i got a woman : ray charles .
charles’ first #1 hit . . . in 1955 .

#1 .
A E
well , i got a woman , way over town ,
A D A A7
she’s good to me , oh , yeah .
D D7
said , i got a woman , way over town ,
E E7 E
she’s good to me , whoa , yeah .
A A7
she gives me money when i’m in need .
D D7
yeah , she’s a kind of friend , indeed .
A E
i got a woman , way over town .
A D A
she’s good to me , whoa , yeah .

#2 .
A E
she saves her lovin’ , early in the mornin’ ,
A D A
just for me , oh , yeah .
D D7
she saves her lovin’ , early in the mornin’ ,
E E7 E
just for me , oh , yeah .
A A7
she saves her lovin’ , just for me ,
D D7
always loves me , so tenderly .
A E
i got a woman , way over town ,
A D A
she’s good to me , oh , yeah .

( sax . break . )

chorus :
A A7 A
she’s there to love me , both day and night .
A A7 A
never grumbles or fusses , always treats me right .
A A7 A
never runnin’ in the streets , leavin’ me alone . .
A A7
she knows a woman’s place , is right there , now ,

in the home .
D E
i got a woman , way over town ,
A D A
she’s good to me , oh , yeah .

#4 .
D
said i got a woman , way over town ,
E E7 E
she’s good to me , oh , yeah .
A A7
well , she’s my baby , don’t you understand?
D
yeah , i . . . . i’m her lovin’ man , now .
A E
i got a woman , way over town ,
A D A
she’s good to me , oh , yeah .

outro :
A A7
well , don’t you know she’s all right?
A A7
well , don’t you know she’s all right?
A A7
she’s all right , she’s all right . . . ( fade . )

a fifties smash from kraziekhat .