[Verse 1]

Bm         A                         G
You, with your words like knives and swords
                     G
And weapons that you use against me
Bm         A                G
You, have knocked me off my feet again
       G
Got me feelin' like a nothin'
Bm              A                     G
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
           G
Callin' me out when I'm wounded
Bm    A             G
You, pickin' on the weaker man


[Pre-Chorus 1]

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       Bm                  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       Bm                      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?

C slide to D


[Verse 2]

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


[Pre-Chorus 2]

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


[Chorus]

D       A       Bm                  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       Bm                      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?

C slide to D


[Instrumental]

G


[Bridge]

            A
And I can 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 nobody'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]

    D       A       Bm                  G
But 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       Bm                      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       Bm                  G
I'll be livin' in a big ol' city
    D          A                G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
D       A       Bm                      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