Chords for Elle King - I Told You I Was Mean - 3/10/2013 - The Blackheart
Tempo:
83.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
Am
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Am] [G]
[C] I lied to you, I [E] never cried for you, [Am] swear that I tried to, but [G] I had better things to do.
Now [C] you're on the road [E] with your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke left [G] your big heart broken [F] in.
And I know you [G] used to bother me, [C] because [E] love is for [Am] the poor.
[F] [G] Left you knocking
[C] outside [E] my front [Am] door,
[F] you [G] knew what this was.
[C] I don't want you [E] [Am] anymore,
[F] I warned [G] you before,
[F] I warned [G] you before.
[F] Well I could have [G] sworn I told you I was [C] mean.
[E] Dumb to dumb, [Am] dumb to dumb.
[G] You [C] were the only thing, and [E] I was lonely.
So I [Am] let you hold me for [G] a limited time, only [C] you could see.
You're nothing [E] to me, a
[Am] [G] bare, bare seed.
[F] And I know you [G] used to bother me, [C] because [E] love is for [Am] the poor.
Left
[F] [G] you knocking
[C] outside [E] my front [Am] door,
[F] you [G] knew what this was.
[C] I don't want you [E] [Am] anymore,
[F] I warned [G] you before,
[F] I warned [G] you before.
[F] Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I [C] was mean.
[E] Dumb to dumb,
[Am] dumb to dumb.
[G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing.
[E] Dumb to dumb,
[Am] dumb to dumb.
[G]
[F] And I know you [G] used to bother
[C] [E] me, because love is for [Am] the poor.
[F] So cut [G] out your I [C] will never come, [E] I won't [Am] do it at all.
[F] You [G] knew just what this was, and I [C] don't want you [E] for it.
[Am]
[F] I warned [G] you before, I warned [F] [G] you before.
[F] Well I could have [G] sworn I told you I was [C] mean.
[E] Dumb to dumb, [A] dumb [Am] to dumb.
[G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing.
[E] Dumb to dumb, [Am] dumb to dumb.
[G]
[C]
[Am] [G]
[C] I lied to you, I [E] never cried for you, [Am] swear that I tried to, but [G] I had better things to do.
Now [C] you're on the road [E] with your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke left [G] your big heart broken [F] in.
And I know you [G] used to bother me, [C] because [E] love is for [Am] the poor.
[F] [G] Left you knocking
[C] outside [E] my front [Am] door,
[F] you [G] knew what this was.
[C] I don't want you [E] [Am] anymore,
[F] I warned [G] you before,
[F] I warned [G] you before.
[F] Well I could have [G] sworn I told you I was [C] mean.
[E] Dumb to dumb, [Am] dumb to dumb.
[G] You [C] were the only thing, and [E] I was lonely.
So I [Am] let you hold me for [G] a limited time, only [C] you could see.
You're nothing [E] to me, a
[Am] [G] bare, bare seed.
[F] And I know you [G] used to bother me, [C] because [E] love is for [Am] the poor.
Left
[F] [G] you knocking
[C] outside [E] my front [Am] door,
[F] you [G] knew what this was.
[C] I don't want you [E] [Am] anymore,
[F] I warned [G] you before,
[F] I warned [G] you before.
[F] Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I [C] was mean.
[E] Dumb to dumb,
[Am] dumb to dumb.
[G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing.
[E] Dumb to dumb,
[Am] dumb to dumb.
[G]
[F] And I know you [G] used to bother
[C] [E] me, because love is for [Am] the poor.
[F] So cut [G] out your I [C] will never come, [E] I won't [Am] do it at all.
[F] You [G] knew just what this was, and I [C] don't want you [E] for it.
[Am]
[F] I warned [G] you before, I warned [F] [G] you before.
[F] Well I could have [G] sworn I told you I was [C] mean.
[E] Dumb to dumb, [A] dumb [Am] to dumb.
[G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing.
[E] Dumb to dumb, [Am] dumb to dumb.
[G]
[C]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] I lied to you, I [E] never cried for you, [Am] swear that I tried to, but [G] I had better things to do.
