4 Chords used in the song: D, A, Em, G
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Verse:
D A Em
You, with your words like knives and swords
G
And weapons that you use against me
D A Em
You, have knocked me off my feet again
G
Got me feelin' like a nothin'
D A Em
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
G
Callin' me out when I'm wounded
D A Em G
You, pickin' on the weaker man
Pre-Chorus:
A D G A
Well you can take me down with just one single blow
G
But you don't know, what you don't know
Chorus:
D A Em G
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city
D A G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D A Em G
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
D A G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
N.C. D
Why you gotta be so mean?
Verse:
D A
You, with your swithching sides and
Em G
Your wild fire lies and your humiliation
D A Em
You, have pointed out my flaws again
G N.C.
As if I don't already see them
D A
I walk with my head down
Em
tryin' to block you out
G
'cause I never impress you
D A Em G
I just wanna feel okay again
Pre-Chorus:
A
I bet you got pushed around
D G A
Somebody made you cold
A
But the cycle ends right now 'cause
G
You can't lead me down that road G
And you don't know what you don't know
Chords:
D A Em G
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city
D A G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D A Em G
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
D A G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D
Why you gotta be so mean?
A G
Bridge:
A
And I can't see you years from now in a bar
D G A
Talkin' over a football game
A
With that same big loud opinion
D G A
But no one's listening
A
Washed up and ranting about the
D A G
same old bitter things
A D A G
Drunk and rumblin' all about how I can't sing
N.C. D A
But all you are is mean
G D A D
All you are is mean, and a liar, and pathetic
G D A D G
And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean
Chorus: (chords are muted up until the 'yeahh!')
D A Em G
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city
D A G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean...yeahh
D A Em G
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
D A G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D
Why you gotta be so.. Someday
A Em G
I'll be livin in a big ol' city
D A G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D A Em G
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
D A G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D
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.