Eric Clapton - Needs His Woman: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Needs His Woman" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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A              D              E       C#m F#m
You left him standing in the pouring rain.
               Bm     D          E   A
There's every chance he'll go insane.
A            D               E         C#m F#m
And someone comes along and takes his hand.
              Bm     D               E       A
He must have love, can't you understand that.

Chorus:
    A         D
He needs his woman,
G             E
He needs his woman,
        A         D
And he needs his woman,
    G                  D   A
He needs his woman to love.

His hands are shaking and his head hangs down
No peace of mind for him is found
Break his heart and then you'll set him free
Someone must save him, just you wait and see, but

Chorus

G             F#m            Bm                 A
What will it take till you believe his love is real?
G                     F#m     Bm               E
Nobody said he had to love you, now he always will.

He'll walk that lonely road again today
The love he gave you, you threw away
When all he wanted was a hand to hold
His lonely world has grown so cold and

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Needs His Woman" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Needs His Woman" by Eric Clapton.

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