This Woman's Work - chords


Straight from The Sensual World sheet music (ISBN 0-86359-682-7) book.
Hopefully this gets you close, but without the melody line, it does not sound so good - sing loud.
Db/F Eb/G Ab/C Bbm7
     Aha-ooh!  ooh

Db/F Eb/G Ab/C Bbm7
     Aha-ooh!  ooh

Db/F Eb/G Ab/C Bbm7
     Aha-ooh!  ooh

Ab/C Db      Ab/C     Db
     Pray God you can cope.

Ab/C          Db
I'll stand outside

             Db7/F
This woman's work,

             Eb/G
This woman's world.

Fm           Eb       Bbm
Ooh, it's hard on the man.

    Cm          Db
Now his part is over.

Ab/C           Db           Db/F Eb/G
Now starts the craft of the father.

Db/F                   Eb
     I know you have a little life in you yet.

Ab/C                   Bbm
     I know you have a lot of strength left.

Db/F                   Eb
     I know you have a little life in you yet.

Ab/C                   Bbm
     I know you have a lot of strength left.

Db                             Eb
     I should be crying, but I just can't let it show.

Ab/C                           Bbm
     I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking:

Db                               Eb
     All the things I should have said, but I never said.

Ab/C                               Bb
     All the things we should have done, but we never did.

Db/F                              Eb
     All the things I should have given, but I didn't.

Db/F Eb                 Bbm
Oh, darling, make it go,

Db           Eb         Bbm Db7 Ab
     Make it go away!

Db/F      Eb      Ab/C Bbm   Db/F
     Give me these moments back.

Eb            Ab/C Bbm  Db/F
     Give them back to me.

         Ab/C    Bbm   Db/F
Give me that little kiss.

Eb/G
Give me your

Db/F                   Eb
     I know you have a little life in you yet.

Ab/C                   Bbm
     I know you have a lot of strength left.

Db/F                   Eb
     I know you have a little life in you yet.

Ab/C                   Bbm
     I know you have a lot of strength left.

Db                             Eb                    Ab/C Bbm
     I should be crying, but I just can't let it show.

Db/F                           Eb             Ab/C Bbm
     I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking

Db/F                                 Eb
     Of all the things I should have said, but I never said.

Ab/C                               Bbm
     All the things we should have done, but we never did.

Db/F                         Eb/G
     All the things that you needed from me.

Ab/C                         Bbm
     All the things that you wanted for me.

Db                                     Eb               Bbm7/F Eb
     All the things that I should have given, but I didn't.

Bbm7 Db7
Oh, darling, make it go away.

Ab/C                  Db/F Eb/G
     Just make it go away  now.

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