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πΈ Verse 1:
G#m B
You, with your words like knives
G
And swords and weapons that you use against me
G#m B G
You have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feelin' like a nothing
G#m B G
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded
G#m B G
You, pickin' on the weaker man
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
B G
Well, you can take me down
G B
With just one single blow
G
But you don't know what you don't know
πΈ Chorus:
G B G#m G
Someday, I'll be livin' in a big ole city
G B G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
G B G#m G
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
G B G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
G
Why you gotta be so mean?
πΈ Interlude:
G C G
πΈ Verse 2:
G#m B
You, with your switching sides
G
And your wildfire lies and your humiliation
G#m B G
You have pointed out my flaws again
As if I don't already see them
G#m B G
I walk with my head down, trying to block you out
'Cause I'll never impress you
G#m B G
I just wanna feel okay again
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
B G
I bet you got pushed around
G B
Somebody made you cold
But the cycle ends right now
G
'Cause you can't lead me down that road
And you don't know what you don't know
πΈ Chorus:
G B G#m G
Someday, I'll be livin' in a big ole city
G B G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
G B G#m G
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
G B G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
G
Why you gotta be so mean?
πΈ Interlude:
G C G
πΈ Instrumental:
G B G
πΈ Bridge:
B
And I can see you years from now in a bar
G G B
Talking over a football game
G G B
With that same big, loud opinion, but nobody's listening
G#m B G
Washed up and ranting about the same ole bitter things
B G#m B G
Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing
G
But all you are is mean
πΈ Interlude:
G B G#m
Buildup:
G G
All you are is mean
B G#m
And a liar, and pathetic
G G
And alone in life, and mean
B G#m G
And mean, and mean, and mean
πΈ Chorus:
G B G#m G
Someday, I'll be livin' in a big ole city
G B G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
G B G#m G
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
G B G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why you gotta be so mean?
G B G#m G
Someday, I'll be livin' in a big ole city
(Why you gotta be so mean )
G B G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
(Why you gotta be so mean )
G B G#m G
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
(Why you gotta be so mean )
G B G
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
G
Why you gotta be so mean?
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Other versions of this song
- Mean (Chords)
- Mean (Ver2) (Chords)
- Mean (Tabs)
- Mean (Ver3) (Chords)
- Mean (Ver4) (Chords)
- Mean (Ver5) (Chords)
- Mean (Bass)
Song History
Published: July 21, 2023
Last Updated: February 8, 2026