We Gotta Get You A Woman

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From: Andrew Rogers 

 
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 13:25:19 -0400
Subject: r/rundgren_todd/we_gotta_get_you_a_woman.crd

This is still incomplete, but I get so many requests for it that I'm making
it public anyway.


                       "We Gotta Get You A Woman"
                            (Todd Rundgren)

Intro (piano arr. for guitar):

	v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    --------13-12--8-|--------13-12--8--|
    -----------------|------------------|
    --------14-12--10|--------14-12--10-|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|
	        
 F  
 E  
 C
	        
 A  
 G  
 F

Verse 1:

	
 Bbmaj9      
 Am7      
 Gm7               
 Am7
	[
 D-
 F-
 A-
 C]
	       Le - roy, boy     is that you?
	
 Bbmaj9                     
 Am7      
 Gm7               
 Am7
	       I thought your post-hangin' days were through
	
 Bbmaj9         
 Am7       
 Gm7           
 C
	       Sunk-in eyes and full of sighs
	
 Gm7      
 C   
 Gm7  
 C   
 Gm7      
 C
	Tell no lies          you get wise
	
 Gm7        
 C               
 Gm7               
 C
	I tell you now we're gonna pull you through
	
 Gm7          
 C                  
 Gm7        
 Dm7/G  
 G
	There's only one thing left that we can do
	                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
			          this is close but not 100% correct

Chorus:

	[voice these chords with C on top wherever possible:]

	
 C        
 Am7       
 Dm7    
 Dm7/G
	We gotta get you a woman
	          
 Bbmaj9          
 Am7            
 Gm7        
 Dm7/G 
 G
	It's like nothin' else to make you feel sure you're alive
	
 C        
 Am7       
 Dm7    
 Dm7/G
	We gotta get you a woman
	   
 Bbmaj9     
 Am7            Gm11          
 Dm7/G    
 G
	We better get walkin', we're wastin' time talkin' now
	                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^
	                                          the 2nd and 3rd time
	                                          there are variants
	                                          of this which I
	                                          haven't done yet

Verse 2:

	Leroy, boy, you're my friend
	You say how and I'll say when
	Come and meet me down the street
	Take a seat, it's my treat
	You may not ever get this chance again
	That empty feeling's just about to end

[repeat chorus]

Bridge 1:

	             
 Ebmaj7             
 Dm7
	Talkin' 'bout life and what it means to you
	
 Ebmaj7                              
 Dm7
	       It don't mean nothin' if it don't run through
	
 Ebmaj7                             
 Dm7        
 G
	       I got one thing to say, you know it's true
	            
 F   
 C/E  
 Bb/D  
 Bbmaj9     
 Dm7/
 A  
 Dm7/G
	                          [
 D-
 F-
 A-
 C ...............]
	You got to find some time to get this thing together

[repeat chorus]

Bridge 2:

	              
 Ebmaj7            
 Dm7
	Talkin' 'bout things about that special one
	
 Ebmaj7                             
 Dm7
	       They may be stupid but they sure are fun
	
 Ebmaj7                                
 Dm7      
 G
	       I'll give it to you while we're on the run
	            
 F    
 C/E 
 Bb/D  
 Bbmaj9     
 Dm7/
 A  
 Dm7/G
	Because we ain't got time to get this thing together, 'cause we

	
 Ebmaj9 
 Gm7/
 D 
 Gm7/C          
 Fmaj7         
 Em7
	[
 G-
 Bb-
 D-
 F ........]
	 Got to get together with a woman who has been around
	
 Fmaj7                              
 Em7
	      One who knows better than to let you down
	
 Ebmaj7                                      
 Dm7         
 G
	       Let's hope there's still one left in this whole town
	                 
 F   
 C/E  
 Bb/D  
 Bbmaj9     
 Dm7/
 A   
 Dm7/G
	And that she'll take some time to get this thing together 'cause

	
 Bbmaj9    
 Dm7/
 A   
 Dm7/G
	(Get this thing together 'cause)
	
 Bbmaj9    
 Dm7/
 A   
 Dm7/G
	Get this thing together 'cause

Coda:

	
 Dm9         
 Dm9/
 G      
 Cmaj7     
 Am7
	[
 C-
 E-
 F-
 A]           [
 B-
 C-
 E-
 G] [
 A-
 C-
 E-
 G]
	    We gotta get you a woman
	
 Dm9         
 Dm9/
 G      
 Cmaj7  
 Am7
	    We gotta get you a woman
	
 Dm9         
 Dm9/
 G      
 Cmaj7  
 Am7
	    We gotta get you a woman
	                
 Dm7 [N.
 C.]
	And when we're through with you
	                
 Cmaj7
	We'll get me one too


-- another half-ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers