Mean

	 
* strum once
[Strophe]
Bm             A                     G 
You, with your words like knives and swords 
G 
And weapons that you use against me  
Bm        A                 G 
You, have knocked me off my feet again 
G 
Got me feelin' like a nothin' 
Bm             A                     G 
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board 
G 
Callin' me out when I'm wounded 
Bm   A                     G 
You, pickin' on the weaker man
[Pre-Refrain]
A                        D               G      A 
 Well you can take me down with just one single blow 
    G* 
But you don't know, what you don't know...
[Refrain]
D       A       Bm                  G 
Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city  
    D          A                G 
And all you're ever gonna be is mean 
D       A       Bm                      G 
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me  
    D          A                G 
And all you're ever gonna be is mean 
                   D      C D 
Why you gotta be so mean?
[Strophe]
Bm             A 
You, with your switching sides and 
     G 
Your wild fire lies and your humiliation 
Bm        A              G 
You, have pointed out my flaws again 
       -stop- 
As if I don't already see them 
Bm          A 
I walk with my head down 
          G 
Tryin' to block you out  
         G 
'Cause I never impress you 
Bm     A           G 
I just wanna feel okay again
[Pre-Refrain]
A 
I bet you got pushed around 
D        G        A 
Somebody made you cold 
A 
But the cycle ends right now 'cause 
G 
You can't lead me down that road 
                   G -stop- 
And you don't know what you don't know
[Refrain]
D       A       Bm                  G 
Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city  
    D          A                G 
And all you're ever gonna be is mean 
D       A       Bm                      G 
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me  
    D          A                G 
And all you're ever gonna be is mean 
                   D     C D   A   G 
Why you gotta be so mean?
[Pont]
          A 
And I can see you years from now in a bar 
D               G            A 
 Talkin' over a football game 
A 
With that same big loud opinion 
D            G        A 
But nobody's listening 
A 
Washed up and ranting about the  
D*         A*       G* 
Same old   bitter   things 
A                                 D* A*    G* 
Drunk and grumblin' all about how I  can't sing 
 N.C              D    A  Bm 
But all you are is mean
[Interlude]
G              D            A          Bm 
All you are is mean...and a liar...and pathetic 
    G                 D         A         Bm        G 
And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean 
    D       A       Bm                  G 
But someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city  
    D          A                G      G 
And all you're ever gonna be is mean,  yeah--ah 
[Refrain]
D       A       Bm                      G 
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me  
    D          A               G 
And all you're ever gonna be is mean 
G                   D 
Why you gotta be so...Someday 
A       Bm                 G 
I'll be livin in a big ol' city why ya gotta be so mean 
    D          A                G 
And all you're ever gonna be is mean why ya gotta be so mean 
D       A       Bm                      G 
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me why ya gotta be so mean 
    D*         A*               G* 
And all you're ever gonna be is mean 
                   D* 
Why you gotta be so  mean?