Love Me Like A Man chords by Bonnie Raitt (Official Version)

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E7
B7
A7
E7/G#
Bbdim7

Intro 1

Verse 1
E7 
 (E7) The men that I've been seeing, baby
Got their soul up on a shelf
E7 
 (E7) You know they could never love me
When they can't even love themselves
A7 
But I  (A7) need someone to love me
E7 
Someone to really understand  (E7) 
B7 
Who won't  (B7) put himself above me
A7 
E7 
B7 
Who just  (A7) loves me like a man  (E7)  (B7) 

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Verse 2

I never seen such losers

Don't think I haven't tried

To find a man to take me home

Instead of takin' me for a ride

And I need someone to love me

I know you can

Believe me when I tell you

You can love me like a man

Solo 1

Verse 3
E7 
 (E7) They all want me to rock them
Like my back ain't got no bone
E7 
 (E7) I want a man to rock me
A7 
Like my back bone was his own  (A7) 
E7 
Darlin', I know you can  (E7) 
B7 
Be (B7) lieve me when I tell you
A7 
E7 
B7 
 (A7) You can love me like a man  (E7)  (B7) 

Verse 4
E7 
I  (E7) come home sad and lonely
Feel like I wanna cry
E7 
 (E7) I want a man to hold me
Not some fool to ask me why
A7 
And I  (A7) need someone to love me
E7 
And darling, I know you  (E7) can
B7 
Don't you  (B7) put yourself above me
A7 
You just  (A7) love me
E7 
E7/G# 
A7 
Bbdim7 
B7 
E7 
like a man  (E7)  (E7/G#)  (A7)  (B flatdim7)  (B7)  (E7) 

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E7
B7
A7
E7/G#
Bbdim7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 83

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

E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
E7/G#: 4-x-2-4-3-x
Bbdim7: x-1-2-0-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Love Me Like A Man by Bonnie Raitt, 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 E major. It suits players who want to learn Love Me Like A Man the way Bonnie Raitt intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.