When You Really Love Someone chords by Alicia Keys

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

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

Sweet attention
C majorC
Love and tenderness
D MajorD
When it's real it's unconditional
      E minorEm
I'm tellin' y'all

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

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

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

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

He's givin you his last

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


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

Sweet affection
C majorC
Love and support
D MajorD
When it's real it's unconditional
E minorEm
I'm tellin y'all

Chorus:
BB
Cause a woman ain't a woman

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

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

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

She givin you her best

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


Bridge:
BB
Sometimes you wanna argue

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


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

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

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

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

He's givin you his last

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


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

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

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

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

She givin you her best

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

I'm tellin y'all


Outro: x2
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C majorC
Hmm, hmm, yeah
D MajorD
Hmm, hmm, yeah
E minorEm
Hmm, hmm, yeah
E minorEm
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