Capo 4
Em                 G
  Naa, naa, nanaa, na, naa, na, naa
Em                   G
  I swear to tell the truth

 Em                    G
  and nothing but the truth

 Em                G
  loving him ain't easy

 C
  it's bad bad news, yeah


 Em                     G
  mamma says \"use your head you don't need him ,

 Em                       G
  look at all the shit he pulled you through\"

 Em                  G
  papa calles \"baby girl if you don't leave him

 C
  there's nothing I can do for you, there's nothing I can do\"


        G
  He's a mean man

          D
  but it's my man

 Em        C
  my man alone

         G
  he's a mean, mean one

  D
  A son of a gun

  Em                     C
  He keeps me by the telephone

        G
  he's a mean man

 D       Em        C
  my man, my man alone yeah

  it's my man, my man.

  He likes to mess around
  It?s always in a mess
  he likes to have a drink or two
  before he gets down to rest yeah
  knock knock, 6 o'clock in the morning
  baby I've been missing you
  He comes and goes without a warning
  doing what he do
  doing what he do


  He's a mean man
  but it's my man
  my man alone
  he's a mean, mean one
  son of a gun
  keeps me by the telephone
  he's a mean man
  my man, my man alone yeah
  it's my man, my man.

  he lies and he cheats
  he loves and he leaves
  that's just the way it goes
  but I do what I can
  I stand by my man
  I think he loves me
  And I think he knows
  And I think he knows

  He's a mean man
  but it's my man
  my man alone
  he's a mean, mean one
  son of a gun
  keeps me by the telephone
  he's a mean man
  my man
  my man alone...
  he's a mean man
  my man
  my man
  my man alone...