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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 9Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords Used (At least how I play them)
EE|A---C#----B0-D------0---------0-------0-------0----|
B|-------0-------0---------0-------0-------0----|
G|-------9-------2---------6-------4-------7----|
D|-------9-------2---------6-------4-------7----|
A|-------7-------0---------4-------2-------5----|
E|--------x-------x--------x--------x-------x---|
Verse 1
C#YouB, Awith your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me
C#YouB, Ahave knocked me off my feet again got me feeling like I'm nothing
C#YouB, Awith your voice like nails on a chalkboard, calling me out when I'm wounded
C#YouB, Apickin' on the weaker man
Pre Chorus 1
BWeC#ll, Ayou can take me down with just one single blow
 B   C#  A~
But you don't know what you don't know
Chorus
ESomBedC#ay AI'll be living in a big old city
EAnBd Aall you're ever gonna be is mean
ESoBmeC#day AI'll be big enough so you can't hit me
C#B A  
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
A~			  E  D/E  
Why you gotta be so mean?
Verse 2
C#YouB, Awith your switching sides and your walk-by lies and your humiliation
C#YouB, Ahave pointed out my flaws again as if I don't already see them
C#I'lBl Awalk with my head down trying to block you out 'cause I'll never impress you
C#I jBusAt wanna feel okay again
Pre Chorus 2 
BI'C#ll Abet you got pushed around, somebody made you cold
BBuC#t tAhe cycle ends right now 'cause you can't lead me down that road
AAnd you don't know what you don't know
Bridge
B A
BAnC#d I Acan see you years from now in a bar, talking over a football game
BWiC#th Athat same big loud opinion but nobody's listening
BWaC#shed up and rantC#ing BaAbout the same old bitter things
BDrC#unk C#anBd Arambling on about how I can't sing
Bridge 2
EBut BaC#ll Ayou are is mean
EAll ByC#ou Aare is mean and a liar and pathetic and a f***ing whore
EAnd BmC#eanA, and mean, and mean, and mean
Chorus 2
(Mute the strings, but continue with the strumming pattern) 
But someday I'll be living in a big old city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah
Order
Verse 1
Pre Chorus 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre Chorus 2
Chorus
Bridge 1
Bridge 2
Chorus 2
Chorus

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Mean

by Artist Vs Poet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/E

Chords Used (At least how I play them)

E A C# B D

E|-------0-------0---------0-------0-------0----|

B|-------0-------0---------0-------0-------0----|

G|-------9-------2---------6-------4-------7----|

D|-------9-------2---------6-------4-------7----|

A|-------7-------0---------4-------2-------5----|

E|--------x-------x--------x--------x-------x---|

Verse 1

C# B A

You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me

C# B A

You, have knocked me off my feet again got me feeling like I'm nothing

C# B A

You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard, calling me out when I'm wounded

C# B A

You, pickin' on the weaker man

Pre Chorus 1

B C# A

Well, you can take me down with just one single blow

B C# A

But you don't know what you don't know

Chorus

E B C# A

Someday I'll be living in a big old city

E B A

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

E B C# A

Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

C#B

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

A E D/E

Why you gotta be so mean?

Verse 2

C# B A

You, with your switching sides and your walk-by lies and your humiliation

C# B A

You, have pointed out my flaws again as if I don't already see them

C# B A

I'll walk with my head down trying to block you out 'cause I'll never impress you

C# B A

I just wanna feel okay again

Pre Chorus 2

B C# A

I'll bet you got pushed around, somebody made you cold

B C# A

But the cycle ends right now 'cause you can't lead me down that road

And you don't know what you don't know

Bridge

B A

B C# A

And I can see you years from now in a bar, talking over a football game

B C# A

With that same big loud opinion but nobody's listening

B C# C# B A

Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things

B C# C# B A

Drunk and rambling on about how I can't sing

Bridge 2

E B C# A

But all you are is mean

E B C# A

All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic and a f***ing whore

E B C# A

And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean

Chorus 2

(Mute the strings, but continue with the strumming pattern)

But someday I'll be living in a big old city

And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah

Order

Verse 1

Pre Chorus 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Pre Chorus 2

Chorus

Bridge 1

Bridge 2

Chorus 2

Chorus

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