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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy4v70vfz3s
starts at 0:14
Intro:
G C D G C D
Verse 1:
D G C D
She was a woman
D G C D
sawed in half
D G C D
It was done by
D G C D
a bad magician
D G C D
There was a point at which
D G C D
she just had to laugh
D G C D
You could appreciate
D G C D
her position
D G C D
Her legs in one way
D G C D
and her head another
D G C D
She just kept thinking about
D G C D
walking away
D G C D
They tried to put her back together
D G C D
underneath the cover
D G C D
But her heart kept getting in,
D G C D
getting in the way
Chorus:
D C G D
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
D C G D
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
D C G D
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
D C G D
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Verse 2:
D G C D
She was a woman
D G C D
sawed in half
D G C D
Let's cut to the chase,
D G C D
love, this was show time
D G C D
And he was sweating bullets
D G C D
and walking on glass
D G C D
Somewhere between the evening news
D G C D
and tomorrow's headline Buzz awhile
Solo:
G C D
G C D
G C D
G C D
Verse 3:
D G C D
She was a woman
D G C D
sawed in half
D G C D
It was done by
D G C D
a bad magician
D G C D
Yeah, it was a clear cut thing,
D G C D
no, you didn't have to ask
D G C D
She was gonna have to make
D G C D
her own decisions
D G C D
Her legs got up and walked away
D G C D
and her head came rolling
D G C D
Oh, the room was painted black light
D G C D
and, and turning the day glow
D G C D
She wound up in two places at once,
D G C D
her heart was swollen
D G C D
He played his musical saw
D G C D
in the streets of San Diego
Chorus:
D C G D
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
D C G D
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
D C G D
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
D C G D
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya
Verse 4:
G C D
She was a woman sawed in half,
G C D
her legs in Tijuana
G C D
She was a bodiless head and trapeze artist
G C D
in a circus in Bombay
G C D G C D
Now a woman's gonna do exactly what a woman's gonna
G C D G C D
Yeah, some bad magicians wouldn't have it any other way
G C D G C D
She holds on to that trapeze by the skin of her teeth or so they say
G C D
repeat till end
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025