Nothin But A Woman tab by Robert Cray

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Intermediate

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                     Artist - Robert Cray
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                    Song - Nothin But A Woman
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                    Album - Strong Persuader
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                     Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard

Anyones learning this and gets a better sound for riff 2 & 3 let me know.

INTRO
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Riff 1
 C
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-5----------5-|
D|--------5-8---|
A|---6-7--------|
E|--------------|


Through the VERSES he alternates between these 2 different riffs below
You just have to listen to it, if you want to get the counting down right.
 C
e|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|-5----------5-|-5------5---5-|
D|--------5-8---|----------8---|
A|---6-7--------|---6-7--------|
E|--------------|--------------|


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00:22
VERSE 1
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C
You can give me an hour alone in a bank
Pay all my tickets, wipe the slate blank
You could buy me a car, fill up the tank
Tell me a boat full of lawyers just sank

Riff 2
 F
e|------------|
B|-----5------|
G|-3-5-5--3-5-|
D|-3-5----3-5-|
A|------------|
E|------------|
       F
But it ain`t nothin` but a woman
Nothin` but a woman, no, no
C
Don`t need nothin` but a woman

Riff 3
e|not sure on these parts-|
B|---------|--h------h----|
G|-3-5-3-5-|-0h1-3--0h1---|
D|-3-5-3-5-|-0-1-3--0-1---|
A|---------|--------------|
E|---------|--------------|

Any time I`m feelin` low


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VERSE 2
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C
Well, you could fly us to Dallas on a jumbo-jet plane
If we run late and miss it, we can take the night train
When the pressure is on, things getting insane
Only one cure for that kind of strain
 F
e|------------|
B|-----5------|
G|-3-5-5--3-5-|
D|-3-5----3-5-|
A|------------|
E|------------|
     F
It ain`t nothin` but a woman
Nothin` but a woman, no, no
C
Don`t need nothin` but a woman, yeah, yeah

e|not sure on these parts-|
B|---------|--h------h----|
G|-3-5-3-5-|-0h1-3--0h1---|
D|-3-5-3-5-|-0-1-3--0-1---|
A|---------|--------------|
E|---------|--------------|

To get me through the show

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01:21
Sax Solo
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Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3

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01:50
SOLO
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  UB             UB            UB     UB
e|-8---8----8----8----8----8-|-8---8----8--8--b-----8-|-8---8----8--8--8----8-|
B|-11----11---11--------11---|-11----11------11~~~~---|-11----11----11---11---|
G|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
       hold
       bend
     b  | | rb                         s
e|----11-13--13-13-13--13-11-13-|-----------b-----------b-15-15--brb--17\-|
B|-13---------------------------|---s---13-15-15-13-13-15-------15--------|
G|------------------------------|-12\14-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

       s               b
e|----------11\13-11---p--------8-|--h---8-10-10-8-10---8---s---|
B|----11-13----------13-11---p----|-8-10--------------8---11\13-|
G|-12----------------------10-8---|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|


e|------p---------------8-|---------------------------------------|
B|----13-11-13----p-------|-11-8--b------p------------------------|
G|--11---------10--8------|------10-10-10-8---------8-------p-----|
D|-x-----------------10---|-----------------10-8-10---10--10-8-10-|
A|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------------------|


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VERSE 3
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C
Yeah, you can make me a bet, give me a ten-point spread
Give me french brandy that`ll clear my head
When it`s all over, feeling half-dead
Only one thing, just like I said
 F
e|------------|
B|-----5------|
G|-3-5-5--3-5-|
D|-3-5----3-5-|
A|------------|
E|------------|
     F
It ain`t nothin` but a woman
Nothin` but a woman, yeah, yeah

C
Any time I got a woman

e|not sure on these parts-|
B|---------|--h------h----|
G|-3-5-3-5-|-0h1-3--0h1---|
D|-3-5-3-5-|-0-1-3--0-1---|
A|---------|--------------|
E|---------|--------------|

Things can`t be too bad


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VERSE 4
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C
You can buy me a house, turn over the deed
Bring six pounds of California weed
But my weakness ain`t drugs, whiskey, or greed
Only one thing that youn Bob needs
 F
e|------------|
B|-----5------|
G|-3-5-5--3-5-|
D|-3-5----3-5-|
A|------------|
E|------------|
     F
It ain`t nothin` but a woman
Nothin` but a woman
C
Yeah, you right

Ain`t nothin` but a woman to get me through the night

e|not sure on these parts-|
B|---------|--h------h----|
G|-3-5-3-5-|-0h1-3--0h1---|
D|-3-5-3-5-|-0-1-3--0-1---|
A|---------|--------------|
E|---------|--------------|


RIFF 1 - to the end and fade out
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Mmmmm

It`s like I said, man
Ain`t nothin` but a woman

I`m tryin to tell yea

Yeah, look at her

And that one over there


ENJOY............