Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) Stevie Wonder
...SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU)...
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*from 'Music Of My Mind' (1972)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: E)
Intro:
[Emaj7]
Verse 1:
[Dmaj7] Mary wants to be a super-[Gmaj7]wo -[Dmaj7]man,
But [Dm7]is that really in her head?[Am7] [D7]
But [Em7]I just want to live each day,
To [Bm7]love her for what she [Em]is, [Em7]mmm-hmm, [A7]mmm.
[Dmaj7] Mary wants to be another [Gmaj7]movie [Dmaj7]star,
But [Dm7]is that really in her mind?[Am7] [D7]
And [Em7]all the things she wants to be,
She [B7b9]needs to, leave be-[Em]hind. [Em7/A]But...
Chorus 1:
Very [Dmaj7]well, I be-[Gmaj7]lieve I know [Em7]you, very [Dmaj7]well,
Wish that [Gmaj7]you knew me [Em7]too, very [Fmaj7]well.
And I [Gm]think I can [Am7]deal with every-[Bbmaj7]thing going [Cmaj7]through your [Dmaj7]head.
Very [Dmaj7]well, I be-[Gmaj7]lieve I know [Em7]you, very [Dmaj7]well,
Wish that [Gmaj7]you knew me [Em7]too, very [Fmaj7]well.
And I [Gm]think I can [Am7]cope with every-[Bbmaj7]thing going [Cmaj7]through your [Dmaj7]head.
Verse 2:
[Dmaj7] Mary wants to be a super-[Gmaj7]wo -[Dmaj7]man,
And [Dm7]try to boss the bull around.[Am7] [Dm7]
But [Em7]does she really think that,
She'll [Bm7]get by with a [Em]dream?[A7]
My [Dmaj7]woman want to be a super-[Gmaj7]wo -[Dmaj7]man,
And [Dm7]I just had to say good-bye.[Am7] [Dm7]
Because [Em7]I can't spend all my [B7b9]hours start to [Em]cry, [Em7/A] but...
Chorus 2:
Very [Dmaj7]well, I be-[Gmaj7]lieve I know [Em7]you, very [Dmaj7]well,
Wish that [Gmaj7]you knew me [Em7]too, very [Fmaj7]well.
And I [Gm]think I can [Am7]deal with every-[Bbmaj7]thing going [Cmaj7]through your [Dmaj7]head.
Very [Dmaj7]well, I be-[Gmaj7]lieve I know [Em7]you, very [Dmaj7]well,
Wish that [Gmaj7]you knew me [Em7]too, very [Fmaj7]well.
And I [Gm]think I can [Am7]cope with every-[Bbmaj7]thing going [Cmaj7]through your [Dmaj7]head.
(Your filthy head).
Chorus 3:
Very [Dmaj7]well, dum dum [Gmaj7]da, dum dum [Em7]da, very [Dmaj7]well,
Wish that [Gmaj7]you knew me [Em7]too, very [Fmaj7]well.
And I [Gm]think I can [Am7]deal with every-[Bbmaj7]thing going [Cmaj7]through your [Dmaj7]head.
Very [Dmaj7]well, dum dum [Gmaj7]da, dum dum [Em7]da, very [Dmaj7]well,
Dum dum [Gmaj7]da, dum dum [Em7]da, very [Fmaj7]well.
And I [Gm]think I can [Am7]cope with every-[Bbmaj7]thing going [Cmaj7]through your [Dmaj7]head.
Interlude:
Amaj9 A6 F#m7 A6/9,
Amaj9 F#m7 B5 Abm7, E/B B
PART 2: (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU)
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Interlude:
Emaj9 C/D, Emaj9 C/D, D9 C/D
[Emaj9] When the summer came, you were not around,
[C/D] Now the summer's gone and love cannot be found.
[Am9] Where were you when I [Bm9]needed you last [Cmaj7]winter, my [D6]love?[B7]
[Emaj9] When the winter came, you went further south,
[C/D] Parting from love's nest, leaving me in doubt.
Am9 Bm9 E6 E9, E6 E9
Where are you when I need you, like right now?
