A Woman Left Lonely chords by Janis Joplin

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: novice

Artist: Janis Joplin
Song: A Woman Left Lonely
Album: Pearl (1971)
Guitar Chords submitted by: SomeOne


Key: D (part I), F (part II)

Intro: D9 - D4/9 - D5

(D9 - D4/9 - D5)
A woman left lonely
              G   C G
will soon grow tired of waiting,
         C  G/B Am G
She’ll do crazy things, yeah,
    D D4 D
on lonely occasions.
         D  D4 D
A simple conversation
             G   C G
for the new men now and again
          C G/B  Am  G           D
Makes a touchy situation when a good face come into your head.
         D  D4 D
And when she gets lonely,
             G  C G
she’s thinking ‘bout her man,
                C   G/B Am G
She knows he’s taking her for granted, yeah yeah,
            D      D D4 D
Honey, she doesn’t understand, no no no no!

(Change of key)
Bb F Eb (2x)

(Organ solo:)
 F  Bb  Eb  Bb/D  Cm  Bb  F  F6  F7

             F
Well, the fevers of the night,
          Bb
they burn an unloved woman
          Eb Bb/D Cm Bb         F
Yeah, those red-hot flames try to push old love aside.
       F   F4  F
A woman left lonely,
         Bb
she’s the victim of her man, yes she is.
                 Eb Bb/D Cm
When he can’t keep up his own way, good Lord,
      Bb        F
She’s got to do the best that she can, yeah!
 F                  Bb
A woman left lonely, Lord, that lonely girl,
Eb Bb/D Cm Bb F
Lord,Lord,Lord!
Bb F Eb Bb