Billy Joel – Shes Always A Woman (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) • Capo 1
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: asd20227 Email: timothy at gmail.com Key: Eb major <Intro>
      D      Dsus4  D      A    A  D      Dsus4  D
e|----2------3------2------0----0--2------3------2-----|
B|----3------3------3------2----2--3------3------3-----|
G|----2------2------2------2----2--2------2------2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0---------------------------|
D|----0----------------------------0-------------------|  <Intro ends>

           A           D               A             D             D
e|---------0-----------2---------------0-------------2-------------2---------|
B|---------2-----------3---------------2-------------3-------------3---------|
G|---------2-----------2---------------2-------------2-------------2---------|
D|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------0---------------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------0-------------0-2-4-----|
1. She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes. She can ru - in your
     G             Gmaj7    G6   Gmaj7        A7        D            A
e|---3--------------2-------0-----2------------0--------2------------0-------|
B|---0--------------0-------0-----0------------2--------3------------2-------|
G|---0--------------0-------0-----0------------0--------2------------2-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------0---------------------0-------|
D|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
faith with her casu - al lies. And she only reveals what she wants you to
   F#m       Bm             Bm/A          G        A7
e|--2---------2--------------2-----------------------------------------------|
B|--2---------3--------------3------------0---------2------------------------|
G|--3---------4--------------4------------0---------0------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0---------2------------------------|
A|------------2--------------0----------------------0------------------------|
D|--4-------------------------------------5----------------------------------|
see. She hides like a child but she's always a woman to
    D            Dsus4        D            A            D
e|---------------------------------------------0-----0------2-----2----------|
B|------3-----3------3-----3------3-----3----2-----2------3-----3------------|
G|----2-----2------2-----2------2-----2----2-----2------2-----2--------------|
D|--4-----4------5-----5------4-----4-------------------0--------------------|
A|---------------0-------------------------0---------------------------------|
D|--0-------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
me. 2. She can lead you to love, she can
    A            D                                      G
e|------0-----0------2-----2--2---0----------2---2---5------3-----3------------|
B|----2-----2------3-----3------------3------3---3--------0-----0--------------|
G|--2-----2------2-----2--------2---2---2---------------0-----0----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------0-------------------------0---2---4----5----------------------|
take you or leave you. She can ask for the truth, but she'll
    Gmaj7/D      G6/E         Gmaj7        A7           D
e|------2-----2------0-----0------2-----2------0-----0------2-----2----------|
B|----0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------2-----2------3-----3------------|
G|--0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
D|--0------------2--------------------------------------0--------------------|
never be - lieve you. And she'll take what you give her as
    A7           F#m                         Bm           Bm/A
e|------0-----0----------2----2----2----0--------2-----2------2-----2--------|
B|----2-----2--------2---2----2----------------3-----3------3-----3----------|
G|--0-----0--------3---3---------------------4-----4------4-----4------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0------------------------------1/---4----2------------0------------------|
D|---------------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
long as it's free. Yeah she steals like a thief but she's
   G           A7          D            Dsus4        D
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------2-----2--------2-----|
B|---0-----0-----2-----2-------3-----3-----3-----3----3-----3----3---3-----3-|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-------2-----2-----2-----2----2-----2--------2-----2---|
D|-------------------------4-----4-----5-----5------0------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-------------------------4-----------|
D|-5-----------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
always a woman to me. --Chorus--
     Bm           Bm/A         E/G#         E            A
e||------2-----2------2-----2------4-----4------0-----0----------------------|
B||----3-----3------3-----3------5-----5------0-----0--------2-----2---------|
G||--4-----4------4-----4------4-----4------1-----1--------2-----2-----------|
D||------------------------------------------------------2-----2-------------|
A||--2------------0--------------------------------------0-------------------|
D||----------------------------6------------2--------------------------------|
Oh... She takes care of her - self
    A/G#         A/F#         D            G            G/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------2----------3-----3------0-----0------0-----0----------|
G|--------6------2---2---2------2-----2------0-----0------0-----0------------|
D|--7---7---7------2-------2--4-----4------0-----0------0-----0--------------|
A|----7-------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6------------4------------0------------5------------4--------------------|
She can wait if she wants
   G/E          A7          D            Dsus4/A      D            Asus4
e|------------------0-----0-------2------------3------------2------0-------0-|
B|-----0-----0----2-----2-------3---3--------3---3--------3---3----------3---|
G|---0-----0----0-----0-------2-------2----2-------2----2-------2------2-----|
D|-0-----0--------------------------------------------0--------------2-------|
A|--------------0------------------------0-------------------------0---------|
D|-2------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
She's a - head of her time
    Dm7          Dm7/C        G7/B         G            C
e|------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------3-----3------0-----0----------|
B|----1-----1------1-----1------0-----0------0-----0------1-----1------------|
G|--2-----2------2-----2------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0--------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------3------------2-------------------------3--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5---------------------------------|
Oh... and she never gives out
    C/B          Am           F            Bb          Bb/A
e|--------0------------0----------1-----1------1-----1-----1-----1-----------|
B|--1---1---1----1---1---1------1-----1------3-----3-----3-----3-------------|
G|----0-------0----2-------2--2-----2------3-----3-----3-----3---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------0-------------------------1-----------0---------------------|
