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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Just Like a Woman</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>(Words and Music by Bob Dylan)<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">Blonde on Blonde</a> (1966), <a class="recordlink" href="../99_greatesthits/index.htm">Greatest Hits</a>
  18 (1967) and <a class="recordlink" href="../28_biograph/index.htm">Biograph</a> (1985), and in live versions on
  19 <a class="recordlink" href="../15_beforetheflood/index.htm">Before the Flood</a> (1974), <a class="recordlink" href="../21_budokan/index.htm">Budokan</a> (1978), <a class="recordlink" href="../39_rah/index.htm">Live 1966</a> (1998) and <a class="recordlink" href="../42_bs5/index.htm">Live 1975</a> (2002)<br />
  20 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem<br /> </p>
  21
  22 <p>Read my essay about this song: <a href="../professors/JustLikeaWoman.htm">Just Like a Woman Revisited</a>.</p>
  23
  24 <hr />
  25
  26 <h2 class="songversion">&ldquo;Live 1966&rdquo; version</h2>
  27
  28 <p>Manchester Free Trade Hall, May 17 1966</p>
  29
  30 <p>Dropped C tuning (C-A-d-g-b-e')<br />
  31 Capo 5th fret (sounding key F major)</p>
  32
  33 <p>Chords:</p>
  34 <pre class="chords">
  35 C     032010
  36 Csus4 033020
  37 F     033211 or 003211
  38 G7    220001
  39 G     220003
  40 Em/b  x22000
  41 Dm    xx0231
  42 E     x22100
  43 </pre>
  44
  45 <p>Intro:</p>
  46 <pre class="tab">
  47   C                 Em      Dm  G     F
  48   >                 >                 >           >
  49   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  50 |-----------------|-----------------|-------1---------|-----------------|
  51 |-----------------|-----------------|-------1---------|-----------------|
  52 |-----------------|---------2---0---|-------------2~~~|~~~~~----0h2-----|
  53 |-3p2---------2---|-0h2-----0---0---|-3-----------3~~~|~~~~~----3-------|
  54 |-3---3-----------|-2---2-----------|-3-------3---3~~~|~~~~~3-------3---|
  55 |-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-0---------------|
  56 </pre>
  57 <pre class="tab">
  58   C                 Em      Dm  G     F
  59   >                 >                 >           >
  60   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   :   .     :   .   .   .
  61 |-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
  62 |-----------------|---------3---0---|-1---------------|-----------1-----|
  63 |-------------0---|---------2---0---|-2-----------0h2-|-----2-------0---|
  64 |-3p2---------2---|-0h2-2-------0---|-3-----------3---|-----3-------3---|
  65 |-3-----------3---|-0h2-------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|
  66 |-----0---0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------|
  67 </pre>
  68 <pre class="tab">
  69   C           Csus4                   C                             Csus4
  70               >                       >
  71   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  72 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-------------|
  73 |-------1---------|-----1-----1-----|---------1-------|-----------------|
  74 |-0-----------0---|-----0-----------|---------0-------|-------------0---|
  75 |-3p2---------2h3-|-----3-------3---|-0h2-----2-------|-2---2-------2h3-|
  76 |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
  77 |-----0---0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---0-------0---|---------0-------|
  78 </pre>
  79 <pre class="tab">
  80                     C
  81                     >
  82   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  83 |-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
  84 |---1-------1-----|-------1---------|-----------------|
  85 |-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
  86 |-----3-------3---|-2-----2-----2---|-----2-----------|
  87 |-----------------|-3---3-------3---|-----3-----------|
  88 |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
  89                                                   No - body
  90 </pre>
  91 <pre class="verse">
  92   C    F     G7  C    Csus4
  93 Nobody feels any pain
  94   C          F       G7       C
  95 Tonight as I stand inside the rain
  96 F         G7
  97 Ev'rybody knows
  98      F              G7
  99 That Baby's got new clothes
 100     F   Em/b Dm C       F               G7
 101 But lately   I  see her ribbons and her bows
 102      Am     F        G7
 103 Have fallen from her curls.
 104     C     Em/b Dm     F
 105 She takes just like a woman, yes she does,
 106     C     Em/b Dm     F
 107 she makes love like a woman, yes she does,
 108              C     Em/b Dm     F
 109 And then she aches just like a woman,
 110         G7                        C      Csus4  C  Csus4  C
 111 but she breaks just like a little girl.
