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

D Bm A A
D A E F