Johnny Taylor Woman across the river Chords

Tempo:
107.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

G

F#

Am

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Taylor   Woman across the river chords
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[G] [Am] [D] [C]
Across the [Gm] river, [F] a good woman cried, [C]
all [Gm] because [F] a foolish man had [E] lied.
[F] She gave up all she [E] had, [F] to show how much she [C#m] cared.
[G]
He told so many [Cm] [F#] lies, [F] [F#] so many [F] [F#] lies [G] [F] about [F#] that [F#] [F] woman across [G] the river.
[Bm] That [F] woman [Cm] across [G] the river [C] was mine,
[F] she [C] was mine.
[G] Until [C] word got around that [F] I had jilted her.
[Cm] [C] Then men came running, they came [F] running from near and far.
I've [E] [F] been such a fool, [E] I'll [F] never, never, never, never, never, never, never know.
[F#] [G]
That's got her now, [F#] [G] she's [F#] a [G] locket, [F#]
[G] so it's [F] so.
[F#] [F#] [F] That woman across [G] the river, [F] across [G] the river [Gm] was mine,
[F] [Gm] she was [C] mine.
[G] [Am]
What a [D] shame, [F] who can I [G] blame?
[Am] One [D] [C]
day, [F] about a week ago, she [Gm] said, I [C] don't even want to talk to him, [F] I don't love [F#] you
[G] anymore.
[F] That woman across [G] the river, [F] sweet woman across [G] the river, [F] that woman across [G] the river, she [Gm] was mine.
[F] Once upon a time, [Gm] she was mine.
If I [F] hadn't jilted her, she would [Am] still be mine.
[Cm] A good woman [Cm] cried, [Am] and [Gm] that's why [C] my baby is not [Am] by my side.
[Cm] I [F] found out that I [Am] need her, yeah.
[Gm] [C] Oh, I [Am] love my baby,
[Cm] [F] sweet woman [Am] across the river, yeah.
[Cm] [Gm] And I [Am] need her so much right now.
[Cm] [F] [Am]
Key:  
F
134211111
G
2131
F#
134211112
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
F#
134211112
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To start learning Johnnie Taylor - (Album Version) Woman Across The River chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, F, F#, Cm, F, Am, F#, F# and F in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 53 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 107. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Major.

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[G] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Across the [Gm] river, [F] a _ _ good woman cried, _ [C] _ _ _
all [Gm] because [F] a _ _ _ foolish man had [E] lied.
[F] _ _ She gave up all she [E] had, [F] _ _ to show how much she [C#m] cared.
[G] _ _ _
He told so many [Cm] [F#] lies, [F] [F#] so many [F] [F#] lies [G] [F] about [F#] that [F#] _ [F] woman across [G] the river.
[Bm] That [F] woman [Cm] across [G] the river _ [C] was mine, _
[F] _ _ she [C] was mine. _
[G] _ Until _ [C] word _ got around that [F] I had jilted her. _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ Then men came running, they came [F] running from near and far.
I've _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ been such a fool, [E] I'll [F] never, never, never, never, never, never, never know.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
That's got her now, [F#] [G] she's [F#] a [G] locket, [F#]
[G] so it's [F] so.
[F#] _ [F#] [F] That woman across [G] the river, _ _ [F] _ _ across [G] the river _ [Gm] was mine, _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] she was [C] mine. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
What a [D] shame, _ [F] who can I [G] blame?
[Am] One _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ day, [F] about a week ago, _ _ _ she [Gm] _ said, I [C] don't even want to talk to him, [F] I don't love [F#] you _
[G] anymore.
_ [F] That woman across [G] the river, _ [F] sweet woman across [G] the river, _ [F] that woman across [G] the river, she [Gm] was mine. _
[F] Once upon a time, [Gm] she was mine.
If I [F] hadn't jilted her, she would [Am] still be mine. _ _
[Cm] A good woman [Cm] cried, [Am] _ _ and [Gm] that's why [C] my baby is not [Am] by my side. _ _
[Cm] I [F] found out that I [Am] need her, yeah. _
[Gm] _ [C] Oh, I [Am] love my baby, _ _
[Cm] _ [F] sweet woman [Am] across the river, yeah. _
[Cm] _ [Gm] _ And I [Am] need her so much right now.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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