Intro
G C Am7 F G 
 
Verse
F 
It's what you know in your mind 
 
You're going through hard times 
               C 
She's close to leaving 
       F 
Well I don't know all that much 
                                              C 
But you're maybe out of touch with what she's feeling 
 
Pre-Chorus
   Dm 
So before she slips away 
             G 
You'd better give her what she's needing 
 
Chorus
          C            Am7 
You gotta hold a woman 
                F 
To hold a woman 
                     G 
Those tender moments 
 
That's all she's wanting 
          C             Am7 
You gotta slide on over 
                       F 
Really get to know her 
                                G 
Keep her in your arms after the loving is over 
          Dm           G 
You gotta hold a woman 
          C 
To hold a woman 
 
Am7 F G 
 
Verse
F 
And make her understand 
                                      C 
You wanna be her friend, not just her lover 
         F 
It ain't about some red rose 
                                       C 
She just wants to know you're thinking of her 
 
Pre-Chorus
       Dm 
Oh now this is just me talking 
         G 
But from one friend to another 
 
Chorus
          C            Am7 
You gotta hold a woman 
                F 
To hold a woman 
                     G 
Those tender moments 
 
That's all she's wanting 
          C             Am7 
You gotta slide on over 
                       F 
Really get to know her 
                                G 
Keep her in your arms after the loving is over 
          Dm           G 
You gotta hold a woman 
          C 
To hold a woman 
 
Bridge
Am7 F G 
 
Outro Chorus
          C             Am7 
You gotta slide on over 
                       F 
Really get to know her 
                                G 
Keep her in your arms after the loving is over 
          Dm           G 
You gotta hold a woman 
          C 
To hold a woman 
 
Outro
Am7 F G C