Standard (EADGBE)

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Intro

You with your words

like knives and swords

And weapons that

you use against me

You have knocked me

off my feet again

Got me feeling like a nothing

You with your voice like

nails on a chalk board

Callin me out when I'm wounded

You picking on the weaker man

Refrain 1

Well you can take me down

with just one single blow

But you don't know

what you don't know

Chorus 1

Someday I'll be living

in a big old city

And all you're ever

gonna be is mean

Someday I'll be big

enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever

gonna be is mean

-- - -/

Why you gotta be so mean?

Verse 2

You with your

switching sides and

Your wild fire lies

and your humiliation

You have pointed out my flaws again

(hold)

As if I don't already see them

I walk with my head down

trying to block you out

cause I never impress you

I just wanna feel okay again

Refrain 2

I bet you got pushed around

Somebody made you cold

But the cycle ends right now cause

You can't lead me down that road

(hold)

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

Chorus 2

Someday I'll be living

in a big old city

And all you're ever

gonna be is mean

Someday I'll be big

enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever

gonna be is mean

--

Why you gotta be so mean?

Guitar solo

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Bridge

And I can't see you years

from now in a bar

Talking over a football game

With that same big loud opinion

But no one's listening

Washed up and ranting about the

same old bitter things

Drunk and grumbling all

about how I can't sing

But all you are is mean

All you are is mean and a

liar and pathetic

And alone in life and mean

and mean and mean and mean

Chorus 3

Someday I'll be living

in a big old city

And all you're ever

gonna be is mean yeah

Someday I'll be big

enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever

gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?

Chorus 4

Someday I'll be living

in a big old city

And all you're ever

gonna be is mean

Someday I'll be big

enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever

gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?