Mean Uke tab by Taylor Swift

4 Chords used in the song: D, A, Em, G

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Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: D, BmChords
Verse:
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm
You, with your words like knives and swords
G chordG
And weapons that you use against me
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm
You, have knocked me off my feet again
G chordG
Got me feelin' like a nothin'
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
G chordG
Callin' me out when I'm wounded
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
You, pickin' on the weaker man


Pre-Chorus:
A chordA D chordD G chordG A chordA
Well you can take me down with just one single blow
G chordG
But you don't know, what you don't know


Chorus:
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city
D chordD A chordA G chordG
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
D chordD A chordA G chordG
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
N.C. D chordD
Why you gotta be so mean?


Verse:
D chordD A chordA
You, with your swithching sides and
Em chordEm G chordG
Your wild fire lies and your humiliation
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm
You, have pointed out my flaws again
G chordG N.C.
As if I don't already see them
D chordD A chordA
I walk with my head down
Em chordEm
tryin' to block you out
G chordG
'cause I never impress you
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
I just wanna feel okay again


Pre-Chorus:
A chordA
I bet you got pushed around
D chordD G chordG A chordA
Somebody made you cold
A chordA
But the cycle ends right now 'cause
G chordG
You can't lead me down that road G chordG
And you don't know what you don't know


Chords:
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city
D chordD A chordA G chordG
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
D chordD A chordA G chordG
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D chordD
Why you gotta be so mean?

A chordA G chordG


Bridge:
A chordA
And I can't see you years from now in a bar
D chordD G chordG A chordA
Talkin' over a football game
A chordA
With that same big loud opinion
D chordD G chordG A chordA
But no one's listening
A chordA
Washed up and ranting about the
D chordD A chordA G chordG
same old bitter things
A chordA D chordD A chordA G chordG
Drunk and rumblin' all about how I can't sing
N.C. D chordD A chordA
But all you are is mean
G chordG D chordD A chordA D chordD
All you are is mean, and a liar, and pathetic
G chordG D chordD A chordA D chordD G chordG
And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean


Chorus: (chords are muted up until the 'yeahh!')
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city
D chordD A chordA G chordG
And all you're ever gonna be is mean...yeahh
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
D chordD A chordA G chordG
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D chordD
Why you gotta be so.. Someday
A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
I'll be livin in a big ol' city
D chordD A chordA G chordG
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D chordD A chordA Em chordEm G chordG
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
D chordD A chordA G chordG
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D chordD
Why you gotta be so mean?

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About this song: Mean

"Mean" is a song by American country pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). The song, written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift, was first released as a promotional single for the album on October 17, 2010, by Big Machine Records. The song was later released as an official single on March 7, 2011. This song is rumored to be directed at blogger Bob Lefsetz, although nothing was officially confirmed.

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