Mean Uke tab by Taylor Swift

4 Chords used in the song: Dbm, B, E, A

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4.5
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Key: E, DbmChords
Dbm chordDbm         B chordB                     E chordE
You, with your words like knives and swords
E chordE
And weapons that you use against me
Dbm chordDbm B chordB A chordA
You, have knocked me off my feet again
- A chordA -
Got me feelin' like a nothin'
Dbm chordDbm B chordB E chordE
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
E chordE
Callin' me out when I'm wounded
Dbm chordDbm B chordB A chordA
You, pickin' on the weaker man


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


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


Dbm chordDbm B chordB
You, with your swithching sides and
E chordE
Your wild fire lies and your humiliation
Dbm chordDbm B chordB A chordA
You, have pointed out my flaws again
A chordA
As if I don't already see them
Dbm chordDbm B chordB
I walk with my head down
A chordA
Tryin' to block you out
A chordA
'Cause I never impress you
Dbm chordDbm B chordB A chordA
I just wanna feel okay again


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


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


E chordE A chordA

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



E chordE B chordB A chordA
But someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city
E chordE B chordB A chordA A chordA
And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah--ah
E chordE B chordB Dbm chordDbm A chordA
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
E chordE B chordB A chordA
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
A chordA E chordE
Why you gotta be so...Someday
B chordB Dbm chordDbm A chordA
I'll be livin in a big ol' city -
E chordE B chordB A chordA
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
E chordE B chordB A chordA
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
E chordE B chordB A chordA
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
E chordE
Why you gotta be so mean?

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-4 is way easier and sounds great
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I LOVE THIS SONG!! and these are chords not tabs but still lovely!
06 May 2018
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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. Read more on Last.fm.

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