Chords Used (At least how I play them )
E5 A5 C#5 B5 D5
E | -------0-------0---------0-------0-------0---- |
B | -------0-------0---------0-------0-------0---- |
G | -------(b9)------2---------6-------4-------7---- |
D | -------(b9)------2---------6-------4-------7---- |
A | -------7-------0---------4-------2-------5---- |
E | --------x-------x--------x--------x-------x--- |
Verse 1
C#5 B5 A5
You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me
C#5 B5 A5
You, have knocked me off my feet again got me feeling like I'm nothing
C#5 B5 A5
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard, calling me out when I'm wounded
C#5 B5 A5
You, pickin' on the weaker man
Pre Chorus 1
B5 C#5 A5
Well, you can take me down with just one single blow
B5 C#5 A~
But you don't know what you don't know
Chorus
E5 B5 C#5 A5
Someday I'll be living in a big old city
E5 B5 A5
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
E5 B5 C#5 A5
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
C#B5 A5
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
A~ E5 D5
Why you gotta be so mean?
Verse 2
C#5 B5 A5
You, with your switching sides and your walk-by lies and your humiliation
C#5 B5 A5
You, have pointed out my flaws again as if I don't already see them
C#5 B5 A5
I'll walk with my head down trying to block you out 'cause I'll never impress you
C#5 B5 A5
I just wanna feel okay again
Pre Chorus 2
B5 C#5 A5
I'll bet you got pushed around, somebody made you cold
B5 C#5 A5
But the cycle ends right now 'cause you can't lead me down that road
A5
And you don't know what you don't know
Bridge
B5 A5
B5 C#5 A5
And I can see you years from now in a bar, talking over a football game
B5 C#5 A5
With that same big loud opinion but nobody's listening
B5 C#5 C#5 B5 A5
Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things
B5 C#5 C#5 B5 A5
Drunk and rambling on about how I can't sing
Bridge 2
E5 B5 C#5 A5
But all you are is mean
E5 B5 C#5 A5
All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic and a f***ing whore
E5 B5 C#5 A5
And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean
Chorus 2
(Mute the strings, but continue with the strumming pattern)
But someday I'll be living in a big old city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah
Order
Verse 1
Pre Chorus 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre Chorus 2
Chorus
Bridge 1
Bridge 2
Chorus 2
Chorus