C#m             B                     A
You, with your words like knives and swords
(A)
And weapons that you use against me 
C#m        B                 A
You, have knocked me off my feet again
(A)
Got me feelin' like a nothin'
C#m             B                     A
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
(A)
Callin' me out when I'm wounded
C#m   B                     A
You, pickin' on the weaker man

B                        E               A      B
 Well you can take me down with just one single blow
    A 
But you don't know, what you don't know...

E       Bsus4   A                 
Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city 
    E          Bsus4            A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
E       Bsus4   A                    
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 
    E          Bsus4            A sus
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
                   E      D E 
Why you gotta be so mean?

C#m             B                                                  
You, with your switching sides and
     A                       
Your wild fire lies and your humiliation
C#m        B              A                                                               
You, have pointed out my flaws again
        sus                                                 
As if I don't already see them
C#m          B                                          
I walk with my head down
          A                                                     
Tryin' to block you out 
         A
'Cause I never impress you
C#m     B           A                                                               
I just wanna feel okay again


B                                                            
I bet you got pushed around
E        A        B                                        
Somebody made you cold
(B)                                                                                          
But the cycle ends right now 'cause
A
You can't lead me down that road
                   A  sus                                                
And you don't know what you don't know


E       Bsus4   A                
Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city 
    E          Bsus4            A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
E       Bsus4   A                   
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 
    E          Bsus4            A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
                   E     D E   B   A 
Why you gotta be so mean?


          B
And I can see you years from now in a bar
E               A            B
 Talkin' over a football game
(B)
With that same big loud opinion
E            A        B
But no one's listening
(B)
Washed up and ranting about the 
E* *once   B*       A*     
Same old   bitter   things
B                                 E* B*    A*  
Drunk and grumblin' all about how I  can't sing
-no chord         E    B  C#m  
But all you are is mean
A              E            B          C#m
All you are is mean...and a liar...and pathetic
    A                 E         B         C#m        A
And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean


(*Palm mute*)
    E*      Bsus4*  A*               
But someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city 
    E*         Bsus4*           A*     A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean,  yeah--ah
E       Bsus4   A                    
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 
    E          Bsus4            A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
(A)                   E
Why you gotta be so...Someday
Bsus4   A               
I'll be livin in a big ol' city (why ya gotta be so mean)
    E          Bsus4            A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean (why ya gotta be so mean)
E       Bsus4   A                   
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me (why ya gotta be so mean)
    E*         Bsus4*           A*
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
                   E*
Why you gotta be so  mean?