The Beatles - Mean Mr Mustard Tab

Mean Mister Mustard sleeps in the park
Shaves in the dark trying to save paper
Sleeps in a hole in the road
Saving up to buy some clothes
Keeps a ten-bob note up his nose
Such a mean old man
Such a mean old man

His sister Pam works in a shop
She never stops, she's a go-getter
Takes him out to look at the queen
Only place that he's ever been
Always shouts out something obscene
Such a dirty old man
Dirty old man

                                               xxxX   X x     X X


  
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  E

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        0               0   0  
        0   0           0   0  
  
G
        1               1   1  
        1   1           1   1  
  
D
2   2                          
2   2                          
  
A
                2   2          
                2   2          
  
E
                               
                               
  Mean    Mr.     Mustard sleeps  in the  park    shaves  in the


  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        0               0   0  
        0   0           0      
  
G
        1               1   1  
        1   1           1      
  
D
2   2                          
2   2         2 2   1       4  
  
A
                2   2          
                        4/2    
  
E
                               
                               
  dark    trying  to      save paper

  B7

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        2   2           2   2  
        2   2           2   2  
  
D
        4   4           4   4  
        4   4           4   4  
  
A
2   2                          
2   2                          
  
E
                2   2          
                2   2          
  Sleeps  in  a   hole in the road

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        8               8      
        8     8 8   9   10  11 
  
D
        7               7      
        7     7 7   8    9  10 
  
A
        9               9      
        9     9 9  10   11  12 
  
E
        7               7      
        7     7 7   8    9  10 

  D7

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        5   5           5   5  
        5   5           5   5  
  
D
        7   7           7   7  
        7   7           7   7  
  
A
5   5                          
5   5                          
  
E
                5   5          
               5    5          
  Saving  up  to  buy     some clothes

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        11              11     
        11   11 11  10  9   8  
  
D
        10              10     
        10   10 10   9  8   7  
  
A
        12              12     
        12   12 12  11 10   9  
  
E
        10              10     
        10   10 10   9  8   7  

  B7

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        2   2           2   2  
        2   2           2   2  
  
D
        4   4           4   4  
        4   4           4   4  
  
A
2   2                          
2   2                          
  
E
                2   2          
                2   2          
  Keeps a ten bob note up his nose                        Such a

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        8               8      
        8               8      
  
D
        7               7      
        7               7      
  
A
        9               9      
        9               9      
  
E
        7               7      
        7               7      

  E               C7              B7

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        0   0                  
                               
  
G
        1   1           3   3  
        2   2           2   2  
  
D
2   2                   5   5  
        4   4           4   4  
  
A
                3   3          
2   2                          
  
E
                               
                2   2          
  Mean old    man                                         Such a

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        9                      
                               
  
G
        9               9      
        8       8       8      
  
D
        9               8      
        7       7       7      
  
A
        7              10      
        9       9       9      
  
E
                        8      
        7       7       7      

  E               C7              B7

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        0   0                  
                               
  
G
        1   1           3   3  
        2   2           2   2  
  
D
2   2                   5   5  
        4   4           4   4  
  
A
                3   3          
2   2                          
  
E
                               
                2   2          
  Mean old    man

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        9                      
                               
  
G
        9               9      
        8       8       8      
  
D
        9               8      
        7       7       7      
  
A
        7              10      
        9       9       9      
  
E
                        8      
        7       7       7      

  E

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        0               0   0  
        0   0           0   0  
  
G
        1               1   1  
        1   1           1   1  
  
D
2   2                          
2   2                          
  
A
                2   2          
                2   2          
  
E
                               
                               
  His     sister  Pam     works   in  a   shop    She     never

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        0               0      
        0               0      
  
G
        1               1      
        1               1      
  
D
        2               2      
        2               2      
  
A
        2               2      
        2               2      
  
E
        0               0      
        0               0      


  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        0               0   0  
        0   0           0      
  
G
        1               1   1  
        1   1           1      
  
D
2   2                          
2   2         2 2   1       4  
  
A
                2   2          
                        4/2    
  
E
                               
                               
  Stops   She's a go-     getter

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
        0               0      
        0               0      
  
G
        1               1      
        1               1      
  
D
        2               2      
        2               2      
  
A
        2               2      
        2               2      
  
E
        0               0      
        0               0      

  B7

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        2   2           2   2  
        2   2           2   2  
  
D
        4   4           4   4  
        4   4           4   4  
  
A
2   2                          
2   2                          
  
E
                2   2          
                2   2          
  Takes him out to look at the queen

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        8               8      
        8     8 8   9   10  11 
  
D
        7               7      
        7     7 7   8    9  10 
  
A
        9               9      
        9     9 9  10   11  12 
  
E
        7               7      
        7     7 7   8    9  10 

  D7

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        5   5           5   5  
        5   5           5   5  
  
D
        7   7           7   7  
        7   7           7   7  
  
A
5   5                          
5   5                          
  
E
                5   5          
               5    5          
  Only   place that he's ever been

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        11              11     
        11   11 11  10  9   8  
  
D
        10              10     
        10   10 10   9  8   7  
  
A
        12              12     
        12   12 12  11 10   9  
  
E
        10              10     
        10   10 10   9  8   7  

  B7

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        2   2           2   2  
        2   2           2   2  
  
D
        4   4           4   4  
        4   4           4   4  
  
A
2   2                          
2   2                          
  
E
                2   2          
                2   2          
  Always shouts out something obscene                     Such a

  
e
                               
                               
  
B
                               
                               
  
G
        8               8      
        8               8      
  
D
        7               7      
        7               7      
  
A
        9               9      
        9               9      
  
E
        7               7      
        7               7      

3/4 Time

  E                    C7                   B7

  
e
       0      0     
                    
                    
  
B
       0      0     
       5      5     
       4      4     
  
G
       1      1     
       3      3     
       2      2     
  
D
2                   
       5      5     
       4      4     
  
A
                    
3                   
2                   
  
E
                    
                    
                    
  Dirty         old    man

                       E                    C7

  
e
                    
                    
                    
  
B
              4     
       0      0     
       5      5     
  
G
       2      2     
       1      1     
       3      3     
  
D
       4      1     
2                   
       5      5     
  
A
2      4            
                    
3                   
  
E
                    
                    
                    
                       Dirty         old    man

  B7                          C7     C#7

  
e
                    
                    
  
B
       4      4     
4      5      6     
  
G
       2      2     
2      3      4     
  
D
       4      4     
4      5      6     
  
A
2                   
2      3      4     
  
E
                    
                    
                      (This measure, with the following chords, is
                       the nexus to the following song in the album,
                       Polythene Pam.)

  D               A               E

  
e
2               0              
0                              
  
B
3               2              
0                              
  
G
2               2              
1                              
  
D
0               2              
2                              
  
A
                0              
2                              
  
E
0               0              
0                              


  
e
5               5              
4                              
  
B
7               5              
5                              
  
G
7               6              
4                              
  
D
7               7              
6                              
  
A
5               7              
7                              
  
E
                5              
                               

        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  slide up
        \  slide down
        H  hammer-on
        P  pull-off
        ~  vibrato
        +  harmonic
        x  Mute note
        . - play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^ - ties two notes together