^DbmYou, with your w^Bords like knives and s^Awords

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An^Ad

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weapons that you use against me ^DbmYou, have k^Bnocked me off my f^Aeet again

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Go^At

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me feelin' like a nothin' ^DbmYou, with your v^Boice like nails on a c^Ahalk board

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Ca^All

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in' me out when I'm wounded ^DbmYou, p^Bickin' on the weaker m^Aan

^B Well you can take me dow^En with just one ^Asingle ^Bblow A -once But you don't know, what you don't know...

^ESomeday ^BI'll be ^Alivin' in a big ol' city And ^Eall you're ^Bever gonna be is ^Amean ^ESomeday ^BI'll be ^Abig enough so you can't hit me E B A Stop And all you're ever gonna be is mean E E -once Why you gotta be so mean?

^DbmYou, with your s^Bwithching sides and Your ^Awild fire lies and your humiliation ^DbmYou, have p^Bointed out my f^Alaws again -stop As if I don't already see them ^DbmI walk with m^By head down Tryin' to ^Ablock you out 'Cause I ^Anever impress you ^DbmI just w^Banna feel ok^Aay again

^BI bet you got pushed around ^ESomebody ^Amade you ^Bcold

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Bu^Bt

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the cycle ends right now 'cause ^AYou can't lead me down that road A -stop And you don't know what you don't know

^ESomeday ^BI'll be ^Alivin in a big ol' city And ^Eall you're ^Bever gonna be is ^Amean ^ESomeday ^BI'll be ^Abig enough so you can't hit me And ^Eall you're ^Bever gonna be is ^Amean E E -once B A Why you gotta be so mean?

And I can ^Bsee you years from now in a bar ^E Talkin' over a ^Afootball game^B

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Wi^Bth

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that same big loud opinion ^EBut no one's ^Alistening^B

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Wa^Bsh

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ed up and ranting about the E once B A Same old bitter things ^BDrunk and grumblin' all about how ^EI ^Bcan't ^Asing -no chord E B Dbm But all you are is mean ^AAll you are is ^Emean...and a ^Bliar...and ^Dbmpathetic And ^Aalone in life and ^Emean, and ^Bmean, and ^Dbmmean, and m^Aean

But ^Esomeday ^BI'll be ^Alivin in a big ol' city And ^Eall you're ^Bever gonna be is ^Amean, ^Ayeah--ah ^ESomeday ^BI'll be ^Abig enough so you can't hit me And ^Eall you're ^Bever gonna be is ^Amean

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Wh^Ay

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you gotta be so...So^Emeday ^BI'll be ^Alivin in a big ol' city - why ya gotta be so mean - And ^Eall you're ^Bever gonna be is ^Amean - why ya gotta be so mean - ^ESomeday ^BI'll be ^Abig enough so you can't hit me - why ya gotta be so mean - E once B A And all you're ever gonna be is mean Why you gotta be so^E mean?