[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.
 
[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]
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Em   G   D   A
 
Em                        G           D             A
Martha say she don't need no stinking man making no decisions for her.