[Verse 1]
Em G D A
Martha say she don't need no stinking man making no decisions for her.
Em G
She don't need his money, she don't need him between the sheets,
D A
She ain't gonna sleep on the edge of the bed for no stinking man.
Em G
And that's the way she lives 'cause I saw her last night
D A
Pouring water on a drowning man in the moonlight, saying:
[Chorus]
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother,
G D
Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha.
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister.
G D
Say what, hey you, look out, Martha.
[Verse 2]
Em G D A
Martha say she don't need no revolver to shoot some idiot down.
Em G
She can do it with her eyes, she can do it with her smile,
D A
She can do it with a conversation just walking down the hall.
Em G
Man, now ain't that the truth 'cause I saw her take a bite out of
D A
Some macho dude laying some corn ball line on her last night, saying:
[Chorus]
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother,
G D
Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha.
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister.
G D
Say what, hey you, look out, Martha.
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[Chorus]
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother. (Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother.)
G D
Hi-de-hi-de-ho, sister. (Hi-de-hi-de-hi, yeah.)
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi. (Hi-de-hi-de-ho, yeah.)
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, Martha.
G D
Say what, look out, shake it up Martha.
[Verse 3]
Em G
Martha say say she ain't changin', no nothin' for nobody for
D A
No damn good reason.
Em G
It's the way that she wants it, it's the way that she gets it.
D
Well, the girl loves playing hardball, it leaves me in a
A
No win situation saying:
[Chorus]
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother,
G D
Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha.
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister.
D
Say what, hey you, look out, Martha.
[Outro]
Em G D A
Em G D A
Em G D A
Martha say she don't need no stinking man making no decisions for her.