Widow Of A Living Man Chords by Ben Harper
Tempo:
81.2 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D]
Mama why does he [Am] treat [Bb] me so cold?
[F] So cold, [C] so cold
[D] Why do I [B] feel [Bb] so old?
So [F] old, so [C] old
How [G] long has he treated [F] me [Bb] unkind?
[F] Unkind, [C] unkind
[D] Or have I always been [Bb] so blind?
So [F]
blind, so [C] blind
[Gm] I'm a widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow [G] of a [F] living man
Of a living man, of a [C] living man
[F] [G] Why can't the times stay [Bb] the same?
Stay the same, stay [C] the same
[D] Now I am [F] begging [Bb] him to change
[F] Please change, [C] please change
What [D] about all [Am] the plans [Bb] we've made?
[F] The plans we've made
[C] Lord I've prayed
[D] But now I am [Am] so [Bb] afraid
I'm so [F] afraid, I'm so [C] afraid
[Gm] I'm a widow, I'm [Eb] a widow
[F] I'm a widow [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow of a living man
Of a living man, of [Gm] a living man
[C]
[F] [G] [D]
Mama why [G] does he hurt [Bb] me so?
He [F] hurts me so, he hurts [C] me so
[D] I'm gonna [F] need some place to [Bb] go
Some [F] place to go, some [C] place to go
[D] He's no longer some [F] kind [Bb] woman's son
[F] Kind woman's son, kind [C] woman's son
[G] Mama I think [F] that I had [Bb] better run
I [F] better run, I [C] better run
I'm a [Gm] widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow of a living man
Of a living man, of [G] a [F] living man
[C] [F] [D]
Mama why does he [Am] treat [Bb] me so cold?
[F] So cold, [C] so cold
[D] Why do I [B] feel [Bb] so old?
So [F] old, so [C] old
How [G] long has he treated [F] me [Bb] unkind?
[F] Unkind, [C] unkind
[D] Or have I always been [Bb] so blind?
So [F]
blind, so [C] blind
[Gm] I'm a widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow [G] of a [F] living man
Of a living man, of a [C] living man
[F] [G] Why can't the times stay [Bb] the same?
Stay the same, stay [C] the same
[D] Now I am [F] begging [Bb] him to change
[F] Please change, [C] please change
What [D] about all [Am] the plans [Bb] we've made?
[F] The plans we've made
[C] Lord I've prayed
[D] But now I am [Am] so [Bb] afraid
I'm so [F] afraid, I'm so [C] afraid
[Gm] I'm a widow, I'm [Eb] a widow
[F] I'm a widow [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow of a living man
Of a living man, of [Gm] a living man
[C]
[F] [G] [D]
Mama why [G] does he hurt [Bb] me so?
He [F] hurts me so, he hurts [C] me so
[D] I'm gonna [F] need some place to [Bb] go
Some [F] place to go, some [C] place to go
[D] He's no longer some [F] kind [Bb] woman's son
[F] Kind woman's son, kind [C] woman's son
[G] Mama I think [F] that I had [Bb] better run
I [F] better run, I [C] better run
I'm a [Gm] widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, [Eb] I'm a widow
[F] I'm a widow of a living man
Of a living man, of [G] a [F] living man
[C] [F] [D]
Key:
F
C
Bb
G
D
F
C
Bb
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mama why does he [Am] treat [Bb] me so cold?
[F] So cold, _ [C] so cold _ _
[D] Why do I [B] feel [Bb] so old?
So [F] old, so [C] old
How [G] long has he treated [F] me [Bb] unkind? _ _
[F] Unkind, _ [C] _ unkind
[D] Or have I always been [Bb] so blind?
So [F]
blind, so [C] blind
_ _ [Gm] I'm a widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow _ [G] of a [F] living man
Of a living man, of a [C] living _ man _
[F] _ _ [G] _ Why _ _ _ _ _ can't the times stay [Bb] the same?
Stay the same, stay [C] the same
_ [D] Now I am [F] begging [Bb] him to change
[F] Please change, _ [C] please change
What [D] about all [Am] the plans [Bb] we've made?
[F] The plans we've made
[C] Lord I've prayed
[D] But now I am [Am] so [Bb] afraid
I'm so [F] afraid, I'm so [C] afraid _
[Gm] I'm a widow, _ I'm [Eb] a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow _ [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow _ of a living man
Of a living man, of [Gm] a living man
[C] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Mama why [G] does he hurt [Bb] me so?
He [F] hurts me so, he hurts [C] me so
_ [D] I'm gonna [F] need some place to [Bb] go
Some [F] place to go, some [C] place to go
[D] He's no longer some [F] kind [Bb] woman's son
[F] Kind woman's son, kind [C] woman's son _
[G] Mama I think [F] that I had [Bb] better run
I [F] better run, I [C] better run
I'm a [Gm] widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow _
[F] I'm a widow _ [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow of a living man
Of a living man, of [G] a [F] living man
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mama why does he [Am] treat [Bb] me so cold?
[F] So cold, _ [C] so cold _ _
[D] Why do I [B] feel [Bb] so old?
So [F] old, so [C] old
How [G] long has he treated [F] me [Bb] unkind? _ _
[F] Unkind, _ [C] _ unkind
[D] Or have I always been [Bb] so blind?
So [F]
blind, so [C] blind
_ _ [Gm] I'm a widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow _ [G] of a [F] living man
Of a living man, of a [C] living _ man _
[F] _ _ [G] _ Why _ _ _ _ _ can't the times stay [Bb] the same?
Stay the same, stay [C] the same
_ [D] Now I am [F] begging [Bb] him to change
[F] Please change, _ [C] please change
What [D] about all [Am] the plans [Bb] we've made?
[F] The plans we've made
[C] Lord I've prayed
[D] But now I am [Am] so [Bb] afraid
I'm so [F] afraid, I'm so [C] afraid _
[Gm] I'm a widow, _ I'm [Eb] a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow _ [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow _ of a living man
Of a living man, of [Gm] a living man
[C] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Mama why [G] does he hurt [Bb] me so?
He [F] hurts me so, he hurts [C] me so
_ [D] I'm gonna [F] need some place to [Bb] go
Some [F] place to go, some [C] place to go
[D] He's no longer some [F] kind [Bb] woman's son
[F] Kind woman's son, kind [C] woman's son _
[G] Mama I think [F] that I had [Bb] better run
I [F] better run, I [C] better run
I'm a [Gm] widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow _
[F] I'm a widow _ [G] of a [F] living man
[G] I'm a widow, _ [Eb] I'm a widow
_ [F] I'm a widow of a living man
Of a living man, of [G] a [F] living man
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _