When You Really Love Someone chords by Alicia Keys

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
      Em
I'm a woman
C
Lord knows it's hard
D
I need a real man
           Em
To give me what I need

Sweet attention
C
Love and tenderness
D
When it's real it's unconditional
            Em
I'm tellin' y'all

Chorus:
B
Cause a man just ain't a man

If he ain't man enough
Em
To love you when you're right

Love you when you're wrong
C
Love you when you're weak

Love you when you're strong
D
Take you higher
                         Em
When the world's got you feelin' low

He's givin you his last

Cause he's thinkin of you first
C
Givin comfort when he's thinkin that you're hurt
D
That's what done when you really love someone
    Em
I'm tellin' y'all


Verse 2:
Em
Cause You're a real man
C
And lord knows it's hard
D
Sometimes you just need
Em
A woman's touch

Sweet affection
C
Love and support
D
When it's real it's unconditional
Em
I'm tellin y'all


Chorus:
B
Cause a woman ain't a woman

If she ain't woman enough
Em
To love you when you're right

Love you when you're wrong
C
Love you when you're weak

Love you when you're strong
D
Take you higher
                         Em
When the world's got you feelin low

She givin you her best

Even when you're at your worst
C
Givin comfort when she's thinkin that you're hurt
D
That's what's done when you really love someone
    Em
I'm tellin y'all


Bridge:
B
Sometimes you wanna argue

Sometimes you wanna fight
Em
Sometimes it's gonna feel like it'll never be right
C
But something so strong keeps you holding on
D
It's don't make sense but it makes a good song


Chorus:
B
Cause a man just ain't a man

If he ain't man enough
Em
To love you when you're right

Love you when you're wrong
C
Love you when you're weak

Love you when you're strong
D
Take you higher
                         Em
When the world's got you feelin low

He's givin you his last

Cause he's thinkin of you first
C
Givin comfort when he's thinkin that you're hurt
D
That's what's done when you really love someone
    Em
I'm tellin y'all


Chorus:
                        B
I'm tellin y'all that a woman ain't a woman

If she ain't woman enough
Em
To love you when you're right

Love you when You're wrong
C
Love you when you're weak

Love you when you're strong
D
Take you higher (and higher)
                         Em
When the world's got you feelin low

She givin you her best

Even when you're at your worst
C
Givin comfort when she's thinkin that you're hurt
D
That's what's done when you really love someone
Em
I'm tellin y'all

I'm tellin y'all


Outro: x2
Em
Hmm,  hmm, yeah
C
Hmm,  hmm, yeah
D
Hmm,  hmm, yeah
Em
Hmm,  hmm, yeah
Em
Hmm,  hmm, yeah