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

Standard Tuning

Am  Fmaj7  Gsus4  G

Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)                    FYou, (133211@1)with your words like knives and swords
And weapons that you use against me 
Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)              FYou, (133211@1)have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feelin' like a nothin'
Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)                   FYou, (133211@1)with your voice like nails on a chalk board
Callin' me out when I'm wounded
Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)                   FYou, (133211@1)pickin' on the weaker man

G (320003@1)                         C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)  Well you can take me down with just one single blow
    F(once) (133211@1)But you don't know, what you don't know...

C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)               
Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city 
    C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               FAnd (133211@1)all you're ever gonna be is mean
C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)                  
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 
    C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               FAnd (133211@1)all you're ever gonna be is mean
F(once)              C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)C/BWhy (x2555x@1)you gotta be so mean?

Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)                                                
You, with your swithching sides and
     F (133211@1)                     
Your wild fire lies and your humiliation
Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)                                                             
You, have pointed out my flaws again
         F(once) (133211@1)                                                
As if I don't already see them
Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)                                        
I walk with my head down
          F (133211@1)                                                   
Tryin' to block you out 'cause I never impress you
Am (x02210@1)    G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)                                                             
I just wanna feel okay again

G (320003@1)                                                          
  I bet you got pushed around
C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)                                      
Somebody made you cold
But the cycle ends right now 'cause
FYou (133211@1)can't lead me down that road
                         F(once) (133211@1)                                                
And you don't know what you don't know

C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)               
Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city 
    C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               FAnd (133211@1)all you're ever gonna be is mean
C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)                  
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 
    C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               FAnd (133211@1)all you're ever gonna be is mean
F(once)              C (x32010@1)     
Why you gotta be so mean?

GAnd (320003@1)I can see you years from now in a bar
C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)Talkin' over a football game
With that same big loud opinion
C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)      GBut (320003@1)no one's listening
Washed up and ranting about the 
F* *once   G*       F(fingerpicking) (133211@1)    
Same old   bitter   things
G (320003@1)                               F*  G*    F*  
Drunk and grumblin' all about how I  can't sing
                    C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)
But all you are is mean
F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)        AmAll (x02210@1)you are is mean and a liar and pathetic
    F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)      FAnd (133211@1)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 (133211@1)all you're ever gonna be is mean,  yeah
C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)                  
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 
    C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               FAnd (133211@1)all you're ever gonna be is mean
                       CWhy (x32010@1)you gotta be so...Someday
G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)             
I'll be livin in a big ol' city (why ya gotta be so mean)
    C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)               FAnd (133211@1)all you're ever gonna be is mean (why ya gotta be so mean)
C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)             
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city (why ya gotta be so mean)
    C* *once   G*                F*
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
                      C*
Why you gotta be so  mean?