Intro: Dbm E B B
 
Verse 1:
Dbm  E           B               Dbm
    What did you think I'd say to that?
       E       B                  Dbm
Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?
     E    B                Dbm     E   B
They strike to kill, and you know I will
Dbm        E    B
 You know I will
Dbm  E          B                 Dbm
    What do you sing on your drive home?
       E     B                     Dbm
Do you see my face in the neighbor's lawn?
         Dbm     E
Does she smile?
B           Dbm           E     B
 Or does she mouth, "xxxx you forever"?
 
Pre-Chorus:
E B             Gb               E       B
   Every time you call me crazy, I get more crazy
Gb
What G#out that?
E B            Gb                  E       B     Gb
    And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry
 
Chorus:
            E             B  Gb
And there's nothing like a mad woman
       E             B  Gb
What a shame she went mad
E             B  Gb
No one likes a mad woman
    E            B   Gb
You made her like that
           E        B            Gb
And you'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out
        E       B       Gb
And you find something to wrap your noose around
E B             Gb              E B Gb
      And there's nothing like a mad      woman
 
Interlude: Dbm E B B
 
Verse 2:
Dbm E            B                 Dbm
   Now I breathe flames each time I talk
   E          B             Dbm
My cannons all firin' at your yacht
     E  B                  Dbm     E    B
They say, "Move on," but you know I won't
Dbm     E         B              Dbm
   And women like hunting witches too
E         B                Dbm
Doing your dirtiest work for you
     E           B
It's obvious that wanting me dead
           Dbm          E    B
Has really brought you two together
 
Pre-Chorus:
E B             Gb               E       B
   Every time you call me crazy, I get more crazy
Gb
What G#out that?
E B            Gb                  E       B     Gb
    And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry
 
Chorus:
            E             B  Gb
And there's nothing like a mad woman
       E             B  Gb
What a shame she went mad
E             B  Gb
No one likes a mad woman
    E            B   Gb
You made her like that
           E        B            Gb
And you'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out
        E       B       Gb
And you find something to wrap your noose around
E B             Gb              E B Gb
      And there's nothing like a mad      woman
 
Bridge:
E Dbm    B              E        B
     I'm taking my time, taking my time
       Gb                  E     Dbm
'Cause you took everything from me
B                  E           B
Watching you climb, watching you climb
Gb               E Dbm
Over people like me
    B                   E          B
The master of spin has a couple side flings
Gb                E   Dbm
Good wives always know
B                           E            B
She should be mad, should be scathing like me, but
 
Outro:
Gb              E Dbm B
No one likes a mad      woman
E B       Gb                  E Dbm B B
     What a shame she went mad
E B   Gb
    You made her like that

E Dbm B B
E B Gb G