Glee Cast – Mean chords

Mean – Glee Cast Version (Mark Salling & Dot Marie Jones)

Standard Tuning

Am  Fmaj7  Gsus4  G

Am              G                     FYou, with your words like knives and swords
And weapons that you use against me 
Am        G                 FYou, have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feelin' like a nothin'
Am              G                     FYou, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
Callin' me out when I'm wounded
Am    G                     FYou, 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                 FAnd 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                 FAnd all you're ever gonna be is mean
F(once)              C       Bb  C  C/BWhy 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
FYou 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                 FAnd 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                 FAnd all you're ever gonna be is mean
F(once)              C       Why you gotta be so mean?

           GAnd 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        GBut no one's listening
Washed up and ranting about the 
C* *once   G*       F*     Same old   bitter   things
G                                 C*  G*    F*  Drunk and grumblin' all about how I  can't sing
                    C    G  Am  But all you are is mean
F              C           G          AmAll you are is mean and a liar and pathetic
    F                 C         G         Am        FAnd alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean


*Palm mute*
But someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city 
                                         FAnd 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                 FAnd all you're ever gonna be is mean
                       CWhy you gotta be so...Someday
G         F               I'll be livin in a big ol' city (why ya gotta be so mean)
    C          G                 FAnd 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   Gsus4*           F*And all you're ever gonna be is mean
                      C*Why you gotta be so  mean?