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Shes Always A Woman

Billy Joel

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Date: 11.04.2004
Tabbed by Peter Tuyp (peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)

Subject:
Billy Joel - She's always a woman


Capo on first fret

Intro:
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e|-2-----------3-----------2-----------0-----0-----------------------|
B|-3-----------3-----------3-----------2-----2-----------------------|
G|-2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----2-----------------------|
D|-4-----------5-----------4-----------2-----------------------------|
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E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 1:
          A           D           A           D
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B|--------2-----------3-----------2-----------3----------------------|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------------------0----------------------|
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  She can kill with a smile she can wound with her eyes
 
          d   e   f#  G           Bm          Em
e|--------------------3-----------2-----------0----------------------|
B|--------------------0-----------3-----------0----------------------|
G|--------------------0-----------4-----------0----------------------|
D|--------0---2---4--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------2----------------------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------------------0----------------------|
  She can ruin your faith with her casual lies 

          A           D           A           F#
e|--------0-----------2-----------0-----------2----------------------|
B|--------2-----------3-----------2-----------2----------------------|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------3----------------------|
D|--------------------0----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------2----------------------|
  And she only reveals what she wants you to see

          Bm          Bm/a        G           A
e|--------2-----------2-----------3-----------0----------------------|
B|--------3-----------3-----------0-----------2----------------------|
G|--------4-----------4-----------0-----------2----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-----------0-----------------------0----------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------------|
      She hides like a child, but she's always a woman to me

verse 2:
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e|-------2-----------3-----------2-----------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------------------------------|
G|---2-----2-----4-----4-----2-----2---------------------------------|
D|-0-----------5-----------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                   She can

   A           D           A           D
e|---0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2---------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   lead you to love, she can take you or leave you

  D/f# D/e D       D/e D/f# G          Bm          Em  
e|---2---2---------------2---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------|
B|-----------3---3---3---------0-----0-----3-----3-----0-----0-------|
G|-------------------------------0-----------4-----------0-----------|
D|-4---2---0---0---2---4---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------0-----------------|
           She can ask for the truth, but she'll never believe you

   D/f#        A           D           A       g     F#
e|---2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-------------2-----2-------|
B|-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-------------2-----2-----|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------------3---------|
D|-4-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-----2---------------|
           And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free

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     a#  Bm          Bm/a        G           A           D   
e|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----3-|
G|-------------4-----------4-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|---1-4-2-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------3-----------------------------------|
     Yeah she steals like a thief, but she's always a woman to me

Chorus:
   Dsus4       D           D/c# 
e|---3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Bm          Bm/a        E/g#        E
e|---2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------|
G|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------0-----------------------7-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
   Oh,                       she takes care of her-

   A           A/g#        A/f#        D
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2---------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------4-----------2-----------------------------------------|
   self                        She can wait if she 

   G           G/f#        Em7         A
e|---3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------------|
   wants                       She's ahead of her

   D           G           D/f#        A
e|---2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-------------------|
G|-------2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-0-----------5-----------4-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   time

   Dm          Dm/c        Dm/b        G
e|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----3-----3---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-----------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------|
   Oh,                         and she never gives

   C           C/b         Fmaj7/a     F
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1---------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------1-----------------------------|
   out                         and she never gives
	
   Bes         Bes/a       E/g#        E
e|---1-----1-----1-----1-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------|
G|-------3-----------3-----------4-----------4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------0-----------------------7-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
   in                          She just changes her
 
   A           A6
e|---0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----4-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   mind

Verse 3:
   A7          A6          D           A           D
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2---------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-------|
G|-0-----0-----------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
D|-------------4-----4-----0-----------------------0-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
        Yes She'll promise you more than the garden of Eden

  D/f# D/e D       D/e D/f# G          Bm          Em  
e|---2---2---------------2---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------|
B|-----------3---3---3---------0-----0-----3-----3-----0-----0-------|
G|-------------------------------0-----------4-----------0-----------|
D|-4---2---0---0---2---4---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------0-----------------|
           Then she can carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleedin'

   D/f#        A           D           A       g     F#
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B|-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-------------2-----2-----|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------------3---------|
D|-4-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-----2---------------|
           But she'll bring out the best and the worst you can be

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     a#  Bm          Bm/a        G           A           D   
e|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----3-|
G|-------------4-----------4-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|---1-4-2-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------3-----------------------------------|
       Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a woman to me

   Dsus4       D           A           D           A           F#
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B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----|
D|-0-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------------------|
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E|-------------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
                        Mm, m          Mm,         Mm          Mm,
 
   F/a#        Bm          Bm/a        G           A           D   
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B|-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----3-|
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|-1-----------2-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
           Mm  Mm          Mm          Mm          Mm          Mm     

Chorus:
   Dsus4       D           D/c# 
e|---3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Bm          Bm/a        E/g#        E
e|---2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------|
G|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------0-----------------------7-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
   Oh,                       she takes care of her-

   A           A/g#        A/f#        D
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2---------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------4-----------2-----------------------------------------|
   self                        She can wait if she 

   G           G/f#        Em7         A
e|---3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------------|
   wants                       She's ahead of her

   D           G           D/f#        A
e|---2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-------------------|
G|-------2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-0-----------5-----------4-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   time

   Dm          Dm/c        Dm/b        G
e|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----3-----3---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-----------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------|
   Oh,                         and she never gives

   C           C/b         Fmaj7/a     F
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1---------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------1-----------------------------|
   out                         and she never gives
	
   Bes         Bes/a       E/g#        E
e|---1-----1-----1-----1-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------|
G|-------3-----------3-----------4-----------4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------0-----------------------7-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
   in                          She just changes her
 
   A           A6
e|---0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----4-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   mind

Verse 4:
   A7          A6          D           A           D
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2---------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-------|
G|-0-----0-----------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
D|-------------4-----4-----0-----------------------0-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
           She is frequently kind then she's suddenly cruel

  D/f# D/e D       D/e D/f# G          Bm          Em  
e|---2---2---------------2---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------|
B|-----------3---3---3---------0-----0-----3-----3-----0-----0-------|
G|-------------------------------0-----------4-----------0-----------|
D|-4---2---0---0---2---4---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------0-----------------|
           But she can do as she pleases she's nobody's fool

   D/f#        A           D           A       g     F#
e|---2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-------------2-----2-------|
B|-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-------------2-----2-----|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------------3---------|
D|-4-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-----2---------------|
           And she can't be convicted she's earned her degree

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     a#  Bm          Bm/a        G           G/f#        Em          A           D   
e|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----3-|
G|-------------4-----------4-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|---1-4-2-----------0-----------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------|
       And the most she will do is trow shaddows at you but she's always a woman to me

   Dsus4       D           A           D           A           F#
e|---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----|
D|-0-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
                        Mm, m          Mm,         Mm          Mm,
 
   F/a#        Bm          Bm/a        G            A           D           Dsus4       D    
e|---2-----2-------2-----------2------------3-----------0----------2-----------3-----------2-|
B|-----2-----2----3-----------3------------0-----------2----------3-----------3-----------3--|
G|-------3-------4-----------4------------0-----------2----------2-----------2-----------2---|
D|--------------4-----------4------------0-----------2----------0-----------0-----------0----|
A|-1-----------2-----------0------------2-----------0----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
           Mm  Mm          Mm          Mm          Mm          Mm