Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love

Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees wrote this song. After their wildly successful contributions to the 1978 movie Saturday Night Fever, they were asked by a reporter which artist they’d most like to produce. The answer was Barbra Streisand. Word quickly got back to Streisand’s camp, and the group was invited to work on an album for Streisand, which became Guilty. It was her best-selling album.

About The Song

• This marks Streisand’s fifth and final #1 hit on the Hot 100 chart (her first being “The Way We Were” in 1973).
• Two other tracks from the album also entered the US Top 10, both being duets with Barry Gibb: “Guilty” and “What Kind of Fool.” Notably, “Guilty” received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal by Duo or Group.
• According to Barry Gibb, convincing Streisand to record the song proved challenging as she had reservations about the lyrics, particularly the line “it’s a right I defend, over and over again.” He shared with Billboard that she initially felt the phrase was too assertive for a pop song.

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Lyric

Life is a moment in space
When the dream is gone
It’s a lonelier place
I kiss the morning goodbye
But down inside, you know we never know why
The road is narrow and long
When eyes meet eyes
And the feeling is strong
I turn away from the wall
I stumble and fall
But I give you it all

I am a woman in love
And I’d do anything
To get you into my world
And hold you within
It’s a right I defend
Over and over again
What do I do

With you eternally mine
In love there is no measure of time
We planned it all at the start
But you and I live in each other’s heart
We may be oceans away
You’ll feel my love
I hear what you say
No truth is ever a lie
I stumble and fall
But I give you it all

I am a woman in love
And I’d do anything
To get you into my world
And hold you within
It’s a right I defend
Over and over again
What do I do

I am a woman in love
And I’m talking to you
You know I know how you feel
What a woman can do
It’s a right I defend
Over and over again

I am a woman in love
And I’d do anything
To get you into my world
And hold you within
It’s a right I defend
Over and over again

Guitar chord

Capo 1st fret

INTRO
| Dm | Dm | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 C | Dm | Dm | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 |

Dm        Gm        Dm 
Life is a moment in space 
         Gm       Bb 
When the dream is gone 
       C        F 
It's a lonelier place 
Cm                       Bb 
I kissed the morning goodbye 
        Bb/A Gm 
But down inside 
                       A 
You know we never know why

Dm          Gm         Dm 
The road is narrow and lone 
     Gm        Bb 
When eyes meet eyes 
        C          F 
And the feeling is strong 
Cm                   F 
I turn away from the wall 
  Bb          F 
I stumble and fall 
      Bb          A 
But I give you it all

Dm     A        Dm 
I am a woman in love 
        A     Dm 
And I'd do anything 
           A       Dm 
To get you into my world 
    A        Dm 
And hold you within 
       C         Gm 
It's a right I defend 
               F 
Over and over again 
Dm                   Bbmaj7 
What do I do

Dm          Gm         Dm 
With you eternally mine 
     Gm        Bb 
In love there is 
   C          F 
No measure of time 
Cm                   Bb 
We planned it all at the start 
        Bb/D Gm 
That you and I 
                       A 
Live in each other's heart

Dm        Gm      Dm 
We may be oceans away 
    Gm      Bb 
You feel my love 
  C             F 
I hear what you say 
Cm                 F 
No truth is ever a lie
  Bb          F 
I stumble and fall 
      Bb          A 
But I give you it all

Dm     A        Dm 
I am a woman in love 
        A     Dm 
And I'd do anything 
           A       Dm 
To get you into my world 
    A        Dm 
And hold you within 
       C         Gm 
It's a right I defend 
               F 
Over and over again 
Dm                   Bb7 
What do I do

Ebm    Bb       Ebm 
I am a woman in love 
        Bb         Ebm 
And I'm talking to you 
           Bb           Ebm 
Aou know I know how you feel 
       Bb        Ebm 
What a woman can do 
       C#         Abm 
It's a right I defend 
               Bb7 
Over and over again

Ebm    Bb       Ebm 
I am a woman in love 
        Bb    Ebm 
And I'd do anything 
           Bb      Ebm 
To get you into my world 
    Bb          Ebm 
And hold you within 
       C#        Abm 
It's a right I defend 
               Bb7 
Over and over again 

(FADE)