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[intro]
G7  G#7  G7  C7
[verse]
C7That woman is poison            She'd bite the head right off a snake
F7That woman is poison            She'd bite the head right off a C7snake
She's a G7no good dirty mis-treater          G#7She's got a G7habit I just can't C7break
[verse]
C7That woman is mean and nasty           She'll peel the paint right off the wall
F7That woman is mean and nasty           She'll peel the paint right off the C7wall
She'll take the G7sweetness out of sugar        G#7she'll take the G7bounce right out of the C7ball
[bridge]
C7She never gets up in the morninC#7'       C7Lays there in the beC#7dC7  
C7She never cooks in the evening        She gives me a  G#7TV    G7dinneF#7r     F7insteC7ad
[verse]
C7That woman is poison            She'd bite the head right off a snake
F7That woman is poison            She'd bite the head right off a C7snake
She's a G7low down dirty mis-treater         G#7She's got a G7habit I just can't C7break
[verse]
C7That woman is poison            She'd bite the head right off a snake
F7That woman is poison            She'd bite the head right off a C7snake
She's a G7no good dirty mis-treater         G#7She's got a G7habit I just can't C7break
[bridge]
C7She runs all over towC#7n     C7Every night with a different maC#7nC7  
C7Chain of fools a mile long     Got  'em eG#7ating G7right F#7out of F7her C7hand
[verse]
C7That woman is poison            She'd bite the head right off a snake
F7That woman is poison            She'd bite the head right off a C7snake
She's a G7no good dirty mis-treater         G#7She's got a G7habit I just can't C7break
[outro]
C7That woman is poison   x   4
C7She serves me       C#7  C7shoe leather   calls it a T-Bone steak
C7She serves me shoe leather and calls it a T-Bone steak
C7That woman is poison             that woman is poison
C7Arsenic ain't nothin'        Strychnine ain't nothin'          Rat poison ain't nothin'
C7P-O-I-S-O-N          P-O-I-S-O-N          P-O-I-S-O-N

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That Woman Is Poison

by Rufus Thomas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#7

C#7

F#7

[intro]

G7 G#7 G7 C7

[verse]

That woman is poison She'd bite the head right off a snake

F7 C7

That woman is poison She'd bite the head right off a snake

G7 G#7 G7 C7

She's a no good dirty mis-treater She's got a habit I just can't break

[verse]

That woman is mean and nasty She'll peel the paint right off the wall

F7 C7

That woman is mean and nasty She'll peel the paint right off the wall

G7 G#7 G7 C7

She'll take the sweetness out of sugar she'll take the bounce right out of the ball

[bridge]

C7 C#7 C7 C#7 C7

She never gets up in the mornin' Lays there in the bed

C7 G#7 G7 F#7 F7 C7

She never cooks in the evening She gives me a TV dinner instead

[verse]

That woman is poison She'd bite the head right off a snake

F7 C7

That woman is poison She'd bite the head right off a snake

G7 G#7 G7 C7

She's a low down dirty mis-treater She's got a habit I just can't break

[verse]

That woman is poison She'd bite the head right off a snake

F7 C7

That woman is poison She'd bite the head right off a snake

G7 G#7 G7 C7

She's a no good dirty mis-treater She's got a habit I just can't break

[bridge]

C7 C#7 C7 C#7 C7

She runs all over town Every night with a different man

C7 G#7 G7 F#7 F7 C7

Chain of fools a mile long Got 'em eating right out of her hand

[verse]

That woman is poison She'd bite the head right off a snake

F7 C7

That woman is poison She'd bite the head right off a snake

G7 G#7 G7 C7

She's a no good dirty mis-treater She's got a habit I just can't break

[outro]

That woman is poison x 4

C7 C#7 C7

She serves me shoe leather calls it a T-Bone steak

She serves me shoe leather and calls it a T-Bone steak

That woman is poison that woman is poison

Arsenic ain't nothin' Strychnine ain't nothin' Rat poison ain't nothin'

P-O-I-S-O-N P-O-I-S-O-N P-O-I-S-O-N

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