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Just Like A Woman

by Jeff Buckley
Tab
4.9 (38)
novice Key: E Tuning: E B E G# B E
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
First things first, this is not an exact tab of what Jeff plays. I apologize for this chaotic tab
but it would be too much to try and write down an exact copy of the song. Feel free to play around
with the chords and instrumental breaks, enjoy!
If you want just the lyrics and chords then skip to the bottom half of the page.
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Tuning is open E (or just open D)
[Common chords and variations]
e |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|-----|-----|--0--|
B |--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--4--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--2--|
G#|--0--|--0--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--5--|--7--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--8--|--0--|
E |--4--|--5--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--4--|--0--|--9--|--0--|--0--|
B |--5--|--5--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--4--|-----|-----|--2--|
E |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--0--|--9--|--9--|--0--|
E Esus A A A A B B B C#m C#m C#m
(True A) \A Variants/
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[Intro]
e |------/4---p2p0~-|-/4---/5-5---7-10/12----12---12-11-14-12-11-9-7----12-11-9-7~-|
B |-------0---------|--0----0-0--------------0-------------------------------------|
G#|-------0---------|--0----0-0--------------0-------------------------------------|
E |-------0---------|-/4---/5-0---7-10/12----0-------------------------------------|
B |-----------------|--0----0-0--------------0-------------------------------------|
E |-0--0------------|--0----0-0----------------------------------------------------|
e |-----------0----|-------------|------------|--------------------------|
B |----------------|-------------|------------|-----------0---0---0--0~--|
G#|-0h1/3--3-------|-----------0-|------------|-----------0---0---0--7~--|
E |-0h2/4--0-----0-|-0h4\2-0--0--|-----0--2/4-|-2/4-7\5---5---5---4--0~--|
B |--------------0-|---------2---|-0h2--------|-------5---5---5---5--0~--|
E |--------------0-|-------------|-------2-/4-|-2/4-7\5---4---5---4--7~--|
[Verse 1]
B E E A B E E A B E
e |-0----0---0------0----0----0----0-----0-----------0------0--------0--|
B |-0----0---0------2----4----0----0-----0-----------2------4--------0--|
G#|-7----0---0------1----3----0----0-----0-----------1------3--------0--|
E |-0----4---4------2----4----4----5-----4-----------2------4--------4--|
B |-0----5---5------0----0----5----5-----5-----------0------0--------5--|
E |-7----0---4------0----0----0----0-----0-----------0------0--------0--|
No.....body feels any pain. Tonight as i stand inside the rain
A B A B
e |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
G#|-5-----------7-----5-----------------7------|
E |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0-----------0-----0-----------------0------|
E |-5-----------7-----5-----------------7------|
Everybody knows Baby's got new clothes
C#m B A E E F#m
d |---------------------------------0---------0--0--------------0------------------------|
B |---------------------------------0-----0---1--2--------------0------------10--9--7--9-|
G#|-8---7---5---3--------0----------1-----3---0--0--------------0------------10--8--7--8-|
E |-0---0---0---0--------0----------0-----2---0--0--------------4------------0---0--0--0-|
B |-0---0---0---0--------0----------0-----0---1--2--------------5------------0---0--0--0-|
E |-9---7---5---4--------0----------2-----0---0--0--------------0------------0---0--0--0-|
But lately I've seen her ribbons and her bows have fallen from her curls
Chorus
E E A
e |-0---------------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------2-------------------|
G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------|
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------|
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|
She takes just like a woman
\
E E A \
e |-0---------------------------------------| \
B |-0------2/4--4\2-----2-------------------| \
G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------| \
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------| ------ These are not really in this order, these are
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------| just a few ways of playing this part
E |-0------0------------0-------------------| /
makes love just like a woman /
/
E E A /
e |-0---------------------------------------| /
B |-0-------------------2-------------------|
G#|-0----------------0--1-------------------|
E |-0------5/7--7\5--4--2-------------------|
B |-0------7/9--9\7--5--0-------------------|
E |-0------0----0----0--0-------------------|
aches just like a woman
e |----------------------------------0--|---------------0---------------------------|
B |-5--4--2--4-----------------------0--|--10--9-----5--0---0h2p0----------------2--|
G#|-0--3--1--3-----------------------0--|--0---8--7-----0---0-----0h1p0-------0--1--|
E |----------------------------------0--|--0------------0---0-----0-----0h2p0-0--2--|
B |----------------------------------0--|--0------7--5--0---------0-----0-----0--0--|