Now [C] you're on the road [E] with your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke left [G] your big heart broken [F] in.
And I know you [G] used to bother me, [C] because [E] love is for [Am] the poor. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] Left you knocking _ _
[C] outside [E] my front [Am] door, _ _ _
[F] _ _ you [G] knew what this was.
[C] I don't want you [E] _ [Am] anymore, _ _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before, _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before. _ _
[F] Well I could have [G] sworn I told you I was [C] mean.
_ [E] Dumb to dumb, _ [Am] dumb to dumb.
_ _ [G] _ _ You [C] were the only thing, and [E] I was lonely.
So I [Am] let you hold me for [G] a limited time, only [C] you could see.
_ _ _ You're nothing [E] to _ me, a _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] bare, bare seed.
[F] And I know you [G] used to bother me, [C] because [E] love is for [Am] the poor.
Left _
[F] _ _ _ [G] you knocking _ _
[C] outside [E] my front [Am] door, _ _ _
[F] _ _ you [G] knew what this was.
[C] I don't want you [E] _ [Am] anymore, _ _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before, _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before. _ _
[F] _ Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I [C] was mean.
_ [E] Dumb to dumb, _ _
[Am] dumb to dumb.
_ [G] _ I'm just a mean [C] old thing.
[E] Dumb to dumb, _
[Am] dumb to dumb.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ And I know you [G] used to bother _ _
[C] _ [E] me, because love is for [Am] the poor. _
[F] _ So cut [G] out your I _ [C] will never come, [E] I won't [Am] do it at all. _ _ _
[F] _ _ You [G] knew just what this was, and I [C] don't want you [E] for it.
[Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before, I warned [F] _ _ _ [G] you before. _ _
[F] Well I could have [G] sworn I told you I was [C] mean.
_ _ [E] Dumb to dumb, _ [A] dumb [Am] to dumb.
_ _ [G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing.
_ [E] Dumb to dumb, _ [Am] dumb to dumb.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] I lied to you, I [E] never cried for you, [Am] swear that I tried to, but [G] I had better things to do.
Now [C] you're on the road [E] with your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke left [G] your big heart broken [F] in.
And I know you [G] used to bother me, [C] because [E] love is for [Am] the poor. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] Left you knocking _ _
[C] outside [E] my front [Am] door, _ _ _
[F] _ _ you [G] knew what this was.
[C] I don't want you [E] _ [Am] anymore, _ _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before, _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before. _ _
[F] Well I could have [G] sworn I told you I was [C] mean.
_ [E] Dumb to dumb, _ [Am] dumb to dumb.
_ _ [G] _ _ You [C] were the only thing, and [E] I was lonely.
So I [Am] let you hold me for [G] a limited time, only [C] you could see.
_ _ _ You're nothing [E] to _ me, a _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] bare, bare seed.
[F] And I know you [G] used to bother me, [C] because [E] love is for [Am] the poor.
Left _
[F] _ _ _ [G] you knocking _ _
[C] outside [E] my front [Am] door, _ _ _
[F] _ _ you [G] knew what this was.
[C] I don't want you [E] _ [Am] anymore, _ _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before, _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before. _ _
[F] _ Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I [C] was mean.
_ [E] Dumb to dumb, _ _
[Am] dumb to dumb.
_ [G] _ I'm just a mean [C] old thing.
[E] Dumb to dumb, _
[Am] dumb to dumb.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ And I know you [G] used to bother _ _
[C] _ [E] me, because love is for [Am] the poor. _
[F] _ So cut [G] out your I _ [C] will never come, [E] I won't [Am] do it at all. _ _ _
[F] _ _ You [G] knew just what this was, and I [C] don't want you [E] for it.
[Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before, I warned [F] _ _ _ [G] you before. _ _
[F] Well I could have [G] sworn I told you I was [C] mean.
_ _ [E] Dumb to dumb, _ [A] dumb [Am] to dumb.
_ _ [G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing.
_ [E] Dumb to dumb, _ [Am] dumb to dumb.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _