Superwoman Where Were You When I Needed You

...SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU)...

by Stevie Wonder

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*from 'Music Of My Mind' (1972)*

(Original Key: E)

Intro:

Verse 1:

Mary wants to be a super-wo -man,

But is that really in her head?

But I just want to live each day,

To love her for what she is, mmm-hmm, mmm.

Mary wants to be another movie star,

But is that really in her mind?

And all the things she wants to be,

She needs to, leave be-hind. But...

Chorus 1:

Very well, I be-lieve I know you, very well,

Wish that you knew me too, very well.

And I think I can deal with every-thing going through your head.

Very well, I be-lieve I know you, very well,

Wish that you knew me too, very well.

And I think I can cope with every-thing going through your head.

Verse 2:

Mary wants to be a super-wo -man,

And try to boss the bull around.

But does she really think that,

She'll get by with a dream?

My woman want to be a super-wo -man,

And I just had to say good-bye.

Because I can't spend all my hours start to cry, but...

Chorus 2:

Very well, I be-lieve I know you, very well,

Wish that you knew me too, very well.

And I think I can deal with every-thing going through your head.

Very well, I be-lieve I know you, very well,

Wish that you knew me too, very well.

And I think I can cope with every-thing going through your head.

(Your filthy head).

Chorus 3:

Very well, dum dum da, dum dum da, very well,

Wish that you knew me too, very well.

And I think I can deal with every-thing going through your head.

Very well, dum dum da, dum dum da, very well,

Dum dum da, dum dum da, very well.

And I think I can cope with every-thing going through your head.

Interlude:

Amaj9 F#m7 B5 Abm7, E/B B

PART 2: (WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU)

Interlude:

Emaj9 C/D, Emaj9 C/D, D9 C/D

When the summer came, you were not around,

Now the summer's gone and love cannot be found.

Where were you when I needed you last winter, my love?

When the winter came, you went further south,

Parting from love's nest, leaving me in doubt.

Where are you when I need you, like right now?

Instrumental Solo:

Bridge 1:

Our love is at an end,

But you say now, you have changed.

But to-morrow will re-flect, love's past...

When the winter came, you were not around,

Through the bitter winds, love could not be found.

Where were you when I needed you last winter, my love?

Break:

Oh, I need you baby, I need you baby.

Am9 Bm9, E6 E9, E6 E9

Bridge 2:

Our love is at an end,

But you say now, you have changed.

But to-morrow will re-flect, love's past...

*KEY CHANGE*

Spring will fill the air and you will come around,

Well, is it summer love, that will let me down?

Where were you when I needed you last winter, my love?

La la la la la, la la la la la,

La la la la la, la la la la la.

Where are you, when I need you, like right now?

Right now, right now, right now.

Coda:

Fmaj9, C#/Eb

Where were you when I needed you, last winter, my dear?

I need you, baby, I need you, baby, I need you, baby.

When I needed you, last winter, last winter, last winter?

Yeah, need you baby, need you, need you baby,

Oh, you want me to need you baby.

Oh, where were you when I needed you, last winter, my love?

Outro:

Fmaj9 C#/Eb, Bbm9 Cm9, C#maj7, Eb6 C7

(Repeat to Fade)

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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004

(clumsyband@hotmail.com)