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Every Woman Needs a Bad Man

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INTRO — 2 BARS | DEEP SLAP BASS HOOK, CHICKEN-SCRATCH GUITAR, SHARP SNARE HIT | IMMEDIATE FUNKY GROOVE] [VERSE 1 — LOW SMOKY FEMALE VOCAL | PLAYFUL, RHYTHMIC PHRASING | BASS LEADS, GUITAR ANSWERS VOCAL LINES] I don't need a Sunday angel, With a halo shining bright. I need a little bit of trouble, That knows how to treat me right. A man who opens up my door, Then makes me forget my name. A gentleman in daylight, With a midnight kind of flame. [PRE-CHORUS — BASS GETS DEEPER | HAMMOND ORGAN SWELLS | DRUMS BUILD WITH SYNCOPATED STOPS] He knows when to hold me gentle, Knows when to take control. Got a little devil in his smile, And a whole lotta country soul. [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE COUNTRY-FUNK POCKET | SLAP BASS, PUNCHY DRUMS, WAH GUITAR | SASSY RHYTHMIC FEMALE VOCAL | SHORT CATCHY PHRASES] Every woman needs a bad man, With a good heart and wicked hands. A little rough around the edges, But he knows just where to stand. He'll kiss you like a sinner, Love you like a saint. Make you wanna misbehave, In ways a good boy ain't. Oh, every woman needs a bad man, Who knows how to love a good woman. [2-BAR INSTRUMENTAL TURNAROUND — DIRTY TELECASTER RIFF, BOUNCY BASS, CRISP SNARE] [VERSE 2 — STRIPPED-DOWN FUNK | DEEP BASS, CLAVINET STABS | SULTRY FEMALE VOCAL SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE BEAT] He ain't gotta ride a Harley, Or have tattoos on his skin. It's the way he looks across the room, Like he's thinking about sin. He can dance me through a crowded bar, With his hand upon my ass. Then lean down close and whisper, "Girl, let's get outta this place." [PRE-CHORUS — GUITAR BENDS BETWEEN LINES | KICK DRUM BUILDS | VOCAL GETS MORE DARING] He ain't looking for forgiveness, And I ain't looking to be saved. Sometimes a little trouble, Is exactly what I crave. [CHORUS — FULL FUNK GROOVE | STRONGER BASS, ORGAN STABS, TIGHT DRUM FILLS | CONFIDENT FEMALE VOCAL] Every woman needs a bad man, With a good heart and wicked hands. A little rough around the edges, But he knows just where to stand. He'll kiss you like a sinner, Love you like a saint. Make you wanna misbehave, In ways a good boy ain't. Oh, every woman needs a bad man, Who knows how to love a good woman. [BRIDGE — SUDDEN BEAT DROP | ONLY THICK BASS AND DRY SNARE | INTIMATE LOW FEMALE VOCAL | SLOW, TEASING DELIVERY] I don't want a broken heart, Don't need a reckless fool. I want a man who breaks the rules, But never breaks my trust in two. [BEAT SWITCH — BASS SLIDE, DRUM FILL, WAH-WAH GUITAR EXPLODES | HEAVIER SOUTHERN FUNK GROOVE | VOCAL BECOMES PLAYFUL AND COMMANDING] Let him be wild, Let him be sweet. A little bit of heaven, With some hell underneath! [FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND | DEEP PULSING BASS, DRIVING FUNK DRUMS, CHOPPY GUITAR | BOLD SULTRY FEMALE VOCAL | STRONG DANCEABLE HOOK] Every woman needs a bad man, With a good heart and wicked hands. One who knows when to be gentle, And when to take command. He'll kiss you like a sinner, Love you like a saint. Make you wanna misbehave, In ways a good boy ain't. [OUTRO — BAND STRIPS BACK TO SLAP BASS AND BLUES GUITAR | SMOKY LOW VOCAL | SEDUCTIVE RHYTHMIC PAUSES] He can be good for everybody else, But save that bad for me. 'Cause a man who knows how to love me right... Is my favorite kind of trouble to keep. [FINAL DIRTY BLUES GUITAR BEND — BASS SLIDE — HARD STOP]