D|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
and she never gives in
    E/G#         E            A            A6            A7
e|------4-----4------0-----0------0-----0------2------2------3-----3--------||
B|----5-----5------0-----0------2-----2------2------2------2-----2----------||
G|--4-----4------1-----1------2-----2------2------2------2-----2------------||
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------0---------------------------------------------||
D|--6------------2----------------------------------------------------------|| -- Chorus 
ends --
                                                                 ^-- ** next verse 
starts here **
        She just changes her mind

                A            D
e|------------------0-----0------2-----2----------|
B|----------------2-----2------3-----3------------|
G|--------------2-----2------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------------0--------------------|
A|--------------0---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
3. And she'll promise you more than the
    A            D                                      G
e|------0-----0------2-----2--2---0----------2---2---5------3-----3------------|
B|----2-----2------3-----3------------3------3---3--------0-----0--------------|
G|--2-----2------2-----2--------2---2---2---------------0-----0----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------0-------------------------0---2---4----5----------------------|
garden of Eden. Then she'll carelessly cut you and
    Gmaj7/D      G6/E         Gmaj7        A7           D
e|------2-----2------0-----0------2-----2------0-----0------2-----2----------|
B|----0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------2-----2------3-----3------------|
G|--0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
D|--0------------2--------------------------------------0--------------------|
laugh while you're bleeding. But she'll bring out the best and the
    A7           F#m                         Bm           Bm/A
e|------0-----0----------2----2----2----0--------2-----2------2-----2--------|
B|----2-----2--------2---2----2----------------3-----3------3-----3----------|
G|--0-----0--------3---3---------------------4-----4------4-----4------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0------------------------------1/---4----2------------0------------------|
D|---------------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
worst you can be. Blame it all on yourself cause she's
   G6          A7          D            Dsus4        D
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----0-----2-----2-------3-----3-----3-----3------3-----3--------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-------2-----2-----2-----2------2-----2----------------|
D|-------------------------4-----4-----5-----5------4-----4------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------0------------------------0------------------------|
always a woman to me. (hum starts) ------
    A7           D
e|------0-----0------2-----2----------|
B|----2-----2------3-----3------------|
G|--0-----0------2-----2--------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------------------|
D|---------------0--------------------|
----- (hum) -----
    A7           F#m                         Bm           Bm/A
e|------0-----0------2-----2-----2-----2---------2-----2------2-----2--------|
B|----2-----2------2-----2-----2-----2---------3-----3------3-----3----------|
G|--0-----0------3-----3-----3-----3---------4-----4------4-----4------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------------------------2------------0------------------|
D|---------------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
----- (hum) -----
   G6          A7          D            Dsus4        D
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------2-----2--------2-----|
B|---0-----0-----2-----2-------3-----3-----3-----3----3-----3----3---3-----3-|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-------2-----2-----2-----2----2-----2--------2-----2---|
D|-------------------------4-----4-----5-----5------0------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-------------------------4-----------|
D|-5-----------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
----- (hum ends) Repeat Chorus
           A            D            A            D
e|-------------0-----0------2-----2------0-----0------2-----2--2---0---------|
B|-----------2-----2------3-----3------2-----2------3-----3------------3-----|
G|---------2-----2------2-----2------2-----2------2-----2--------2---2---2---|
D|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------0-------------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
4. She's frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel. She can
                 G            Gmaj7/D      G6/E         Gmaj7
e|----2---2---5------3-----3------2-----2------0-----0------2-----2----------|
B|----3---3--------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------------|
G|---------------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---2---4----5------------0------------2---------------------------------|
do as she pleases. She's nobody's fool. But she
    A7           D            A7           F#m
e|------0-----0------2-----2------0-----0----------2----2--------------------|
B|----2-----2------3-----3------2-----2--------2---2----2--------------------|
G|--0-----0------2-----2------0-----0--------3---3---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------0-------------------------4---------------------------------|
can't be con - victed she's earned her degree. And the
    Bm           Bm/A         G           D           Em
e|------2-----2------2-----2------------------------------0-----0------------|
B|----3-----3------3-----3--------0-----0-----3-----3---0-----0--------------|
G|--4-----4------4-----4--------0-----0-----2-----2---0-----0----------------|
D|----------------------------0-----0-----4-----4----------------------------|
A|--2------------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5-----------0-----------2----------------------|
most she will do is throw shadows at you but she's always a
   A7          D           Dsus4/A     D           A7          D
e|-----0-----0-----------------------------------------0-----0-----2-----2--|
B|---2-----2-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---2-----2-----3-----3----|
G|-0-----0-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---0-----0-----2-----2------|
D|-------------4-----4-----5-----5-----4-----4------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------0-----------------------0------------------------|
D|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0------------|
woman to me. (hum starts) ------
    A7           F#m                         Bm  Bm/A  G    A7   D Dsus4 D
e|------0-----0------2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2----0----0----2---3---2--|
B|----2-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-------3----3----0----2----3---3---3--|
G|--0-----0------3-----3-----3-----3---------4----4----0----0----2---2---2--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------------------------2----0---------0---------------|
D|---------------4-------------------------------------5---------0----------|
----- (hum ends)