Intro: Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G
Am G F
You, with your words like knives and swords
And weapons that you use against me
Am G F
You, have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feelin' like a nothin'
Am G F
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
Callin' me out when I'm wounded
Am G F
You, pickin' on the weaker man
G C F G
Well you can take me down with just one single blow
F (once)
But you don't know, what you don't know...
C G F
Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city
C G F
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
C G F
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
C G F
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
F(once) C Bb C C/B
Why you gotta be so mean?
Am G
You, with your swithching sides and
F
Your wild fire lies and your humiliation
Am G F
You, have pointed out my flaws again
F (once)
As if I don't already see them
Am G
I walk with my head down
F
Tryin' to block you out 'cause I never impress you
Am G F
I just wanna feel okay again
G
I bet you got pushed around
C F G
Somebody made you cold
But the cycle ends right now 'cause
F
You can't lead me down that road
F (once)
And you don't know what you don't know
C G F
Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city
C G F
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
C G F
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
C G F
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
F(once) C
Why you gotta be so mean?
G
And I can see you years from now in a bar
C F G
Talkin' over a football game
With that same big loud opinion
C F G
But no one's listening
Washed up and ranting about the
F once G F (fingerpicking)
Same old bitter things
G F G F
Drunk and grumblin' all about how I can't sing
C G Am
But all you are is mean
F C G Am
All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic
F C G Am F
And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean
Palm mute
But someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city
F
And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah
C G F
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
C G F
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
C
Why you gotta be so...Someday
G F
I'll be livin in a big ol' city (why ya gotta be so mean)
C G F
And all you're ever gonna be is mean (why ya gotta be so mean)
C G F
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city (why ya gotta be so mean)
C once G F
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
C
Why you gotta be so mean?