Chords Used (At least how I play them)
E	A	 C#	 B	D
E|-------0-------0---------0-------0-------0----|
B|-------0-------0---------0-------0-------0----|
G|-------9-------2---------6-------4-------7----|
D|-------9-------2---------6-------4-------7----|
A|-------7-------0---------4-------2-------5----|
E|--------x-------x--------x--------x-------x---|

Verse 1
C# B A
You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me
C# B A
You, have knocked me off my feet again got me feeling like I'm nothing
C# B A
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard, calling me out when I'm wounded
C# B A
You, pickin' on the weaker man

Pre Chorus 1
B C# A
Well, you can take me down with just one single blow
B C# A~
But you don't know what you don't know

Chorus
E  B C# A
Someday I'll be living in a big old city
E B A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
E B C# A
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
C#B A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
A~			E  D/E
Why you gotta be so mean?

Verse 2
C# B A
You, with your switching sides and your walk-by lies and your humiliation
C# B A
You, have pointed out my flaws again as if I don't already see them
C# B A 
I'll walk with my head down trying to block you out 'cause I'll never impress you
C# B A 
I just wanna feel okay again


Pre Chorus 2 
B C# A 
I'll bet you got pushed around, somebody made you cold
B C# A 
But the cycle ends right now 'cause you can't lead me down that road
A
And you don't know what you don't know

Bridge
B A
B C# A
And I can see you years from now in a bar, talking over a football game
B C# A 
With that same big loud opinion but nobody's listening
B C# 				         C# B A
Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things
B C# C# B A
Drunk and rambling on about how I can't sing

Bridge 2
E  B C# A
But all you are is mean
E  B C# A
All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic and a f***ing whore
E  B C# A 
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