Capo 2

D         A                          Em
You, with your words like knives and swords
                     G
And weapons that you use against me 
D         A                 Em
You, have knocked me off my feet again
       G
Got me feelin' like a nothin'
D              A                     Em
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
           G
Callin' me out when I'm wounded
D    A                     Em   G
You, pickin' on the weaker man


 A                  D               G      
Well you can take me down with just one 
       A
single blow
    G 
But you don't know, what you don't know

D       A       Em               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       Em                     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
(no chord)             D
Why you gotta be so mean?

 D             A                                                  
You, with your swithching sides and
     Em                       G
Your wild fire lies and your humiliation
D         A                     Em                               
You, have pointed out my flaws again
        G     N.C.                                                 
As if I don't already see them
D            A                                          
I walk with my head down
          Em                                                     
tryin' to block you out 
         G
'cause I never impress you
D       A           Em        G

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


Chords: 
D       A       Em               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       Em                     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
Why you gotta be so mean?

A G

            A
And I can't 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 no one's listening
A
Washed up and ranting about the 
D    A   G    
same old bitter things
A                                D A     G  
Drunk and rumblin' all about how I can't sing
N.C.              D     A 
But all you are is mean
G              D           A         D
All you are is mean, and a liar, and pathetic
    G                 D         A         D         G
And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean


(Mute Chords until "|")
D       A       Em               G 
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city 
    D          A                G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean | yeahh
D       A       Em                     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
Why you gotta be so.. Someday
 A       Em               G 
I'll be livin in a big ol' city 
    D          A                G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D       A       Em                     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
Why you gotta be so mean 

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