Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) 🎸 Intro: Em C D Em x 2 🎸 Verse 1: Em C Is it a mean streak? You'd swear, you'd swear D Em We'd never seen a stranger 'round here Em C Is it the way the dust clings to the air? D Em But you'd swear, you'd swear
🎸 Verse 2: Em C Is it a mean streak? A desolation sound D Em A copy of desire, oh nothing's that far down Em C A mean streak on a western swing D Em C On TV saying the damnedest things 🎸 Chorus: C A meanstreak, you'd swear, you'd swear Em We'd never seen a stranger round here C It's the way the dust clings to the air G Em G Em After a stranger's been there G Em G Em You'd swear, you'd swear 🎸 Interlude: Em C D Em Was that you there? 🎸 Verse 3: Em C Is it a mean streak? To a certain degree D Em You come whistling down the crookedest street C A mean streak in the ghost state D Em C Between the certain and the hesitating 🎸 Chorus: C A meanstreak, you'd swear, you'd swear Em We never seen a stranger round here C It's the way the dust clings to the air G Em G Em After a stranger's been here G Em G Em You'd swear, you'd swear 🎸 Bridge 1: C Was that you there? Em That was you there C Was that you there? G Em G Em That was you there 🎸 Interlude: G Em G Em 🎸 Bridge 2: F# C The shh-shh sound of the bottoms of their boots Em On the tops of the grass C Em As their haywagon rolled past 🎸 Outro: G Em G Em And I'd swear, I'd swear G Em G Em The way the dust clings to the air G Em G Em G Em After the stranger's been here G Em I'd swear, I'd swear C Em G Em That that was you there Em C D Em x8
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