Chords for Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - A woman is a sometime thing (Bruce Hubbard)

Tempo:
86.4 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

D

G

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - A woman is a sometime thing (Bruce Hubbard) chords
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[A] [Bb] Listen to your daddy, [Eb] won't ya?
Oh, you start a [Bb]-travelin'
A [D] woman may [A] mourn [D] ya, love you and mourn ya But
A [Gm] woman is a sometime [C] thing
Yes, a woman is a [Dm] sometime [Gm] thing
Oh, a woman is a sometime thing
[C] Your mammy is the first to name you
Then she'll tie you to her apron string
Oh, [Cm] then she'll shame you and she'll blame ya
[Bbm] Till your woman comes to claim ya Oh
[Eb] [Dm] A [Gm] woman is a sometime [C]
thing
[Gm] Yes, a woman is a sometime thing
Oh, a woman is a sometime thing
[G] Don't [Gm] you never let a woman grieve ya
[Eb] Just suppose she got you wed and [Gm]
reign
[D] She'll [A] love you and deceive ya
[D] Then she'll take [A] you in, send you to [D] need ya Oh
[G] [Dm] A [Gm] woman is a sometime [B] thing
[Ebm] Yes, a [Gm] woman is a sometime [Eb] thing
Yes, [Dm] a woman is a [G] sometime [Bb] thing Oh
[Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
Oh, what I tell ya
[G] Go [Gm] sleep already
[G] [Dbm] [Eb] Oh
[C] A man can make [Cm] ya better [Eb] crap, [Ab] sugar
[Bb] [Dm] [E]
[G] [Bb]
[B] [F] [D] Here [G] come the funny [D] men
Yes, men, these are funny men
[C] You got honey in the comb
[D] Yes, ma'am, I got honey in the comb
And [C] here's your honey tea
[D] Yes, ma'am, my honey, very cheap
Here come [G] the funny men
Here come the funny men
No [Gm] honey
[D]
[G] No gold, silver, and red
You see me, you
[D]
Here come Porgy, open the gate for him
[E] [B] [Gbm] [Gm] [Gb] [Gbm]
[B] [N]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
D
1321
G
2131
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Gm
123111113
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Harolyn Blackwell - (highlights, Jake, Mingo, Sporting Life, Chorus, Baby, Clara, Robbins, Peter, Lily, Maria) Porgy And Bess : Give Him To Me...A Woman Is A Sometime Thing...Here Come De Honey Man chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Dm, Gm, C, D, C, D, G, D, A and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 43 BPM and then match the original tempo of 86 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Bb Major.

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_ [A] _ _ [Bb] Listen to your daddy, [Eb] won't ya?
Oh, you start a _ [Bb]-travelin'
A [D] woman may [A] mourn [D] ya, love you and mourn ya But _
_ _ A [Gm] woman is a sometime [C] thing
Yes, a woman is a [Dm] sometime [Gm] thing
Oh, a woman is a sometime thing
[C] Your mammy is the first to name you
Then she'll tie you to her apron _ string
Oh, [Cm] then she'll shame you and she'll blame ya
[Bbm] Till your woman comes to claim ya Oh _
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] A [Gm] woman is a sometime _ [C]
thing
[Gm] Yes, a woman is a sometime thing
Oh, a woman is a sometime thing
_ [G] Don't [Gm] you never let a woman grieve ya
[Eb] Just suppose she got you wed and [Gm]
reign
[D] She'll [A] love you and deceive ya
[D] Then she'll take [A] you in, send you to [D] need ya Oh
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] A [Gm] woman is a sometime [B] thing
[Ebm] Yes, a [Gm] woman is a sometime [Eb] thing
Yes, [Dm] a woman is a _ [G] sometime [Bb] thing Oh
[Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
Oh, what I tell ya
[G] Go _ [Gm] sleep already _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Eb] Oh _
_ [C] _ A man can make [Cm] ya better [Eb] crap, [Ab] sugar
_ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ Here [G] come the funny [D] men
Yes, men, these are funny men
[C] You got honey in the comb
[D] Yes, ma'am, I got honey in the comb
And [C] here's your honey tea
[D] Yes, ma'am, my honey, very cheap
Here come [G] the funny men
Here come the funny men
No _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] honey
_ [D] _
_ [G] No gold, silver, and red
_ You see me, you
[D]
Here come Porgy, open the gate for him
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