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

C#m             B
You, with your swithching sides and
     A
Your wild fire lies and your humiliation
C#m        B              A
You, have pointed out my flaws again

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
And you don't know what you don't know

E       B       C#m                 A
Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city
    E          Bsus4            A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
E       B       C#m                     A
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
    E          B                A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
                   E       E -once  Bsus4   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          B        A
Same old   bitter   things
B                                 E  B     A
Drunk and grumblin' all about how I  can't sing
                  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

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