Chords for Elle King - I Told You I Was Mean (with Lyrics)

Tempo:
131.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

E

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elle King - I Told You I Was Mean (with Lyrics) chords
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[C] [E]
[D]
[Am]
[G]
[C] I lied to you, I [E] never [D] cried for you, I [Am] swear that I tried to, but [G] I had better things to do.
Now [C] you're on the road with [E] your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke [G] left your big heart broken [F] in.
Ain't no [G] use to bother, [C] because [E] love is for [Am] the poor.
[G]
[F]
[G] Left you knocking [C] outside [E] my front [Am] door, [G]
[F] you [G] knew what this was, [C] I don't want you [E]
[Am] anymore.
[G]
[F] I warned [G] you before
[F] What?
[G]
[F] Why?
[G] Cause' from I told you I was [C] me
[E]
[Bm] [G]
[Am] [G]
You [C] were a sweet old [E] thing
And I was lonely so
I [Am] let you hold me for
[G] A limited time [D] only [C] you see
You're nothing [E] to me
Cause'
[Am] I'd be
[G] A bad, bad seed [F] in here
Ain't no [G] use to bother
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the poor
I [G]
[F]
[G] let you knockin'
[C] Outside [E] my [Am] front door
[G]
[F] You [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want you [E]
[Am] anymore
[G] I
[F] warned [G] you before
[F] What?
[G]
[F] Well I could've [G] sworn I told you I was [C] me
[E] From the dawn
[D] [Am]
From the dawn
[G] [C#m] I'm just a mean [C] old thing
From [E] the dawn
[Am] From the dawn
Ain't [G]
[F] no use [G] to bother
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the poor
[G] I'll [F]
[G] let you knockin'
Cause' I [C] will never come
[E] I'll come to [Am] the door
[G]
[F] You knew [G] just what this was
And I [C] don't want you [E] forever
[Am] [G]
[F] I warned
[G] [C]
[F] you [G] before
Well
[F] I could've [G] sworn I told you I was [C] me
[E] From the dawn
[D] [Am]
From the dawn
[G]
I'm just a mean [C] old thing
[E] From the dawn
[D] [Am] From the dawn
[G] [C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
Am
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
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To learn Elle King - I Told You I Was Mean chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, G, C, E, Am, G, E, D, Am, G and F of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 65 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 132 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F# Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] I lied to you, I [E] never _ [D] cried for you, I [Am] swear that I tried to, but [G] I had better things to do.
Now [C] you're on the road with [E] your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke [G] left your big heart broken [F] in.
_ Ain't no [G] use to bother, _ _ [C] because _ [E] love is for [Am] the poor.
_ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] Left you knocking _ _ [C] outside _ _ [E] my front [Am] door, _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ you [G] knew what this was, [C] I don't want you [E] _ _
[Am] anymore.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ I warned [G] you before _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ What?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Why? _
[G] Cause' from I told you I was [C] me
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ You [C] were a sweet old [E] thing
And I was lonely so
I [Am] let you hold me for
[G] A limited time [D] only [C] you see _ _ _
_ _ You're nothing [E] to _ _ _ _ me
Cause' _ _ _
[Am] _ I'd be _
[G] A bad, bad _ seed [F] in here
Ain't no [G] use to bother _ _
[C] Because _ [E] love is for [Am] the poor
I [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] let you knockin' _ _ _
[C] _ Outside [E] my [Am] front door
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ You _ [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want you [E] _ _
[Am] anymore
_ [G] I _ _
[F] _ _ _ warned [G] you before _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ What?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ Well I could've [G] sworn I told you I was [C] me
_ [E] _ From the dawn
_ [D] _ [Am]
From the _ dawn _
[G] _ [C#m] I'm just a mean [C] old thing
_ From [E] the dawn _ _
[Am] From the dawn _ _ _
_ Ain't [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ no use [G] to bother _ _ _
[C] Because _ [E] love is for [Am] the poor
[G] _ I'll [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] let you knockin'
_ Cause' I [C] will never come
[E] I'll come to [Am] the door
_ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ You knew [G] just what this was
And I [C] don't want you [E] _ forever
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ I warned _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] you _ _ _ _ [G] before
_ _ Well _
[F] _ _ I could've [G] sworn I told you I was [C] _ _ me
[E] From the dawn
_ [D] _ _ [Am]
From the dawn
_ _ [G] _
_ I'm just a mean [C] old thing
_ [E] From the dawn
_ [D] _ [Am] From the dawn
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This song was written by Tanner Schneider.

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