Mean To Me
Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred E. Ahlert
Recorded by Recorded by Ruth Etting, 1929
Also recorded by Helen Morgan, 1929

A7Sus4 Dm7     B7 (x21202@1)  Em7      C#7 (x4342x@1)       F#m7 (131141@2)  Bm7 (x20202@1) Gm7
You're mean to me.        Why must you be mean to me?

C (x32010@1)   Bb9 (x1011x@1)Dm7  AmB7 Em7         A7Sus4 A7-9Dm7 (5453xx@1)    D6Gee, (xx04xx@1)honey, it seems to me you love to  see    me  cryin'

E6 (04xxxx@1)         A7Sus4  A7Dm7 (x02020@1)  B7 (x21202@1)  Em7
I don't know  why    I stay home 
 
      C#7 (x4342x@1)         F#m7 (131141@2)        Bm7 (x20202@1) Gm7
Each night, when you say you'll phone.

C (x32010@1)  Bb9 (x1011x@1)   Dm7  Am (x02210@1) B7You (x21202@1)don't and I'm left a - lone,

Em7         A7Sus4 A7-9Dm7 (5453xx@1)   D6Singin' (xx04xx@1)the blues  and  sigh - in'.



Bridge:

D (xx0232@1)  D9   D7 (xx0212@1)Gm7   G6 (320000@1)D (xx0232@1)  D9     D7 (xx0212@1)Gm7   G6You (320000@1)treat me cold - ly each day in the year;

C   C9   Cdim  Em+7 Em6
You al - ways scold me

C (x32010@1)    C9 (x3233x@1)CdimE6            A7 (x02020@1)  A7+5When (x03021@1)- ev - er some - body is near, dear.

Dm7     B7 (x21202@1)  Em7       C#7 (x4342x@1)     F#m7 (131141@2) Bm7 (x20202@1)Gm7
It must be        great fun to be mean to me

C (x32010@1)       Bb9 (x1011x@1)Dm7  Am (x02210@1)B7You (x21202@1)shouldn't, for can't you see

Em7  A7-9 D6  Fdim  Em7  A7 A7+5 D6
What you mean  to  me?

The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy.

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