 112
 113 Queen Mary, she's my friend
 114 Yes, I believe I'll go see her again
 115 Nobody has to guess
 116 That Baby can't be blessed
 117 Till she sees finally that she's like all the rest
 118 With her fog, with her amphetamine and her pearls.
 119 She takes just like a woman,
 120 And she makes love like a woman,
 121 And she aches just like a woman
 122 But she breaks just like a little girl.
 123 </pre>
 124
 125 <pre class="bridge">
 126        E
 127 It was raining from the first
 128
 129 And I was dying there of thirst
 130      C            Csus4 C
 131 So I came in here
 132          E
 133 And your long-time curse hurts
 134
 135 But what's worse
 136         F
 137 Is this pain in here
 138         G7
 139 I can't stay in here
 140
 141 Ain't it clear that
 142 </pre>
 143
 144 <pre class="verse">
 145 C F    G     C    etc.
 146 I just don't fit
 147 Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
 148 And when we meet again
 149 Introduced as friends
 150 Please don't let on that you knew me when
 151 I was hungry and it was your world.
 152 You take just like a woman,
 153 And you take just like a woman, yes you do
 154 And you make love like a woman, yes you do
 155 and then you ache just like a woman,
 156 but you break just like a little girl.
 157 </pre>
 158
 159 <hr />
 160
 161 <h2 class="songversion">Blonde on Blonde version</h2>
 162
 163 <p>Bob seems to be playing with a capo on the 4th fret, and more or less
 164 the same chords as above.<br />
 165 The 2nd guitar plays without a capo, using the following pattern
 166 (w/variations):</p>
 167
 168 <pre class="tab">
 169   E           A     B7      E
 170   :     .     .     .       .     .     .     .
 171 |-------0-----------------|-------0-----------0-----|
 172 |-----0---0-------2-----0-|-----0---0-------0---0---|
 173 |---1-------1---2-----2---|---1-------1---1-------1-|
 174 |-2-----------2-----1-----|-2-----------2-----------|
 175 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 176 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 177 </pre>
 178
 179 <p>The easiest way to play the G7sus4 G7 G7sus2 G7 figure (same as in
 180 Sad-Eyed Lady) would be:</p>
 181 <pre class="tab">
 182 G7sus4  G7  G7sus2  G7
 183 |-1-----1-----1-----1---
 184 |-0-----0-----0-----0---
 185 |-0-----0-----0-----0---
 186 |-0-----0-----0-----0---
 187 |-3-----2-----0-----2---
 188 |-3-----3-----3-----3---
 189 </pre>
 190
 191 <pre class="verse">
 192   C    F     G   C
 193 Nobody feels any pain
 194   C          F       G        C
 195 Tonight as I stand inside the rain
 196 F         G
 197 Ev'rybody knows
 198      F              G
 199 That Baby's got new clothes
 200     F   Em   Dm C       G7
 201 But lately   I  see her ribbons and her bows
 202      Am     C    F   G7sus4 G7 G7sus2 G7
 203 Have fallen from her curls.
 204     C     Em   Dm     F
 205 She takes just like a woman, yes she does,
 206     C          Em   Dm     F
 207 she makes love just like a woman, yes she does,
 208         C     Em   Dm     F
 209 And she aches just like a woman,
 210         G7sus4    G7       G7sus2 G7 C     [famous fill]
 211 but she breaks just like a little    girl.
 212 </pre>
 213
 214 <p>famous fill:</p>
 215 <pre class="tab">
 216   :     .     .     .       :
 217 |-----1-----0-----1-----3-|-0--
 218 |---1-----1-----1-----3---|-1--
 219 |-2-----0-----2-----4-----|-0--
 220 |-------------------------|-2--
 221 |-------------------------|-3--
 222 |-------------------------|----
 223 </pre>
 224 <pre class="verse">
 225 ...
