I Told You I Was Mean Chords by Elle King
Tempo:
87.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Am] [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.
[C] Now you're on the road [E] with your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke [G] left your big heart broke.
[F] And you [G] used to bother [C] because [E] love is [Am] for the poor.
[G] Left
[F] [G] you knocking [C] outside [E] my [Am] front door
[G] You
[F] [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want [E] you [Am] anymore
[G] I
[F] [G] warned you before
I [F] warned [G] you before
[F] Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I was [C] me
[E] [Bm] [G]
[Am] [G] You [C] were a sweet old thing [E] 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
[Am] Baby, [G] a bad, bad seed [F] in here
Ain't no [G] use to bother
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the poor
[D] Left [F] [G] you knocking
[C] outside [E] my [Am] front door
You [G]
[F] [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want you [E] [Am] anymore
[G] I
[F] warned [G] you before
I [F] warned [G] you before
[F] Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I [C] was me
[E] From the dawn
[Am] Dumb, dumb
[G] I'm [C] just a mean old thing
[E] From the dawn
[Am] Dumb, dumb
Ain't [G]
[F] no [G] use to bother
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the [G] poor
[F] Left [G] you knocking
Cause [C] I will never come
[E] I'll come [Am] to the door
[G]
[F] You [G] knew just what this was
And [C] I don't want [E] you forever
[Am] [G]
[F] I warned [G] you before
[C]
[F] Baby, I warned [G] you before
[F] Well I could [G] have sworn I told you I was [C] me
[E] From the dawn
[D]
[Am] Dumb, dumb
[G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing
From [E] the dawn
[D]
[Am] Dumb, dumb
[G] [C]
[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.
[C] Now you're on the road [E] with your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke [G] left your big heart broke.
[F] And you [G] used to bother [C] because [E] love is [Am] for the poor.
[G] Left
[F] [G] you knocking [C] outside [E] my [Am] front door
[G] You
[F] [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want [E] you [Am] anymore
[G] I
[F] [G] warned you before
I [F] warned [G] you before
[F] Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I was [C] me
[E] [Bm] [G]
[Am] [G] You [C] were a sweet old thing [E] 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
[Am] Baby, [G] a bad, bad seed [F] in here
Ain't no [G] use to bother
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the poor
[D] Left [F] [G] you knocking
[C] outside [E] my [Am] front door
You [G]
[F] [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want you [E] [Am] anymore
[G] I
[F] warned [G] you before
I [F] warned [G] you before
[F] Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I [C] was me
[E] From the dawn
[Am] Dumb, dumb
[G] I'm [C] just a mean old thing
[E] From the dawn
[Am] Dumb, dumb
Ain't [G]
[F] no [G] use to bother
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the [G] poor
[F] Left [G] you knocking
Cause [C] I will never come
[E] I'll come [Am] to the door
[G]
[F] You [G] knew just what this was
And [C] I don't want [E] you forever
[Am] [G]
[F] I warned [G] you before
[C]
[F] Baby, I warned [G] you before
[F] Well I could [G] have sworn I told you I was [C] me
[E] From the dawn
[D]
[Am] Dumb, dumb
[G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing
From [E] the dawn
[D]
[Am] Dumb, dumb
[G] [C]
Key:
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[C] _ _ [Am] _ [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.
[C] Now you're on the road [E] with your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke [G] left your big heart broke.
[F] And you _ [G] used to bother _ [C] because [E] love is [Am] for the poor.
[G] Left _
[F] _ _ _ [G] you knocking _ [C] outside _ [E] my [Am] front door
[G] You _
[F] _ _ _ [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want [E] you [Am] anymore
[G] I _
[F] _ _ _ [G] warned you before
I [F] _ _ warned [G] you before _
[F] _ Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I was [C] me
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ You [C] were a sweet old thing [E] 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 _ _
[Am] _ Baby, [G] a bad, bad seed [F] in here
Ain't no [G] use to bother _
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the poor
[D] Left [F] _ _ _ [G] you knocking _ _
[C] outside [E] my [Am] front door
You [G] _
[F] _ _ _ [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want you [E] _ [Am] anymore
[G] I _
[F] _ _ warned [G] you before
I [F] _ _ warned [G] you before _
[F] _ Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I [C] was me
_ [E] From the dawn
[Am] Dumb, dumb
_ _ [G] I'm [C] just a mean old thing
[E] From the dawn
[Am] Dumb, dumb
_ _ Ain't [G] _ _
[F] _ _ no [G] use to bother _
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the [G] poor _
[F] _ Left [G] you knocking
Cause [C] I will never come
[E] I'll come [Am] to the door
_ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ You [G] knew just what this was
And [C] I don't want [E] you forever
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before
_ [C]
[F] Baby, I warned [G] you before _ _
[F] _ Well I could [G] have sworn I told you I was [C] me
_ [E] From the dawn
[D] _
[Am] Dumb, dumb
_ _ [G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing
From [E] the dawn
[D] _
[Am] Dumb, dumb
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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.
[C] Now you're on the road [E] with your painful load, [Am] and the words I spoke [G] left your big heart broke.
[F] And you _ [G] used to bother _ [C] because [E] love is [Am] for the poor.
[G] Left _
[F] _ _ _ [G] you knocking _ [C] outside _ [E] my [Am] front door
[G] You _
[F] _ _ _ [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want [E] you [Am] anymore
[G] I _
[F] _ _ _ [G] warned you before
I [F] _ _ warned [G] you before _
[F] _ Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I was [C] me
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ You [C] were a sweet old thing [E] 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 _ _
[Am] _ Baby, [G] a bad, bad seed [F] in here
Ain't no [G] use to bother _
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the poor
[D] Left [F] _ _ _ [G] you knocking _ _
[C] outside [E] my [Am] front door
You [G] _
[F] _ _ _ [G] knew what this was
[C] I don't want you [E] _ [Am] anymore
[G] I _
[F] _ _ warned [G] you before
I [F] _ _ warned [G] you before _
[F] _ Well I [G] could have sworn I told you I [C] was me
_ [E] From the dawn
[Am] Dumb, dumb
_ _ [G] I'm [C] just a mean old thing
[E] From the dawn
[Am] Dumb, dumb
_ _ Ain't [G] _ _
[F] _ _ no [G] use to bother _
[C] Because [E] love is for [Am] the [G] poor _
[F] _ Left [G] you knocking
Cause [C] I will never come
[E] I'll come [Am] to the door
_ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ You [G] knew just what this was
And [C] I don't want [E] you forever
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ I warned [G] you before
_ [C]
[F] Baby, I warned [G] you before _ _
[F] _ Well I could [G] have sworn I told you I was [C] me
_ [E] From the dawn
[D] _
[Am] Dumb, dumb
_ _ [G] I'm just a mean [C] old thing
From [E] the dawn
[D] _
[Am] Dumb, dumb
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _