D C D C
What are you thinking when you're looking at me?
Bb C
What can you tell me of reality?
D C D C
I'm only woman, not just a fantasy,
Bb C
and the flesh and blood is warmer than some color transparency.
D C D C
Every woman's a Madonna, every woman's a whore,
Bb C
you can try to reduce me but I'm so much more.
D C D C
I don't want to be your mother, won't be shoved in a drawer,
Bb C
'cause every woman's a Madonna, every woman's a whore.
D C D
That's right !
D C D C
What are you thinking when you push me away?
Bb C
Was it some promise in your youth you made?
D C D C
Holding out for something or hoping to be saved.
Bb C
Does it make you feel power or are you just afraid of me?
D C D C
Every woman's a Madonna, every woman's a whore,
Bb C
you can try to reduce me but I'm so much more.
D C D C
I don't want to be your mother, won't be shoved in a drawer,
Bb C
'cause every woman's a Madonna, every woman's a whore.
D
That's right !