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Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
C C
Verse:
C
Have you ever held your breath
G
On the water's edge?
G7
Known that it was fight or flight
C
On an unstable ledge
F
Picked up the pieces
C Am
Of a promise or a pledge
Pre-Chorus:
G
Then you know what it's like
Am
You know what it takes
F G
You know in your heart how it feels
Chorus:
Dm
To be a woman
C
To be a woman
Verse:
C
Have you ever found some hope
G
In the emptiness?
G7
Suffered burns and breaks
C
And called yourself blessed
F
Overcome the fear
C Am
And found the courage to say "Yes"
Pre-Chorus:
G
Then you know what it's like
Am
You know what it takes
F G
And you know in your heart how it feels
Chorus:
Dm
To be a woman
C
Oh, to be a woman
Dm
To be a woman
C
Oh, to be a woman
Break:
C C G/B Am
Believed that the dark
Dm
Bleeds into dawn
F
Found something right
G
When everything was all wrong
Dm
Oh oh ohhhhhh
[Instrumental]
Dm C C
Dm Dm C C
Verse:
C
Have you ever talked it out
G
Over coffee cups?
G
Knowing that forgiveness
C
Will always be rough
F
Do you believe that there's nothing
C Am
More powerful than love?
Pre-Chorus:
G
Then you know what it's like
Am
And you know what it takes
F G
And you know in your heart how it feels
Chorus:
Dm
To be a woman
C
Oh, to be a woman (be a woman)
Dm
To be a woman
Oh Oh
C
To be a woman (To be a woman)
Ooh ooh ooh
Dm
A woman, yeah ah ah ah
C
To be-e a woman (To be a woman)
Dm
To be a woman, yeah
C
To be a woman
Song History
Published: April 4, 2026
Last Updated: April 6, 2026