 226 </pre>
 227
 228 <pre class="bridge">
 229        E
 230 It was raining from the first
 231
 232 And I was dying there of thirst
 233      C            Csus4 C
 234 So I came in here
 235          E
 236 And your long-time curse hurts
 237
 238 But what's worse
 239         F
 240 Is this pain in here
 241 G7sus4     G7           G7sus2  G7
 242    I can't stay in here
 243 G7sus4  G7 G7sus2     G7
 244 Ain't it   clear that
 245 </pre>
 246
 247 <pre class="verse">
 248 C F    G     C    etc.
 249 I just don't fit
 250 </pre>
 251
 252 <hr />
 253
 254 <h2 class="songversion">&ldquo;Before the Flood&rdquo; version</h2>
 255
 256 <p>Played in a very square 4/4 beat. The chords marked &ldquo;/b&rdquo;are probably
 257 G/b, but may even be C/b (or rather: Cadd2/b: x20010). The second and
 258 third Choruses are rushed out of tempo.</p>
 259
 260 <p>* These Am chords are Ds in subsequent verses.</p>
 261
 262 <pre class="verse">
 263 G      C     Am* G    C/g G
 264 Nobody feels any pain
 265 G            C       Am*       G      C/g G
 266 Tonight as I stand inside the rain
 267 C    /b   Am
 268 Ev'rybody knows
 269      C      /b      Am
 270 That Baby's got new clothes
 271     C   /b Am G      C           /b      D
 272 But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
 273      Em     C    /b  D
 274 Have fallen from her curls.
 275     G          D      C
 276 She takes just like a woman,
 277         G          D      C
 278 And she aches just like a woman
 279         G          D      C
 280 And she wakes just like a woman,
 281              Am                        G
 282 Yea, but she breaks just like a little girl.
 283
 284 Queen Mary, she's my friend
 285 Yes, I believe I'll go see her again
 286 Nobody has to guess
 287 That Baby can't be blessed
 288 Till she sees finally that she's like all the rest
 289 With her fog, with her amphetamine and her pearls.
 290 She takes just like a woman,
 291 And she wakes just like a woman,
 292 And she aches just like a woman
 293 But she breaks just like a little girl.
 294 </pre>
 295
 296 <pre class="bridge">
 297        B7
 298 It was raining from the first
 299
 300 And I was dying there of thirst
 301      Em           B7  Em
 302 So I came in here
 303          B7
 304 And your long-time curse hurts
 305
 306 But what's worse
 307         C
 308 Is this pain in here
 309         Am
 310 I can't stay in here
 311 C        Am
 312 Ain't it clear that
 313 </pre>
 314
 315 <pre class="verse">
 316 G
 317 I just don't fit
 318 Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
 319 And when we meet again
 320 Introduced as friends
 321 Please don't let on that you knew me when
 322 I was hungry and it was your world.
 323 You take just like a woman,
 324 And you wake just like a woman
 325 And you make love just like a woman,
 326 But you break just like a little girl.
 327 </pre>
 328
 329 <hr />
 330
 331 <h2 class="songversion">Live 1975 version</h2>
 332
 333 <pre class="verse">
 334 G      C     D   G
 335 Nobody feels any pain
 336 G            C       D        G
 337 Tonight as I stand inside the rain
 338 C (/b-a-g) D
 339 Ev'rybody  knows
 340      C (/b- a-  g)  D
 341 That Baby's got new clothes
 342     C   G/b Am G       C (/b-  a-  g)  D/f#-e-d
 343 But lately  I  see her ribbons and her bows
 344      Em     C        D
 345 Have fallen from her curls.
 346     G                 C
 347 She takes just like a woman,
 348         G                 C
 349 And she aches just like a woman
 350               G                C       /b
 351 And she makes love just like a woman
 352         Am     D                  G
 353 but she breaks just like a little girl.
 354
 355 . . .
 356 </pre>
 357
 358 <pre class="bridge">
 359      B7
 360 It was raining from the first
 361
 362 And I was dying there of thirst
 363      Em           B7  Em
 364 So I came in here
 365          B7
 366 And your long-time curse hurts
 367
 368 But what's worse
 369         C              /b
 370 Is this pain in here
 371         Am
 372 I can't stay in here
 373 D           Cadd9 G/b D/a
 374 Ain't it clear            that
 375 </pre>
 376
 377 <hr />
 378
 379 <h2 class="songversion">&ldquo;Bangla Desh concert&rdquo; version (Aug 1, 1971)</h2>
 380
 381 <p>The special feat of this version is the use of the F9/a (x03213) chord
 382 shape, together with the C = x32013 shape.<br />
 383 Capo 4th fret (sounding key E major)</p>
 384 <pre class="tab">
 385   C                             G       F       C     G7
 386                 .   .     .     .   .   .   .   .     .   .
