Mean

by Taylor Swift

Chords

4.6 (7)

novice Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 9th fret

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Capo

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Mean by Taylor Swift

Tabbed by P.Yabao

(Manila, Philippines)

Most country songs use 'drone' strings that do not change, a lot are on the G chord formation

as many of Taylor songs are, so I raised the capo to 9th and transposed all to follow a G chord drone.

This in turn becomes the very same key as the original song. Your guitar will also sound like a banjo

because of the high capo and that makes it sound like the original. Have fun!

Standard

h fret

Em7/G: 022033

Dsus4: xx0233

Cadd9: x32033

G:      320033

2Dsus4: 540055

2Cadd9: 870088

*The chorus uses 2 variations of Dsus4 and Cadd9 (with a 2-suffix), this is a G chord form

that is moved higher to the 5th and 8th fret (relative to capo). If your guitar does not have

a cutout on the body and you cannot reach these frets, use the original Dsus4 and Cadd9 instead.

Verse

You, with your

words like knives and swords

And weapons that you

use against me

You, have knoc

ked me off my feet ag

ain

Got me

feelin' like a nothin'

You, with your voic

e like nails on a chalk bo

ard

Callin' me

out when I'm wounded

You, pick

in' on the weaker

man

Pre-Chorus

Well

you can take me down with

just one

single

blow

But

you don't know, what you don't know

Chorus

Someday

I'll be livi

n in a big ol' city

G 2Dsus4 2Cadd9

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Someday

I'll be big

enough so you can't hit me

G 2Dsus4 2Cadd9

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be

so mean?

*intermission hammering chords

      G -- Open -- hammer on G chord
e|-----3-----0-------------h3--------------3--------|
b|-----3-----0-------------h3--------------3--------|
g|-----0-----0--------------0--------------0--------|
d|-----0-----0--------------0--------------2--------|
a|-----2-----0-------------h2--------------2--------|
e|-----3-----0-------------h3-----3---2----x--------|

ou, with your...

Verse

You, with your swi

tching sides and

Your

wild fire lies and your humi

liation

You, have poin

ted out my flaws again

As if I don't already see them

I walk with my he

ad down

tryin' to

block you out

'cause I

never impress you

I just wanna

feel okay again

Pre-Chorus

I bet you got pushed around

Somebody made

you col

But the cycle ends right now 'cause

You can't lead me down that road

And you don't know what you don't know

Chorus

Someday

I'll be l

ivin in a big ol'

city

G 2Dsus4 2Cadd9

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Someday I'll

be big enoug

h so you can't

hit me

G 2Dsus4 2Cadd9

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?

*Use hammer chord riff

Instrumental

G (2 measures)

Bridge

And I can se

e you years from now in a bar

Talkin' over a foot

ball game

With that same big loud opinion

But no one's list

ening

Washed up and ranting about the

same old

bitter t

hings

Drunk and rumblin' all about how I ca

n't si

But all you are is mea

All you are is mean

, and a liar

, and pathetic

And

a low-life and mean, a

nd mean, a

nd mean, and m

ean

Chorus

*(slow)

Someday

I'll be livin in a big ol'

city

And

all you're

ever gonna be is mean

...yeahh

*(back with rhythm)

Someday

I'll be big

enough so you can't h

it me

G 2Dsus4 2Cadd9

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so.. Someday

'll be livi

n in a big ol'

city

G 2Dsus4 2Cadd9

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Someday

I'll be big

enough so you can't

hit me

G 2Dsus4 2Cadd9

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so

mean