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Mean (Ver4) by Taylor Swift

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[Verse 1]

E         B
You, with your words like knives, 
       Dmaj7                     A
And swords and weapons that you use against me.
E          B                  Dmaj7
You, have knocked me off my feet again, 
        A
Got me feeling like a nothing.


E                B                        Dmaj7                A
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board, calling me out when I'm wounded.
E    B                     Dmaj7    A
You, picking on the weaker man. 


B                   E
Well you can take me down, 
           A         B
With just one single blow~

[Pre-Chorus]


     A
But you don't know, what you don't know! 


[Chorus]


E        B           Dmaj7                 A
Someday, I'll be, living in a big ol' city, 
    E             B                 A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.


E        B        Dmaj7                   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
Why you gotta be so mean?


[Verse 2]

E              B
You, with your switching sides, 
         Dmaj7                        A
And your wildfire lies, and your humiliation.
E          B                      Dmaj7
You, have pointed out my flaws again.
          A
As if I don't already see them. 


E            B
I walk with my head down, 
            Dmaj7                    A
Trying to block you out, cause I'll never impress you.
C#m     B              A
I just want to feel okay again.


B
I bet you got pushed around
E        A         B
Somebody made you cold.
B
But the cycle ends right now.
A
Because you can't lead me down that road.


[Pre-Chorus]

                          A
And you don't know, what you don't know.


[Chorus]


E        B           Dmaj7                 A
Someday, I'll be, living in a big ol' city, 
    E             B                 A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.


E        B        Dmaj7                   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
Why you gotta be so mean?


[Bridge]

B
And I can see you years from now, in a bar, 
E                A         B
Talking over a football game.
B
With that same big loud opinion, 
E              A     B
But nobody's listening.

B                               E    B    A              B
Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things.
B                                 E B     A
Drunk and grumbling on about, how I can't sing.
                    E    B
But all you are is mean.

A               E
All you are is mean, 
         B
And a liar, 
         E
And pathetic, 
    A
And alone in life.
      E         B         E         A
And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean! 


[Chorus]


                (Mute)
Someday, I'll be, living in a big ol' city, 
                (Mute)
And all you're ever gonna be is mean. Yeah!


E        B        Dmaj7                   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
Why you gotta be so...


E        B           Dmaj7                 A
Someday, I'll be, living in a big ol' city, 
(Why you gotta be so...)
    E             B                 A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
 E
(Why you gotta be so mean)
E        B        Dmaj7                   A
Someday, I'll be, big enough so you can't hit me, 
(Why you gotta be so mean)
    E             B             A
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
                    E

Mean (Ver4) Chords Info

Last Updated: February 8, 2026

Chords: E, B, Dmaj7, A, C#m