I've Got a Woman - Ray Charles

> _**Well**_**, I got a woman, way over town**

Ray Charles first major hit record was Ive Got a Woman (aka I Got a Woman). The composition builds on the gospel song It Must Be Jesus, recorded in 1954 by the Southern Tones.

Ive Got a Woman was a #1 R&B hit for Brother Ray in 1955 and was also the first song the 21-year-old Elvis Presley recorded at his first recording session for RCA in Nashville in January 1956. Elvis loved the song and sang it in his live appearances throughout his career. It became a set mainstay almost from the moment he heard Charles 1955 single; from 1955 to 1977, the song appeared repeatedly in his performances.

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**Transpose by -10**
**Tempo: 99 BPM**

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