'Shes Always A Woman' by Billy Joel - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

Chords: show

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            Capo on first fret

Intro:
 D/f#     G       D/f#     A     
e|-2-----------3-----------2-----------0-----0-----------------------|
B|-3-----------3-----------3-----------2-----2-----------------------|
G|-2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----2-----------------------|
D|-4-----------5-----------4-----------2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 D/f#     G       D/f#
e|-2-----------3-----------2-----------------------------------------|
B|-3-----------3-----------3-----------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------4-----------2-----------------------------------------|
D|-4-----------5-----------4-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
      A       D       A       D
e|--------0-----------2-----------0-----------2----------------------|
B|--------2-----------3-----------2-----------3----------------------|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------------------0----------------------|
A|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 She can kill with a smile she can wound with her eyes
 
      d  e  f# G       Bm       Em
e|--------------------3-----------2-----------0----------------------|
B|--------------------0-----------3-----------0----------------------|
G|--------------------0-----------4-----------0----------------------|
D|--------0---2---4--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------2----------------------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------------------0----------------------|
 She can ruin your faith with her casual lies 

      A       D       A       F
e|--------0-----------2-----------0-----------1----------------------|
B|--------2-----------3-----------2-----------1----------------------|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------------|
D|--------------------0----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------------0----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------1----------------------|
 And she only reveals what she wants you to see

      Bm       Bm/a     G       A
e|--------2-----------2-----------3-----------0----------------------|
B|--------3-----------3-----------0-----------2----------------------|
G|--------4-----------4-----------0-----------2----------------------|
D|--------------------------------0-----------2----------------------|
A|--------2-----------0-----------2-----------0----------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------------|
   She hides like a child, but she's always a woman to me

verse 2:
 D       G       D
e|-------2-----------3-----------2-----------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------------------------------|
G|---2-----2-----4-----4-----2-----2---------------------------------|
D|-0-----------5-----------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                 She can

 A       D       A       D
e|---0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2---------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 lead you to love, she can take you or leave you

 D/f# D/e D     D/e D/f# G       Bm       Em 
e|---2---2---------------2---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------|
B|-----------3---3---3---------0-----0-----3-----3-----0-----0-------|
G|-------------------------------0-----------4-----------0-----0-----|
D|-4---2---0---0---2---4---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------0-----------------|
       She can ask for the truth, but she'll never believe you

 D/f#     A       D       A       g F
e|---2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-------2-----2-------|
B|-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-------2-----2-----|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------------3---------|
D|-4-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-2---------------|
       And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free

 f  c# 
   a# Bm       Bm/a     G       A       D  
e|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----3-|
G|-------------4-----------4-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|---1-4-2-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------3-----------------------------------|
   Yeah she steals like a thief, but she's always a woman to me

Chorus:
 Dsus4     D       D/c# 
e|---3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Bm       Bm/a     E/g#     E
e|---2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------|
G|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------0-----------------------7-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
 Oh,         she takes care of her-

 A       A/g#     A/f#     D
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2---------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------4-----------2-----------------------------------------|
 self          She can wait if she 
 G       G/f#     Em7      A
e|---3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------------|
 wants         She's ahead of her

 D       G       D/f#     A
e|---2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-------------------|
G|-------2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-0-----------5-----------4-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 time

 Dm       Dm/c     Dm/b     G
e|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----3-----3---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-----------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------|
 Oh,           and she never gives

 C       C/b      Fmaj7/a   F
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1---------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------1-----------------------------|
 out           and she never gives
	
 Bes      Bes/a     E/g#     E
e|---1-----1-----1-----1-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------|
G|-------3-----------3-----------4-----------4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------0-----------------------7-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
 in           She just changes her
 
 A       A6
e|---0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----4-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 mind

Verse 3:
 A7       A6       D       A       D
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2---------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-------|
G|-0-----0-----------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
D|-------------4-----4-----0-----------------------0-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Yes She'll promise you more than the garden of Eden

