Verse
[Bm]You, with your[A] words like knives and [G]swords
And weapons that you use against me
[Bm]You, have [A]knocked me off my feet again
[G]Got me feelin' like a nothin'
[Bm]You, with your[A] voice like nails on a [G]chalk board
Callin' me out when I'm [G]wounded
[Bm]You, pickin' [A]on the weaker man[G]
Pre-Chorus
[A] Well you can take me [D]down with just [G]one single blow
But[G] you don't know, what you don't know
Chorus
[D]Someday [A]I'll be livin in a[Bm] big ol' city [G]
And[D] all you're [A]ever gonna be is [G]mean
[D]Someday [A]I'll be [Bm]big enough so you can't [G]hit me
And [D]all you're[A] ever gonna be is [G]mean
[G]Why you gotta be so [D]mean?
Verse
[Bm]You, with your [A]swithching sides and
Your [G]wild fire lies and your humiliation
[Bm]You, have [A]pointed out my [G]flaws again
As if I don't already see them
[Bm] I walk with[A] my head down
tryin' to [G]block you out
'cause I never impress you
[Bm]I just [A]wanna feel [G]okay again
Pre-Chorus
[A] I bet you got pushed around
[D] Somebody [G]made you[A] 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]Someday [A]I'll be livin in a[Bm] big ol' city [G]
And[D] all you're [A]ever gonna be is [G]mean
[D]Someday [A]I'll be [Bm]big enough so you can't [G]hit me
And [D]all you're[A] ever gonna be is [G]mean
[G]Why you gotta be so [D]mean?
Bridge
And I can [A]see you years from now in a bar
[D] Talkin' over a [G]football game [A]
With that same big loud opinion [D]
But no one's [G]listening [A]
Washed up and ranting about the
[D]same old [A]bitter[G] things
[A]Drunk and rumblin'[D] all about how[A] I can't [G]sing
But all you are is [D]mean
All you are is [D]mean, and a [A]liar, and [G]pathetic
And alone in [D]life and mean, and mean[D], and [G]mean, and [D]mean
Chorus
[D]Someday [A]I'll be livin in a[Bm] big ol' city [G]
And[D] all you're [A]ever gonna be is [G]mean
[D]Someday [A]I'll be [Bm]big enough so you can't [G]hit me
And [D]all you're[A] ever gonna be is [G]mean
[G]Why you gotta be so [D]mean?
[Bm]You, with your[A] words like knives and [G]swords
And weapons that you use against me
[Bm]You, have [A]knocked me off my feet again
[G]Got me feelin' like a nothin'
[Bm]You, with your[A] voice like nails on a [G]chalk board
Callin' me out when I'm [G]wounded
[Bm]You, pickin' [A]on the weaker man[G]
Pre-Chorus
[A] Well you can take me [D]down with just [G]one single blow
But[G] you don't know, what you don't know
Chorus
[D]Someday [A]I'll be livin in a[Bm] big ol' city [G]
And[D] all you're [A]ever gonna be is [G]mean
[D]Someday [A]I'll be [Bm]big enough so you can't [G]hit me
And [D]all you're[A] ever gonna be is [G]mean
[G]Why you gotta be so [D]mean?
Verse
[Bm]You, with your [A]swithching sides and
Your [G]wild fire lies and your humiliation
[Bm]You, have [A]pointed out my [G]flaws again
As if I don't already see them
[Bm] I walk with[A] my head down
tryin' to [G]block you out
'cause I never impress you
[Bm]I just [A]wanna feel [G]okay again
Pre-Chorus
[A] I bet you got pushed around
[D] Somebody [G]made you[A] 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]Someday [A]I'll be livin in a[Bm] big ol' city [G]
And[D] all you're [A]ever gonna be is [G]mean
[D]Someday [A]I'll be [Bm]big enough so you can't [G]hit me
And [D]all you're[A] ever gonna be is [G]mean
[G]Why you gotta be so [D]mean?
Bridge
And I can [A]see you years from now in a bar
[D] Talkin' over a [G]football game [A]
With that same big loud opinion [D]
But no one's [G]listening [A]
Washed up and ranting about the
[D]same old [A]bitter[G] things
[A]Drunk and rumblin'[D] all about how[A] I can't [G]sing
But all you are is [D]mean
All you are is [D]mean, and a [A]liar, and [G]pathetic
And alone in [D]life and mean, and mean[D], and [G]mean, and [D]mean
Chorus
[D]Someday [A]I'll be livin in a[Bm] big ol' city [G]
And[D] all you're [A]ever gonna be is [G]mean
[D]Someday [A]I'll be [Bm]big enough so you can't [G]hit me
And [D]all you're[A] ever gonna be is [G]mean
[G]Why you gotta be so [D]mean?