 387 |-----0-0----3--33333-3-(/6-6)-/7777777-55555-5-33333-11111-1-|
 388 |----1--1-/5----55555-5-(/7-7)-/8888888-66666-6-55555-33333-3-|
 389 |---0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
 390 |--2----2-----------------------------------------------------|
 391 |-3-----3-----------------------------------------------------|
 392 |-------------------------------------------------------------|
 393 </pre>
 394 <pre class="tab">
 395   G   F   C   G7    C             C                 F9/a    G/b       C
 396   :   .   .   .                   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   . .   : . . .
 397 |-77775-5-333-1-1-|-0----------|--3-------3-----3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------|
 398 |-88887-7-555-3-3-|-1----------|*-1-------1-----1-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-1------*|
 399 |-----------------|-0-(testing-|--0-------0-------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-------|
 400 |-----------------|-2--harp)---|--2--(2)--2--(2)--|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-------|
 401 |-----------------|-3----------|*-3--(3)--3--(3)--|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3------*|
 402 |-----------------|------------|------------------|-----------------|---------|
 403 </pre>
 404 <pre class="verse">
 405   C    F9/a  G   C    Csus4
 406 Nobody feels any pain
 407   C          F9/a    G        C  .  F9/a  C
 408 Tonight as I stand inside the rain
 409 F         G
 410 Ev'rybody knows
 411      F              G
 412 That Baby's got new clothes
 413     F   Em Dm C       Dm              G
 414 But lately I  see her ribbons and her bows
 415      Am     Fmaj7    G
 416 Have fallen from her curls.
 417     C                 F
 418 She takes just like a woman
 419     C                 F
 420 she wakes just like a woman
 421          C                 F
 422 then she bakes just like a woman,      [that's what he sings...]
 423         Dm                 G      C   .  F9/a  .  |: C . F9/a . :|
 424 but she breaks just like a little girl.
 425 </pre>
 426
 427 <pre class="bridge">
 428        E
 429 It was raining from the first
 430
 431 And I was dying there of thirst
 432      C            Csus4 C
 433 So I came in here
 434          E
 435 And your long-time curse hurts
 436
 437 But what's worse
 438         Am
 439 Is this pain in here
 440         F
 441 I can't stay in here
 442 G
 443 Ain't it clear that . . .
 444 </pre>
 445
 446 <hr />
 447
 448 <h2 class="songversion">Budokan version</h2>
 449
 450 <p>One guitar plays with a capo on the 4th fret, the other (Dylan's) is
 451 uncapoed.</p>
 452
 453 <p>This is played by Dylan between the verses:</p>
 454 <pre class="tab">
 455 Uncapoed:                     or capoed:
 456
 457   A     G#m   F#m     E         F     Em    Dm      C
 458   .     .     .       :         .     .     .       :
 459 ----5-----4-----2---|-0--     ----1-----0---------|----
 460 --------------------|----     ----------------3---|-1--
 461 --6---6-4---4-2---2-|-1--     --2---2-0---0-------|----
 462 --------------------|----     --------------3---3-|-2--
 463 --------------------|----     --------------------|----
 464 --------------------|----     --------------------|----
 465 </pre>
 466
 467 <p>A variant of the same is played at the end of some lines.</p>
 468
 469 <hr />
 470
 471 <pre class="verse">
 472   C    F     G   C
 473 Nobody feels any pain
 474   C          F       G        C
 475 Tonight as I stand inside the rain
 476 Dm        G
 477 Ev'rybody knows
 478      Dm             G
 479 That Baby's got new clothes
 480     F   Em Dm C       Dm              G
 481 But lately I  see her ribbons and her bows
 482      Am     F        G
 483 Have fallen from her curls.
 484     C                 F
 485 She takes just like a woman
 486     C                 F
 487 she aches just like a woman
 488               C                F
 489 and she makes love just like a woman,
 490         Dm                 G      C
 491 but she breaks just like a little girl.
 492 </pre>
 493
 494 <pre class="bridge">
 495        E
 496 It was raining from the first
 497
 498 And I was dying there of thirst
 499      C
 500 So I came in here
 501          E
 502 And your long-time curse hurts
 503
 504 But what's worse
 505         F
 506 Is this pain in here
 507         D7(f#)
 508 I can't stay in here
 509 G
 510 Ain't it clear that . . .
 511 </pre>
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