Taylor Swift – Mad Woman Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – Mad Woman Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFmAbEbBbB

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[Intro]
Fm Ab Eb Eb

[Verse 1]
Fm  Ab           Eb               Fm
    What did you think I'd say to that?
       Ab       Eb                  Fm
Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?
     Ab    Eb                Fm     Ab   Eb
They strike to kill, and you know I will
Fm        Ab    Eb
 You know I will
Fm  Ab          Eb                 Fm
    What do you sing on your drive home?
       Ab     Eb                     Fm
Do you see my face in the neighbor's lawn?
         Fm     Ab
Does she smile?
Eb           Fm           Ab     Eb
 Or does she mouth, "Fck you forever"?	

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[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Eb             Bb               Ab 
   Every time you call me crazy, I get
      Eb
    more crazy
Bb
What about that?
Ab Eb            Bb               
    And when you say I seem angry,
   Ab       Eb     Bb
     I get more angry

[Chorus]
            Ab             Eb  Bb
And there's nothing like a mad woman
       Ab             Eb  Bb
What a shame she went mad
Ab             Eb  Bb
No one likes a mad woman
    Ab            Eb   Bb
You made her like that
           Ab        Eb   
And you'll poke that bear 
         Bb
'til her claws come out
        Ab       Eb       Bb
And you find something to wrap 
your noose around
Ab Eb             Bb          
      And there's nothing like
    Ab Eb Bb
       a mad      woman
Fm Ab Eb Eb	

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[Verse 2]
Fm Ab            Eb                 Fm
   Now I breathe flames each time I talk
   Ab          Eb             Fm
My cannons all firin' at your yacht
     Ab  Eb                  Fm     Ab    Eb
They say, "Move on," but you know I won't
Fm     Ab         Eb              Fm
   And women like hunting witches too
Ab         Eb                Fm
Doing your dirtiest work for you
     Ab           Eb
It's obvious that wanting me dead
           Fm          Ab    Eb
Has really brought you two together

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[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Eb             Bb            
   Every time you call me crazy, 
   Ab       Eb
   I get more crazy
Bb
What about that?
Ab Eb            Bb               
    And when you say I seem angry, 
   Ab       Eb     Bb
    I get more angry	

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[Chorus]
            Ab             Eb  Bb
And there's nothing like a mad woman
       Ab             Eb  Bb
What a shame she went mad
Ab             Eb  Bb
No one likes a mad woman
    Ab            Eb   Bb
You made her like that
           Ab        Eb       
And you'll poke that bear 'til
     Bb
 her claws come out
        Ab       Eb       Bb
And you find something to wrap your 
noose around
Ab Eb             Bb             
      And there's nothing like a
 Ab Eb Bb
       mad      woman

[Bridge]
Ab Fm    Eb              Ab        Eb
     I'm taking my time, taking my time
       Bb                  Ab     Fm
'Cause you took everything from me
Eb                  Ab           Eb
Watching you climb, watching you climb
Bb               Ab Fm
Over people like me
    Eb                   Ab          Eb
The master of spin has a couple side flings
Bb                Ab   Fm
Good wives always know
Eb                           Ab      
She should be mad, should be scathing
      Eb
 like me, but

[Outro]
Bb              Ab Fm Eb
No one likes a mad      woman
Ab Eb       Bb                  Ab Fm Eb Eb
     What a shame she went mad
Ab Eb   Bb
    You made her like that
Ab Fm Eb Eb
Ab Eb Bb B	

How to play Mad Woman: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Mad Woman by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Mad Woman by Taylor Swift keeps coming home to E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). You need 5 chords: Fm, Ab, Eb, Bb and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab (IV – I – V – IV in E♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, A, Bb (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Mad Woman chords: questions

What key is Mad Woman in?

Mad Woman by Taylor Swift is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Mad Woman?

Mad Woman uses 5 chords: Fm, Ab, Eb, Bb, B.

What is the chord progression of Mad Woman?

The main progression is Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab (IV – I – V – IV).

Is Mad Woman easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, A, Bb (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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