When A Man Needs A Woman
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Original Album
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Friends
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Written By
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Brian Wilson/Dennis Wilson/Al Jardine/Steve Korthof/Jon Parks
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Produced By
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The Beach Boys
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Lead Vocals
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Brian
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Recorded On
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March, 1968
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Length
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2:08
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Notes
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- Brian wrote this song when Marilyn was pregnant with their first child, Carnie. Brian gives his version of the facts of life.
- Lyrics
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You know it makes you nervous
When you wait for you boy
You wait nine months for a bundle of joy
There's a baby
Yes, there's a baby about to be born
And someday I'll put my son on my knee
And his little eyes will be looking at me
Then I'll tell him
When a man needs a woman
They make things like you, my son
When a man needs a woman
They make things like you, my son
A man needs a woman
Like a woman needs a man
When the two get together, oh oh oh
Pretty soon we'll be a family of three
Then it's not gonna be just you and me
We'll share all the goodies
With the one we bring in the world
When a man needs a woman
They make things like you, my son
- Chords
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(original key: C#)
............C............................Dm7/C......................Cmaj7.............Dm7/C
You know it makes you nervous when you wait for your boy
...........C............Dm7/C...........Cmaj7.......Dm7/C
You wait nine months for a bundle of joy
...................G......Dm7.................G.........Dm7............G
There's a baby, yes, there's a baby about to be born
............C...........Dm7/C.......Cmaj7.........Dm7/C
And someday I'll put my son on my knee
..........C............Dm7/C..........Cmaj7......Dm7/C...........G
And his little eyes will be looking at me, then I'll tell him
Ab.........Bbm...Cm........Db
When a man needs a woman
Ab/C..............F7............Bbm
They make things like you, my son
(repeat verse instrumental only)
Ab.........Bbm...Cm.....Db
When a man needs a woman
Ab/C..............F7...........Bbm
They make things like you, my son
C...Dm7/C...Cmaj7...Dm7/C
Bb...Cm7/Bb...Bbmaj7...Cm7/Bb
.....Bb.................Cm7/Bb
A man needs a woman
.............Bbmaj7..............Cm7/Bb
Like a woman needs a man
....................Bb...........Cm7/Bb..Bbmaj7..Cm7/Bb..G
When the two get together, oh oh oh
C....................Dm7/C......Cmaj7.....Dm7/C
Pretty soon we'll be a family of three
..................C..............................Bb
Then it's not gonna be just you and me
...............C...............................................Bb...............................C
We'll share all the goodies with the one we bring in the world
................Dm...Em...........F
When a man needs a woman
C/E................A7............Dm7.............G...C...G...C...
They make things like you, my son
Chart prepared by Francis Greene