C#m0             B1                     A2
0You, with your words like knives and swords

- A3 -
1And weapons that you use against me

C#m4        B5                 A6
2You, have knocked me off my feet again

- A7 -
3Got me feelin' like a nothin'

C#m8             B9                     A10
4You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board

- A11 -
5Callin' me out when I'm wounded

C#m12   B13                     A14
6You, pickin' on the weaker man

7

8

B15                        E16               A17      B18
9 Well you can take me down with just one single blow

    A19 -once
10But you don't know, what you don't know...

11

12

E20       B21       A22
13Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city

    E23          B24                A25
14And all you're ever gonna be is mean

E26       B27       A28
15Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

    E29          B30                A31      Stop
16And all you're ever gonna be is mean

                   E32         E33 -once
17Why you gotta be so mean?

18

19

C#m34             B35
20You, with your swithching sides and

     A36
21Your wild fire lies and your humiliation

C#m37        B38              A39
22You, have pointed out my flaws again

23       -stop

24As if I don't already see them

C#m40          B41
25I walk with my head down

          A42
26Tryin' to block you out

         A43
27'Cause I never impress you

C#m44     B45           A46
28I just wanna feel okay again

29

30

B47
31I bet you got pushed around

E48        A49        B50
32Somebody made you cold

- B51 -
33But the cycle ends right now 'cause

A52
34You can't lead me down that road

                   A53 -stop
35And you don't know what you don't know

36

37

E54       B55       A56
38Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city

    E57          B58                A59
39And all you're ever gonna be is mean

E60       B61       A62
40Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

    E63          B64                A65
41And all you're ever gonna be is mean

                   E66       E67 -once  B68       A69
42Why you gotta be so mean?

43

44

          B70
45And I can see you years from now in a bar

E71               A72            B73
46 Talkin' over a football game

- B74 -
47With that same big loud opinion

E75            A76        B77
48But no one's listening

- B78 -
49Washed up and ranting about the

E79   once   B80        A81
50Same old   bitter   things

B82                                 E83  B84     A85
51Drunk and grumblin' all about how I  can't sing

-no chord         E86    B87  C#m88
52But all you are is mean

A89              E90            B91          C#m92
53All you are is mean...and a liar...and pathetic

    A93                 E94         B95         C#m96        A97
54And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean

55

56

57- Palm mute -

    E98       B99       A100
58But someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city

    E101          B102                A103      A104
59And all you're ever gonna be is mean,  yeah--ah

E105       B106       A107
60Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

    E108          B109                A110
61And all you're ever gonna be is mean

- A111 -                   E112
62Why you gotta be so...Someday

B113       A114
63I'll be livin in a big ol' city - why ya gotta be so mean -

    E115          B116                A117
64And all you're ever gonna be is mean - why ya gotta be so mean -

E118       B119       A120
65Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me - why ya gotta be so mean -

    E121   once   B122                A123
66And all you're ever gonna be is mean

                   E124
67Why you gotta be so  mean?