PAUL McCARTNEY - OH WOMAN, OH WHY. Released as the B side of
ANOTHER DAY single on 19th February 1971.
Woman, oh why, why, why, why
What have I done
Oh woman, oh where, where, where, where, where
Did you get that gun
Oh what have I done
What have I done
Well I met her at the bottom of a well (of a well)
Well I told here I was tryin' to break a spell (break a spell)
But I can't get by, my hands are tied
I don't know why I ever got her to try myself
cause I can't get by since my hands are tied Ooooh
Oh woman, oh why, why, why, why
What have I done
Oh woman, oh where, where, where, where, where
Did you get that gun
Oh whawhawhat have you done
Woman what have you done
Well I am fed up with you lying cheating ways (cheating ways)
But I get up every morning and every day (every day)
But I can't get by , my hands are tied
I Don't know why I want her to try myself
'Cause I can't get by, my hands are tied, oooh
Oh woman, oh why, why, why, why, why
What have I done
Oh woman, oh where, where, where, where, where
Did you get that uh gun
Woman, what have, what have I done
What have you done
Woman what have you done
To play the slide guitar part tune high e string to d
X x X X x X x X X x
X x X X x X x X X x
00:11
A5
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | H | P |
| B | 141515 | 1514 |
| G | 14 14 | 14 |
| D | 141616 | 1614 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | | 2P0H1/ |
| B | | 2P0H1/ |
| G | | 2P0H1/ |
| D | | 2P0H1/ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | H | P |
| B | 141515 | 1514 |
| G | 14 14 | 14 |
| D | 141616 | 1614 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| B | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| G | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| D | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | H | P |
| B | 141515 | 1514 |
| G | 14 14 | 14 |
| D | 141616 | 1614 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| B | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| G | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| D | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | H | P H |
| B | 141515 | 1514 141515 |
| G | 14 14 | 14 14 14 |
| D | 141616 | 1614 141515 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Woman, oh why,
00:35
D5 G5 D5
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 / 10 10 10 |
why, why, why, why What have I done
| e | | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| B | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| G | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| D | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
A5
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Oh woman oh where
00:46
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 / 10 10 10 |
where, where, where, where did you get that gun
| e | | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| B | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| G | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| D | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 12 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 12 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 / 10 10 10 10 |
Oh what have I
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d0/2 7/12 5/7 / |
| B0/2 7/12 5/7 / |
| G0/2 7/12 5/7 / |
| D0/2 7/12 5/7 / |
| A | | |
| E | | |
x x xxxX X X X
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 / 12 12 12 |
done what have I done
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 14 | |
| B | 14 10 | |
| G | 14 9\7 | |
| D | 14 9/11 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
X x
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | | 2P0H1/ |
| B | 10 | 2P0H1/ |
| G | 9\7 | 2P0H1/ |
| D | 9/11 | 2P0H1/ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
01:08
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | H | P |
| B | 141515 | 1514 |
| G | 14 14 | 14 |
| D | 141616 | 1614 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| B | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| G | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| D | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Well I met
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | H | P |
| B | 141515 | 1514 |
| G | 14 14 | 14 |
| D | 141616 | 1614 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| B | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| G | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| D | 2 | 2P0H1/ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
01:19
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
her at the bottom of a well
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
(of a well) Well I told
| d | 14 \ | 2 |
| B | 14 \ | 2 |
| G | 14 \ | 2 |
| D | 14 \ | 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
her I was tryin' to break a spell,
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
X X x X x x XXXX
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
(break a spell) but I
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 14 / | 26 |
| B | 14 / | 26 |
| G | 14 / | 26 |
| D | 14 / | 26 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
01:40 X x X x X
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 3 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 3 5 |
can't by, my hands tied I don't why I ever to try myself
get are know got
her
| e | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 5 5 5 5 3 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 0 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 0 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 2 / | 7 0 0/7 \ |
| B | 2 / | 7 0 0/7 \ |
| G | 2 / | 7 0 0/7 \ |
| D | 2 / | 7 0 0/7 \ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
xxxX X X X
A5 B5 C5 C#5 D5
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 |
'cause get by, since hands
I can't my
| e | | 7 7 8 9 10 |
| B | 2 | 7 7 8 9 10 |
| G | 2 | 7 7 8 9 10 |
| D | 2 | 7 7 8 9 10 |
| A | | 9 9 10 11 12 |
| E | | 7 7 8 9 10 |
Bm7 Cm7 C#m7 Dm7
| d | 0/2 | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 |
| B | 0/2 | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 |
| G | 0/2 | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 |
| D | 0/2 | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
xxxx x X X X
are tied Ooooh Oh woman oh why
| d | | 0/2 |
| B | | 0/2 |
| G | | 0/2 |
| D | | 0/2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
01:57
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 / 10 10 10 |
why, why, why, why What have I done
| e | | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 | 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| B | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| G | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| D | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Oh woman oh where
| d0/2 2P0H1/2 |
| B0/2 2P0H1/2 |
| G0/2 2P0H1/2 |
| D0/2 2P0H1/2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
where, where, where, where you get that gun
| e | | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| B | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| G | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| D | 5/7 7/12 5/7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 12 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 12 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 / 10 10 10 10 |
Oh why what you done
why have
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 0/2 7/12 5/7 |
| B | 0/2 7/12 5/7 |
| G | 0/2 7/12 5/7 |
| D | 0/2 7/12 5/7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 \ |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 / 12 12 12 \ |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 / 10 10 10 \ |
done woman have done
what you
| e | | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | 14 | |
| B | 14 10 | |
| G | 14 9\7 | |
| D | 14 9/11 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
02:27
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Oooh no, no, baby, baby Oooooh
| e | | |
| B | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| G | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| d | | 2P0H1/ |
| B | 10 | 2P0H1/ |
| G | 9\7 | 2P0H1/ |
| D | 10 | 2P0H1/ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
The rest of the song, from 02:30 on (including the Coda -03:52
to 04:34-) is played much the same way as what I have already
presented up here.
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause