BmAsusG You with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me
BmAsusG You, have knocked me off my feet again. Got me feelin' like a nothing
BmAsusG You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board callin' me out when I'm wounded
BmAsusG You, pickin' on the weaker man
AsusDGAsus Well you can take me down with just one single blow
G but you don't know, what you don't know
DABmGDAG Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city and all you're ever gonna be is mean
DABmG Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me.
DAGD And all you're ever gonna be is mean.. Why you gotta be so mean?
Break: C D
 
BmAsusG You, with your swithching sides and your wild fire lies and your humiliation
BmAsusGG You, have pointed out my flaws again. As if I don't already see them
BmAsusG I walk with my head down. Trying to block you out 'Cause I never impress you
BmAsusG I just wanna feel okay again
AsusDGAsus I bet you got pushed around. Somebody.... made you.... cold
G But the cycle ends right now 'cause you can't lead me down that road
GG and you don't know what you don't know
DABmGDAG Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city and all you're ever gonna be is mean
DABmG Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me.
DAGD And all you're ever gonna be is mean.. Why you gotta be so mean?
Break: C D
 
Solo: G
AsusDG And I can see you years from now in a bar. Talking over a football game
AsusDG With that same big loud opinion, but nobody's is listening
AsusBmAsusG Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things
AsusBm Asus G Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing
D Asus BmG But all you are is mean
D Asus BmGD All you are is mean and alone in life and mean,
AsusBmG and mean and mean and mean
 (Palm muted) 
DABmGDAG Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city and all you're ever gonna be is mean
 
DABmG Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me.
DAGD And all you're ever gonna be is mean.. Why you gotta be so mean?
DABmGDAG Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city and all you're ever gonna be is mean
DABmG Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
DAGD