E |----------------------------------0--|--0------------0---------------------0--0--|
breaks just like a little girl
Verse 2
A B E A B E A B E
e |-0---0---0------0----0----0--------------------0------0------0--|
B |-2---4---0------2----4----0--------------------2------4------0--|
G#|-1---3---0------1----3----0--------------------1------3------0--|
E |-2---0---4-5----2----4----4-----5-----4--------2------4------4--|
B |-0---4---5-5----0----0----5-----5-----5--------0------0------5--|
E |-0---0---0------0----0----0--------------------0------0------0--|
Queen Mary she's my friend I believe I'll go see her again
A B A B
e |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------|
G#|-5--------------7-----5-----------------7------|
E |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------|
B |-0--------------0-----0-----------------0------|
E |-5--------------7-----5-----------------7------|
Nobody has to guess Baby can't be blessed
C#m B A E F#m E C#m E
e |-----------------------------------0------------0--0--------------------0--------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------0-------0----1--2--------------------0--------------------10--9--7--9-|
G#|--8---7-------5----3----1----------0-------3----0--0--------------------0--------------------10--8--7--8-|
E |--0---0-------0----0----0----------0-------2----0--0--------------------4--------------------0---0--0--0-|
B |--0---0-------0----0----0----------0-------0----1--2--------------------5--------------------0---0--0--0-|
E |--9---7-------5----4----2----------0-------0----0--0--------------------0--------------------0---0--0--0-|
Till she finally sees that she's like all the rest with her fog, her amphetamines and her pearls
Chorus
E E A
e |-0---------------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------0-------------------|
G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------|
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------|
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|
She takes just like a woman
\
E E A \
e |-0---------------------------------------| \
B |-0-------------------2-------------------| \
G#|-0------0---------0--1-------------------| \
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--0-------------------| ------ These are not really in this order, these are
B |-0------0---------0--2-------------------| just a few ways of playing this part
E |-0------0------------0-------------------| /
makes love just like a woman /
/
E E A /
e |-0---------------------------------------| /
B |-0-------------------2-------------------|
G#|-0----------------0--1-------------------|
E |-0------0----0----0--2-------------------|
B |-0------7/9--9\7--0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0----0----0--0-------------------|
aches just like a woman
e |---------------------------------0--|------------0--0-------------------------|
B |-5--4--2--4----------------------0--|--10--9--0--5--0---0h2p0---------------2-|
G#|-0--3--1--3----------------------0--|--0---8--7--0--0---0-----0h1p0-------0-1-|
E |---------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0--0---0-----0-----0h2p0-0-2-|
B |---------------------------------0--|--0---0--7--5--0---------0-----0-----0-0-|
E |---------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0--0---------------------0-0-|
breaks just like a little girl
[Bridge]
F#m
e |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-8--9--------------------------------------------------------------------9-4-7-7/9--|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-8--9--------------------------------------------------------------------9-4-7-7/9--|
Well it was raining from the first and I was dying there of thirst
e |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0------------------0--0--------------------------------|
G#|-0------------------0--0--------------------------------|
E |-0------------------8--9--------------------------------|
B |-0------------------------------------------------------|
E |-0------------------8--9--------------------------------|
So I came in here And your long-time curse hurts
F#m A
e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-0----------------------------5----------5-5---5-|
G#|-0----------------------------5----------5-6p5-5-|
E |-9----------------------------5----------5-7p5-5-|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-9----------------------------5----------5-5---5-|
But what's worse is all this pain here
A B E A B E
e |---------------------------------------------0--------------------|
B |-5-------7-----------------------------------0------0----0-----0--|
G#|-5-------7-----------------------------------0------5----7-----0--|
E |-5-------7-----------------------------------0------0----0-----4--|
B |---------------------------------------------0------0----0-----5--|
E |-5-------7-----------------------------------0------5----7-----0--|
I can't stay here baby ain't it clear that I... Just can't fit
A B
e |------------0-----------------|
B |------------2--------4------0-|
G#|------------1--------3------0-|
E |------------2--------4------4-|
B |------------0--------0------5-|
E |------------0--------0------0-|
I believe it's time for us to quit
A B A B
