John Mellencamp – Martha Say (Guitar)

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Written by John Mellencamp [Verse 1]
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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,

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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,

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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

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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.
[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.

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Say what, look out, shake it up Martha.
[Verse 3]
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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.