Instrumental Solo:
Emaj9 C/D Am9 Bm9, Cmaj7 D6 B7
Emaj9 C/D Am9 Bm9, E6 E9 E6 E9
Bridge 1:
Our [Amaj7]love is at an [C/D]end,[D9]
But you [Gmaj7]say now, you have [Cmaj7]changed.
But to-[Amaj7]morrow will re-[C/D]flect, love's [Gmaj7]past...[A/B] [B7]
[Emaj9] When the winter came, you were not around,
[C/D] Through the bitter winds, love could not be found.
[Am9] Where were you when I [Bm9]needed you last [Cmaj7]winter, my [D6]love?[B7]
Break:
Oh, I [Emaj9]need you baby, I need you baby.[C/D]
Am9 Bm9, E6 E9, E6 E9
Bridge 2:
Our [Amaj7]love is at an [C/D]end,[D9]
But you [Gmaj7]say now, you have [Cmaj7]changed.
But to-[Amaj7]morrow will re-[C/D]flect, love's [Gmaj7]past...[A/B] [Bb7]
*KEY CHANGE*
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[Fmaj9] Spring will fill the air and you will come around,
Well, [C#/Eb]is it summer love, that will let me down?
[Bbm9] Where were you when I [Cm9]needed you last [C#maj7]winter, my [Eb6]love?[C7]
[Fmaj9] La la la la la, la la la la la,
[C#/Eb] La la la la la, la la la la la.
[Bbm9] Where are you, when I [Cm9]need you, like [C#maj7]right now?[Eb6]
Right [C7]now, right now, right now.
Coda:
Fmaj9, C#/Eb
[Bbm9] Where were you when I [Cm9]needed you, last [C#maj7]winter, my [Eb6]dear?[C7]
I [Fmaj9]need you, baby, I need you, baby, I [C#/Eb]need you, baby.
When I [Cm9]needed you, last [C#maj7]winter, last winter, last [Eb6]winter?[C7]
Yeah, [Fmaj9]need you baby, need you, need you baby,
Oh, you [C#/Eb]want me to need you baby.
Oh, [Bbm9]where were you when I [Cm9]needed you, last [C#maj7]winter, my [Eb6]love?[C7]
Outro:
Fmaj9 C#/Eb, Bbm9 Cm9, C#maj7, Eb6 C7
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[Emaj7] [Dmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Dm7] [Am7] [Em7] [Bm7]
[EADGBE]021100 [EADGBE]xx0222 [EADGBE]3x443x [EADGBE]xx0211 [EADGBE]x02013 [EADGBE]022030 [EADGBE]x24232
[Em] [A7] [B7b5] [Em7/A] [Fmaj7] [Gm] [Bbmaj7]
[EADGBE]022000 [EADGBE]x02223 [EADGBE]x2121x [EADGBE]x02030 [EADGBE]x03210 [EADGBE]355333 [EADGBE]x13231
[Cmaj7] [Amaj9] [A6] [F#m7] [B5] [Abm7] [E/B]
[EADGBE]x32000 [EADGBE]x02424 [EADGBE]x02222 [EADGBE]242222 [EADGBE]x244xx [EADGBE]464444 [EADGBE]x22100
[B] [Emaj9] [C/D] [D9] [Am9] [Bm9] [D6]
[EADGBE]x24442 [EADGBE]021102 [EADGBE]xx0010 [EADGBE]x5455x [EADGBE]575557 [EADGBE]797779 [EADGBE]xx0202
[B7] [E6] [E9] [Amaj7] [A/B] [Bb7] [Fmaj9]
[EADGBE]x21200 [EADGBE]022120 [EADGBE]020102 [EADGBE]x02120 [EADGBE]x02222 [EADGBE]x13331 [EADGBE]1x2010
[C#/Eb] [Bbm9] [Cm9] [C#maj7] [Eb6] [C7]
[EADGBE]xx1121 [EADGBE]6xx66x [EADGBE]8xx88x [EADGBE]x46564 [EADGBE]xx1313 [EADGBE]x32310
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