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If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) chords by Bonnie Tyler (Official Version)

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Dm
F/G
F
Dm/C
Bbmaj7
Asus4
Bb
C
Csus4
G
Am
Eb
Gm

Intro 1
Dm 
F/G 
F 
Dm 
F/G 
F 
Dm 
F/G 
F 
Dm 
F/G 
F 
Dm 
F/G 
F 
Dm 
F/G 
F 

Verse 1

Dm

F/G

F

How's it feel to be be a woman

Dm

F/G

F

How's it feel to be a man

Dm

F/G

F

Are we really that different

Dm

F/G

F

Tell me where we stand

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Pre-chorus 1

Dm

Dm/C

Dm

Dm/C

I look at you, you look away

Dm

Dm/C

Dm

Dm/C

Why do you say we're night and day

Dm

Dm/C

Dm

Dm/C

Bbmaj7

I'd like to try another way

Asus4

Oh, baby, for just one day

Chorus 1
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
If you were a woman and I  was a man
Dm 
Bb 
C 
Dm 
Would it be  so hard to understand
Bb 
C 
F 
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
Dm 
C 
Bb 
If you were a woman and I  was a man
C 
Dm 
F/G 
F 
If you were a woman and I  was a man
Dm 
F/G 
F 

Verse 2

Dm

F/G

F

How's it feel to be the hunter

Dm

F/G

F

How's it feel to be the prey

Dm

F/G

F

Is there really a reason

Dm

F/G

F

For this game we play

Pre-chorus 2

Dm

Dm/C

Dm

Dm/C

I look at you, you look away

Dm

Dm/C

Dm

Dm/C

Why do you say we're night and day

Dm

Dm/C

Dm

Dm/C

Bbmaj7

I'd like to try another way

Asus4

Oh, darling, for just one day

Chorus 2
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
If you were a woman and I  was a man
Dm 
Bb 
C 
Dm 
Would it be  so hard to understand
Bb 
C 
F 
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
Dm 
C 
Bb 
If you were a woman and I  was a man
C 
If you were a woman and I  was a

Solo 1
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
(man)
Dm 
Bb 
C 
Dm 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
Dm 
Dm 
Csus4 
G 
G 

Bridge 1

F

Am

Hey, we're just two people trying to love

Eb

Gm

Oh, but how, how can we love

F

With this wall between us, holding us back

Chorus 3
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
If you were a woman and I  was a man
Dm 
Bb 
C 
Dm 
Would it be  so hard to understand
Bb 
C 
F 
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
Dm 
C 
Bb 
If you were a woman and I  was a man
Dm 
C 
Bb 
If you were a woman and I  was a man
C 
G 
If you were a woman and I  was a man, oh

Chorus 4

Dm

Bb

C

F

If you were a woman and I was a man

Dm

Bb

C

Dm

Would it be so hard to understand

Bb

C

F

That a heart's a heart and we do what we can

Dm

C

Bb

If you were a woman and I was a man

Chorus 5

Dm

Bb

C

F

If you were a woman and I was a man

Dm

Bb

C

Dm

Would it be so hard to understand

Bb

C

F

That a heart's a heart and we do what we can

Dm

C

Bb

If you were a woman and I was a man

Chorus 6

Dm

Bb

C

F

If you were a woman and I was a man

Dm

Bb

C

Dm

Would it be so hard to understand

Bb

C

F

That a heart's a heart and we do what we can

Dm

C

Bb

If you were a woman and I was a man

Outro 1
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
Dm 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
Dm 
Dm 
C 
Bb 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
Dm 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
Dm 
Dm 
C 
Bb 
[Repeat and fade]

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Dm
F/G
F
Dm/C
Bbmaj7
Asus4
Bb
C
Csus4
G
Am
Eb
Gm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: D minorBPM: 125

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm/C: x-3-x-2-3-1
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Asus4: x-0-2-2-3-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

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This is the definitive original version of If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) by Bonnie Tyler, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Bonnie Tyler.

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