e |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------|
B |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------|
G#|-5-------------7-----5-------------7------|
E |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------|
B |-0-------------0-----0-------------0------|
E |-5-------------7-----5-------------7------|
When we meet again introduced as friends
C#m B A E F#m E C#m E
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------0-------0----1--2------------0----------------------5--4--|
G#|----8----7---------5----3------1--------0-------3----0--0------------0----------------------5--3--|
E |----0----0---------0----0------0--------0-------2----0--0------------4----------------------0--0--|
B |----0----0---------0----0------0--------0-------0----1--2------------5----------------------0--0--|
E |----9----7---------5----4------2--------0-------0----0--0------------0----------------------------|
Please don't you let on that that you knew me well I was hungry and it was your world
Chorus
E E A
e |-0---------------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------0-------------------|
G#|-0------1/3--3\1--0--1-------------------|
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------|
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|
She fakes just like a woman
E E A
e |-0---------------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------2-------------------|
G#|-0------0---------0--1-------------------|
E |-0------2/4--4\2--0--2-------------------|
B |-0------0---------0--0-------------------|
E |-0------0------------0-------------------|
makes love just like a woman
E E A
e |-0---------------------------|
B |-0-------2-------------------|
G#|-0-------1-------------------|
E |-0-------2-------------------|
B |-0-------0-------------------|
E |-0-------0-------------------|
aches just like a woman
E E A
e |-0---------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B |-0---------------------------------0------2/4--4\2-----2---0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--|
G#|-0---------------------------------0------1/3--3\1--0--1---0--3--7--5--3--0-------1--|
E |-0---------------------------------0------2/4--4\2--0--2---2--0--0--0--0--0-------0--|
B |-0---------------------------------0------0---------0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0h2p0-0-2--|
E |-0---------------------------------0------0------------0---2--4--7--5--4--0-------0--|
breaks just like a little girl
e |---------------------------------0--|------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------------------0--|--10--9--7-----------2---+0---|
G#|-0-------------------------------0--|--0---8--7--5-3-1-0--1---+0---|
E |-0-------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0--------2---+0---|
B |-0-------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--5------------+0---|
E |-0-------------------------------0--|--0---0--0--0-----------------|
breaks just like a little girl
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h| Hammer on
p| Pull off
/| Slide up
\| Slide down
+| Harmonic
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[General chords]
e |--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|--0--|
B |--0--|--2--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--1--|--0--|--2--|
G#|--0--|--1--|--3--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
E |--4--|--2--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--9--|--0--|
B |--5--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--|-----|--2--|
E |--0--|--0--|--0--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--9--|--0--|
     E     A     B     A*    B*   Cm    C#m*  C#m
Verse 1
E
Nooooo, no, no, noooo
A B E
Nobody feels any pain
A B E
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
A* B* A* B*
Everybody knows that baby's got new clothes
C#m* B* A* E A E Cm C#m
But lately I've seen her ribbons and her bows
E
Have fallen from her curls
Chorus
E A
As she takes just like a woman, yeah
E A
And she makes love just like a woman, oh
E A
And she aches just like a woman
E B E
But she breaks just like a little girl
Verse 2
A B E A B E
Queen Mary, she's my friend
A B E
Yes I believe I'll go see her again
A* B* A* B*
Nobody has to guess baby can't be blessed
C#m* B* A* E A B E Cm C#m
Till she finally sees that she's like all the rest
E
With her fog, her amphetamines and her pearls
Chorus
E A
As she takes just like a woman yeah she does
E A
and she makes love just like a woman
E A
And she aches just like a woman
E B E
But she breaks just like a little girl
Bridge
Cm C#m
Well it was raining from the first
E
and I was dying there of thirst so I came in here
Cm C#m
And your long-time curse hurts
A*
But what's worse is all this pain here
E*
I can't stay here baby
E A B E
Ain't it clear that I just can't fit
A B E
I believe it's time for us to quit
A* B* A* B*
When we meet again introduced as friends
C#m* B* A* E A B E Cm C#m
Please don't you let on that that you knew me well
E
I was hungry and it was your world
Chorus
E A
Oh, you fake just like a woman
E A
Yes you do and you make love just like a woman
E A
And then you ache just like a woman
E B E
But you break just like a little girl
E B E
But you break just like a little girl
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