |--0---0-------0----0----0----------0-------2----0--0--------------------4--------------------0---0--0--0-|
B |--0---0-------0----0----0----------0-------0----1--2--------------------5--------------------0---0--0--0-|
E |--9---7-------5----4----2----------0-------0----0--0--------------------0--------------------0---0--0--0-|
Till she finally sees that she's like all the rest     with her fog, her amphetamines and her pearls


Chorus:

    E                E  A
e |-0---------------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------0-------------------|
G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------|
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------|
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|
She takes                 just like a woman
                                                     \
    E                E  A                             \
e |-0---------------------------------------|          \
B |-0-------------------2-------------------|           \
G#|-0------0---------0--1-------------------|            \
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--0-------------------|  ------   These are not really in this order, these are
B |-0------0---------0--2-------------------|           just a few ways of playing this part
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|            /
 makes love               just like a woman             /
                                                       /
    E                E  A                             /
e |-0---------------------------------------|        /
B |-0-------------------2-------------------|
G#|-0----------------0--1-------------------|
E |-0------0----0----0--2-------------------|
B |-0------7/9--9\7--0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0----0----0--0-------------------|
  aches                  just like a woman


e |---------------------------------0--|------------0--0-------------------------|
B |-5--4--2--4----------------------0--|--10--9--0--5--0---0h2p0---------------2-|
G#|-0--3--1--3----------------------0--|--0---8--7--0--0---0-----0h1p0-------0-1-|
E |---------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0--0---0-----0-----0h2p0-0-2-|
B |---------------------------------0--|--0---0--7--5--0---------0-----0-----0-0-|
E |---------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0--0---------------------0-0-|
   breaks     just like a little girl


Bridge:
      F#m
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-8--9------------------------------------------------------9-4-7-7/9--|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-8--9------------------------------------------------------9-4-7-7/9--|
It was raining from the first and I was dying there of thirst

e |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0------------------0--0--------------------------------|
G#|-0------------------0--0--------------------------------|
E |-0------------------8--9--------------------------------|
B |-0------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0------------------8--9--------------------------------|
So I came in here          And your long-time curse hurts

   F#m                           A
e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-0----------------------------5----------5-5---5-|
G#|-0----------------------------5----------5-6p5-5-|
E |-9----------------------------5----------5-7p5-5-|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-9----------------------------5----------5-5---5-|
    But what's worse is all this pain here

    A       B                                   E      A    B     E
e |---------------------------------------------0--------------------|
B |-5-------7-----------------------------------0------0----0-----0--|
G#|-5-------7-----------------------------------0------5----7-----0--|
E |-5-------7-----------------------------------0------0----0-----4--|
B |---------------------------------------------0------0----0-----5--|
E |-5-------7-----------------------------------0------5----7-----0--|
   I can't stay here  baby ain't it clear that I...    Just can't fit


               A        B
e |------------0-----------------|
B |------------2--------4------0-|
G#|------------1--------3------0-|
E |------------2--------4------4-|
B |------------0--------0------5-|
E |------------0--------0------0-|
I believe it's time for us to quit


    A             B     A             B
e |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------|
B |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------|
G#|-5-------------7-----5-------------7------|
E |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------|
B |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------|
E |-5-------------7-----5-------------7------|
    When we meet again  introduced as friends

      C#m   B         A    E     F#m       E              C#m           E
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------0-------0----1--2------------0----------------------5--4--|
G#|----8----7---------5----3------1--------0-------3----0--0------------0----------------------5--3--|
E |----0----0---------0----0------0--------0-------2----0--0------------4----------------------0--0--|
B |----0----0---------0----0------0--------0-------0----1--2------------5----------------------0--0--|
E |----9----7---------5----4------2--------0-------0----0--0------------0----------------------------|
     Please don't you let on that that you knew me well     I was hungry and it was your world


Chorus:

    E                E  A
e |-0---------------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------0-------------------|
G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------|
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------|
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|
She fakes                 just like a woman

    E                E  A
e |-0---------------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------2-------------------|
G#|-0------0---------0--1-------------------|
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------|
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|
 makes love               just like a woman

    E                E  A
e |-0---------------------------|
B |-0-------2-------------------|
G#|-0-------1-------------------|
E |-0-------2-------------------|
B |-0-------0-------------------|
E |-0-------0-------------------|
  aches       just like a woman

    E                E  A
e |-0---------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B |-0---------------------------------0------2/4--4\2-----2---0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--|
G#|-0---------------------------------0------1/3--3\1--0--1---0--3--7--5--3--0-------1--|
E |-0---------------------------------0------2/4--4\2--0--2---2--0--0--0--0--0-------0--|
B |-0---------------------------------0------0---------0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0h2p0-0-2--|
E |-0---------------------------------0------0------------0---2--4--7--5--4--0-------0--|
   breaks     just like a little girl

e |---------------------------------0--|------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------------------0--|--10--9--7-----------2---+0---|
G#|-0-------------------------------0--|--0---8--7--5-3-1-0--1---+0---|
E |-0-------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0--------2---+0---|
B |-0-------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--5------------+0---|
E |-0-------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0-----------------|
   breaks     just like a little girl


**************************

h| Hammer on
p| Pull off
/| Slide up
\| Slide down
+| Harmonic

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General chords:
e |--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|
B |--0--|--2--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--1--|--0--|--2--|
G#|--0--|--1--|--3--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
E |--4--|--2--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--9--|--0--|
B |--5--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--|-----|--2--|
E |--0--|--0--|--0--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--9--|--0--|
     E     A     B     A*    B*   Cm    C#m*  C#m


Verse 1:
E
Nooooo, no, no, noooo
       A     B   E
Nobody feels any pain
             A     B          E
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
A*        B*           A*             B*
Everybody knows   that baby's got new clothes
   C#m* B* A*   E                A       E    Cm  C#m
But lately I've seen her ribbons and her bows
           E
Have fallen from her curls


Chorus:
       E    A
As she takes just like a woman, yeah
        E         A
And she makes love just like a woman, oh
        E     A
And she aches just like a woman
        E                  B      E
But she breaks just like a little girl


Verse 2:
A     B  E     A     B  E
   Queen Mary, she's my friend
                   A  B       E
Yes I believe I'll go see her again
A*             B*      A*            B*
 Nobody has to guess   baby can't be blessed
    C#m* B*      A*   E    A          B       E     Cm  C#m
Till she finally sees that she's like all the rest
                    E
With her fog, her amphetamines and her pearls


Chorus:
       E     A
As she takes just like a woman yeah she does
        E          A
and she makes love just like a woman
        E     A
And she aches just like a woman
        E                   B     E
But she breaks just like a little girl


Bridge:
Cm  C#m
        Well it was raining from the first
                                     E
and I was dying there of thirst so I came in here
Cm  C#m
        And your long-time curse hurts
                             A*
But what's worse is all this pain here
        E*
I can't stay here baby
                     E  A    B     E
Ain't it clear that I   just can't fit
               A        B     E
I believe it's time for us to quit
A*            B*   A*            B*
When we meet again introduced as friends
  C#m* B*        A*   E      A        B       E     Cm  C#m
Please don't you let on that that you knew me well
            E
I was hungry and it was your world


Chorus:
        E   A
Oh, you fake just like a woman
                   E         A
Yes you do and you make love just like a woman
             E    A
And then you ache just like a woman
        E                 B      E
But you break just like a little girl

        E                 B      E
But you break just like a little girl

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