Woman In Love chords

by Barbra Streisand
  • Woman In Love was written by Barry & Robin Gibb from the Bee Gees.
  • Recorded: February 1980
  • Released: August 16, 1980
  • Album: Guilty
  • Music: Key of C#m with a key change to Dm in 4/4 & 2/4 time at ~ 84 bpm (♩)
  • Chords in C#m: C#m, C#m7, E, F#m, F#m7, G#7, A, Amaj7, B, B7, Bm
  • Chords in Dm: Dm, Gm, A7, C... all charts below
  • Capo on 2 if playing with the video (Ebm) 
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
Chords in C#m:
C#m C#mm C#m7 E Major F#m F#m7 F#m7 Db7 A major Amaj7 B major B Major barre chord B7 Bm barre chord Bm

Chords in Dm:
Dm Gm barre chord A7 A7 - V2 C Major
Chords in C#m:
C#m C#mm C#m7 E Major F#m F#m7 F#m7 Db7 A major Amaj7 B major B Major barre chord B7 Bm barre chord Bm

Chords in Dm:
Dm Gm barre chord A7 A7 - V2 C Major

Woman In Love

The Relative Major Key of C#m is highlighted - Transpose to any other key. 
 
Intro: 4/4 
   C#m   C#m   Amaj7   Amaj7    B   C#m   C#m   Amaj7   Amaj7
 ‖     |     |       |       -    ‖     |     |       |       ‖      

C#m          F#m        C#m
1. Life is a mo-ment in space
            F#m      Amaj7         B7         E
   When the dream is gone   It's a lone-li-er place
Bm                          A
   I kiss the morn-ing good-bye
            C#m7  F#m7                           G#7
   But down in  - side you know   We nev-er know why

C#m            F#m         C#m
2. The road is nar-row and long
        F#m       Amaj7          B7          E
   When eyes meet eyes   And the feel-ing is strong
Bm                       E
   I turn a-way from the wall
     A            E            A           G#7
   I stum-ble and fall   But I give you it all

     C#m       G#7       C#m
Chorus: I am a wo-man in love
                G#7     C#m                G#7      C#m
        And I'd do a-ny-thing   To get you in-to my world
            G#7           C#m 
        And hold you with-in
               B            F#m
        It's a right   I de-fend
                          E
        O-ver and o-ver a-gain
        C#m              C#m      Amaj7      Amaj7
        What do I do?|         |          |          |    

C#m           F#m        C#m
3. With you e-ter-nal-ly mine
      F#m        Amaj7    B7          E
   In love there is    No meas-ure of time
Bm                          A
   We planned it all at the start
              C#m7   F#m7                       G#7
   That  you  and    I    Live in each oth-er's heart

C#m          F#m       C#m
4. We may be o-ceans a-way
       F#m     Amaj7    B7            E
   You feel my love   I hear what you say
Bm                     E
   No truth is ev-er a lie
     A            E            A           G#7
   I stum-ble and fall   But I give you it all

     C#m       G#7       C#m
Chorus: I am a wo-man in love
                G#7     C#m                G#7      C#m
        And I'd do a-ny-thing   To get you in-to my world
            G#7           C#m 
        And hold you with-in
               B            F#m
        It's a right   I de-fend
                          E
        O-ver and o-ver a-gain        (2/4)   (4/4)  
        C#m             C#m     A7     A7
        What do I do?|       |      |      | 
                               (key change)         

      Dm       A7        Dm
Chorus: I am a wo-man in love
                A7          Dm        A7           Dm
        And I'm talk-in' to you   You know how you feel
               A7         Dm
        What a wo-man can do
               C          Gm
        It's a right I de-fend
                          A7
        O-ver and o-ver a-gain

      Dm       A7        Dm
Chorus: I am a wo-man in love  
                A7      Dm                 A7       Dm
        And I'd do a-ny-thing   To get you in-to my world
            A7            Dm 
        And hold you with-in
               C            Gm
        It's a right   I de-fend
                          A7
        O-ver and o-ver a-gain... repeat to fade

Notes:

  • There are quite a few barre chords due to the key signature so we have added open positions for anyone wanting alternative chord voicings, some of which are very nice.
  • The key of C#m has the same Key signature as E Major which has 4 sharps - F#, C#, G#, D# hence the chords.
  • There are several tempo changes from 4/4 to 2/4 back to 4/4. We have only included the one after the second chorus, but there are several others which are all indicated in the Sheet Music. However, if you are familiar with the song, you will be fine with the song chart above.
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