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Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred E. Ahlert
A7sus4You're Dm7mean to B7me.        Em7Why C#7must you be F#m7mean to Bm7me?GM7  
Gee, Choney, Bb9it sDM7eems Amto B7me Em7you love to  A7sus4see    A7-9me  DM7cryin'D6  
E6I don't know  A7sus4why    A7I sDM7tay hoB7me Em7  
Each nC#7ight, when you F#m7say you'll phBm7one.GM7  
You dCon't Bb9and I'm DM7left Ama - lB7one,
Em7Singin' the A7sus4blues  A7-9and  DM7sigh - D6in'.
Bridge:
DYou tD9reat D7me cGM7old - G6ly eDach dD9ay in tD7he yGM7ear;G6  
   C     C9    Cdim  Em+7 Em6  
You al - ways scold me
CWhen - C9ev - Cdimer sE6ome - body is A7near, A7+5dear.
Dm7It must B7be        Em7great C#7fun to be F#m7mean to Bm7meGM7  
You sChouldn't, Bb9for cDM7an't Amyou B7see
What you Em7mean  A7-9to  D6me?Fdim  Em7  A7  A7+5  D6  
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Mean To Me

by Ruth Etting

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

Dm7

Em7

C#7

F#m7

Bm7

GM7

Bb9

A7-9

Cdim

Em6

A7+5

Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred E. Ahlert

A7sus4 Dm7 B7 Em7 C#7 F#m7 Bm7 GM7

You're mean to me. Why must you be mean to me?

C Bb9 DM7 Am B7 Em7 A7sus4 A7-9 DM7 D6

Gee, honey, it seems to me you love to see me cryin'

E6 A7sus4 A7 DM7 B7 Em7

I don't know why I stay home

C#7 F#m7 Bm7 GM7

Each night, when you say you'll phone.

C Bb9 DM7 Am B7

You don't and I'm left a - lone,

Em7 A7sus4 A7-9 DM7 D6

Singin' the blues and sigh - in'.

Bridge:

D D9 D7 GM7 G6 D D9 D7 GM7 G6

You treat me cold - ly each day in the year;

C C9 Cdim Em Em6

You al - ways scold me

C C9 Cdim E6 A7 A7+5

When - ev - er some - body is near, dear.

Dm7 B7 Em7 C#7 F#m7 Bm7 GM7

It must be great fun to be mean to me

C Bb9 DM7 Am B7

You shouldn't, for can't you see

Em7 A7-9 D6 Fdim Em7 A7 A7+5 D6

What you mean to me?

The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy.

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