A Woman's Gotta Have It

Once upon a time a good friend of mine
Told me to tell y'all what I say today
Do the things that keep a smile on her face
Say the words that make her feel better ev'ry day
You bet you better keep on you Ps and Qs
If you don't the woman you [A7can easily lose
Oh, I had a love, a tɾue love and [Bm]I lost it
No one seems to [C7]understand [Bm]about the pain that it cost me

Woman's got [Fm7]to [C7]have it
I believe that I should know
She's got [Fm7]to [C7]know that she's that she's needed around
When you [A7kiss her
You got [Fm7]to [C7]make her feel it everyday, boy
She's got [Fm7]to [C7]know that she's not walking on [C7]shaky ground
Think it over

Don't take for [Dm7]granted the smile upon [C7]her face
Check a little bit closer, you [A7might find a tear tɾace
Maybe [Am]the little girl never said a mumbling word
But she's got [Fm7]to [C7]know that her voice is heard
Oh, I had a love, it was [Am7]a tɾue love and [Bm]I lost it
Now I'm suffering all [Em]this pain that the tɾue love cost me

A woman's got [Fm7]to [C7]have it
I believe
She's got [Fm7]to [C7]know that she's that she's needed around
When you [A7kiss her
You got [Fm7]to [C7]let her feel it everyday, boy
She's got [Fm7]to [C7]know that she's not walking on [C7]shaky ground

So if you've got [Fm7]a love
And maybe [Am]you've got [Fm7]eyes to [C7]keep her
You've got [Fm7]to [C7]give her what she wants when she wants it
Where she wants it (all [Em]ɾight)
How she wants it
And every doggone time she thinks she needs it

Your woman needs it
The same as mine
A woman got [Fm7]to [C7]have it
From time to [C7]time