Glee Cast - Mean

mean glee cast version ( mark salling & dot marie jones )

standard tuning

Am Fmaj7 Gsus4 G

Am G F
you , with your words like knives and swords
and weapons that you use against me
Am G F
you , have knocked me off my feet again
got me feelin’ like a nothin’
Am G F
you , with your voice like nails on a chalk board
callin’ me out when i’m wounded
Am G F
you , pickin’ on the weaker man

G C F G
well you can take me down with just one single blow
F ( once )
but you don’t know , what you don’t know . . .

C G F
someday i’ll be livin’ in a big ol’ city
C G F
and all you’re ever gonna be is mean
C G F
someday i’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me
C G F
and all you’re ever gonna be is mean
F ( once ) C A# C C/B
why you gotta be so mean?

Am G
you , with your swithching sides and
F
your wild fire lies and your humiliation
Am G F
you , have pointed out my flaws again
F ( once )
as if i don’t already see them
Am G
i walk with my head down
F
tryin’ to block you out ’cause i never impress you
Am G F
i just wanna feel okay again

G
i bet you got pushed around
C F G
somebody made you cold
but the cycle ends right now ’cause
F
you can’t lead me down that road
F ( once )
and you don’t know what you don’t know

C G F
someday i’ll be livin’ in a big ol’ city
C G F
and all you’re ever gonna be is mean
C G F
someday i’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me
C G F
and all you’re ever gonna be is mean
F ( once ) C
why you gotta be so mean?

G
and i can see you years from now in a bar
C F G
talkin’ over a football game
with that same big loud opinion
C F G
but no one’s listening
washed up and ranting about the
C * * once G * F *
same old bitter things
G C * G * F *
drunk and grumblin’ all about how i can’t sing
C G Am
but all you are is mean
F C G Am
all you are is mean and a liar and pathetic
F C G Am F
and alone in life and mean , and mean , and mean , and mean

* palm mute *
but someday i’ll be livin in a big ol’ city
F
and all you’re ever gonna be is mean , yeah
C G F
someday i’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me
C G F
and all you’re ever gonna be is mean
C
why you gotta be so . . . someday
G F
i’ll be livin in a big ol’ city ( why ya gotta be so mean )
C G F
and all you’re ever gonna be is mean ( why ya gotta be so mean )
C G F
someday i’ll be livin in a big ol’ city ( why ya gotta be so mean )
C * * once Gsus4 * F *
and all you’re ever gonna be is mean
C *
why you gotta be so mean?