 D/f# D/e D     D/e D/f# G       Bm       Em 
e|---2---2---------------2---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------|
B|-----------3---3---3---------0-----0-----3-----3-----0-----0-------|
G|-------------------------------0-----------4-----------0-----0-----|
D|-4---2---0---0---2---4---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------0-----------------|
       Then she can carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleedin'

 D/f#     A       D       A       g F
e|---2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-------2-----2-------|
B|-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-------2-----2-----|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------------3---------|
D|-4-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-2---------------|
       But she'll bring out the best and the worst you can be

 f  c# 
   a# Bm       Bm/a     G       A       D  
e|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----3-|
G|-------------4-----------4-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|---1-4-2-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------3-----------------------------------|
    Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a woman to me

 Dsus4     D       A       D       A       F
e|---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----|
D|-0-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
         Mm, m       Mm,      Mm       Mm,
 
 F/a#     Bm       Bm/a     G       A       D  
e|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----3-|
G|-------3-----------4-----------4-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|-1-----------2-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
       Mm Mm       Mm       Mm       Mm       Mm   

Chorus:
 Dsus4     D       D/c# 
e|---3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Bm       Bm/a     E/g#     E
e|---2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------|
G|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------0-----------------------7-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
 Oh,         she takes care of her-

 A       A/g#     A/f#     D
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2---------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------4-----------2-----------------------------------------|
 self          She can wait if she 
 G       G/f#     Em7      A
e|---3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------------|
 wants         She's ahead of her

 D       G       D/f#     A
e|---2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-------------------|
G|-------2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-0-----------5-----------4-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 time

 Dm       Dm/c     Dm/b     G
e|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----3-----3---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-----------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------|
 Oh,           and she never gives

 C       C/b      Fmaj7/a   F
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----1---------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------1-----------------------------|
 out           and she never gives
	
 Bes      Bes/a     E/g#     E
e|---1-----1-----1-----1-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------|
G|-------3-----------3-----------4-----------4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------0-----------------------7-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
 in           She just changes her
 
 A       A6
e|---0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----4-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 mind

Verse 4:
 A7       A6       D       A       D
e|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2---------|
B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-------|
G|-0-----0-----------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
D|-------------4-----4-----0-----------------------0-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
       She is frequently kind then she's suddenly cruel

 D/f# D/e D     D/e D/f# G       Bm       Em 
e|---2---2---------------2---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0---------|
B|-----------3---3---3---------0-----0-----3-----3-----0-----0-------|
G|-------------------------------0-----------4-----------0-----0-----|
D|-4---2---0---0---2---4---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------0-----------------|
       But she can Do as she pleases she's nobody's fool

 D/f#     A       D       A       g F
e|---2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-------2-----2-------|
B|-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-------2-----2-----|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------------3---------|
D|-4-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-2---------------|
       And she can't be convicted she's earned her degree

 f  c# 
   a# Bm       Bm/a     G       G/f#     Em       A       D  
e|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----3-|
G|-------------4-----------4-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|---1-4-2-----------0-----------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------|
    And the most she will Do is trow shaddows at you but she's always a woman to me

 Dsus4     D       A       D       A       F
e|---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2---|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
G|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----|
D|-0-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
         Mm, m       Mm,      Mm       Mm,
 
 F/a#     Bm       Bm/a     G        A       D       Dsus4     D   
e|---2-----2-------2-----------2------------3-----------0----------2-----------3-----------2-|
B|-----2-----2----3-----------3------------0-----------2----------3-----------3-----------3--|
G|-------3-------4-----------4------------0-----------2----------2-----------2-----------2---|
D|--------------4-----------4------------0-----------2----------0-----------0-----------0----|
A|-1-----------2-----------0------------2-----------0----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
       Mm Mm       Mm       Mm       Mm       Mm
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Tags: classic rock, folk rock, mellow gold, piano rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock
How to play other songs of the artist "Billy Joel"?

gloworm10
07.11.2022, 14:51
Hey there, I really like the sound of your composition's tabs or song lyrics! However, just a small suggestion - in measure 10, you have F instead of F#. Other than that, it sounds great!
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