A Woman Left Lonely chords by Janis Joplin

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: novice

Artist: Janis Joplin
Song: A Woman Left Lonely
Album: Pearl (1971)
Guitar Chords submitted by: SomeOne


Key: D (part I), F (part II)

Intro: D9 - D4/9 - D5

(D9 - D4/9 - D5)
A woman left lonely
                            G      C  G
will soon grow tired of waiting,
                 C    G/B  Am  G
She’ll do crazy things, yeah,
        D  D4  D
on lonely occasions.
                 D   D4  D
A simple conversation
                         G     C  G
for the new men now and again
                   C  G/B   Am    G                     D
Makes a touchy situation when a good face come into your head.
                 D   D4  D
And when she gets lonely,
                         G    C G
she’s thinking ‘bout her man,
                               C      G/B  Am  G
She knows he’s taking her for granted, yeah yeah,
                        D            D  D4  D
Honey, she doesn’t understand, no no no no!

(Change of key)
Bb  F  Eb (2x)

(Organ solo:)
  F   Bb   Eb   Bb/D   Cm   Bb   F   F6   F7

                         F
Well, the fevers of the night,
                   Bb
they burn an unloved woman
                   Eb  Bb/D  Cm  Bb                 F
Yeah, those red-hot flames try to push old love aside.
              F      F4   F
A woman left lonely,
                  Bb
she’s the victim of her man, yes she is.
                                  Eb  Bb/D  Cm
When he can’t keep up his own way, good Lord,
           Bb                F
She’s got to do the best that she can, yeah!
 F                                    Bb
A woman left lonely, Lord, that lonely girl,
Eb Bb/D Cm Bb F
Lord,Lord,Lord!
Bb  F  Eb Bb