Mean Chords by Taylor Swift

Tempo:
81.95 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

E

C#m

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#m] You, [B] with your words [A] like knives and swords and weapons that you use [C#m] against me
You, [F#] [B] have knocked me [A] off my feet again
Got me feeling like [C#m] a nothing
You, [B] with your voice [A] like nails on a chalkboard calling me out when [C#m] I'm wounded
You, [B] picking on [A] the weaker man
[B] Well you can take [E] me down with just one [B] single blow
[A] But you don't know, but you don't [E] know
[B] Someday, [C#m] I'll be living in [A] a big old [E] city
And all you're [B] ever gonna [A] be is mean
[E] [B] Someday, [C#m] I'll be big enough [A] so you can't hit [E] me
And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
[E] Why you gotta be so mean?
[D] [E]
[C#m] You, [B] with your switching [A] sides and your wildfire lies and your [C#m] humiliation
You, [B] have pointed [A] out my flaws again
As if I don't already [C#m] see them
I [B] walk with my head [A] down, trying to block you out
Cause I'll never [C#m] impress you
I, [B] just wanna [A] feel okay again
[B] I'll bet you got pushed [E] around
[A] Somebody made [B] you cold
But the cycle ends right [A] now
Cause you can't lead me down that road
And you don't know, but [E] you don't know
Someday, [B]
[C#m] I'll be living in [A] a big old city
[E] And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
[E] [B] Someday, [C#m] I'll be big enough [A] so you can't hit [E] me
And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
Why you gotta [E] be so mean?
[D] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [C#m] And [B] I can't see you years from now in [E] a bar
Talking [A] over a football [B] game
With that same big loud [E] opinion but [A] Nobody's [B] listening
Washed up and ranting [C#m] about the same
[B] Oh, [A] bitter things
[B] Drunk and rumbling on [C#m] about how [B] I [A] can't sing
But all [E] you are is [B] mean
All [C#m]
[A] [E] you are is mean
[B] And a liar, and [C#m] pathetic, [A] and alone in [E] life
And mean, [B] and mean, and [C#m] mean, [A] and mean
[E] [D] But someday, I'll be living in a big old city
[F] And all you're ever gonna [Am] be is mean
Yeah, [E] [B] someday, [C#m] I'll be big enough so [A] you can't hit [E] me
And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
Why you gotta [E] be so mean?
Someday, [B] I'll [C#m] be living in a [A] big old city
[E] And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
[E] Someday, [B] [C#m] I'll be big enough so [A] you can't hit [E] me
And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
Why you gotta [E] be so mean?
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B
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A
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E
2311
C#m
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D
1321
B
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A
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E
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To learn Taylor Swift - Mean chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, C#m, A, E, B, C#m and B in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 40 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 82. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C#m] You, [B] with your words [A] like knives and swords and weapons that you use [C#m] against me
You, [F#] [B] have knocked me [A] off my feet again
Got me feeling like [C#m] a nothing
You, [B] with your voice [A] like nails on a chalkboard calling me out when [C#m] I'm wounded
You, [B] picking on [A] the weaker man _ _
[B] _ Well you can take [E] me down with just one [B] single blow
_ [A] But you don't know, but you don't [E] know
[B] Someday, [C#m] I'll be living in [A] a big old [E] city
And all you're [B] ever gonna [A] be is mean _ _
[E] _ [B] Someday, [C#m] I'll be big enough [A] so you can't hit [E] me
And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
[E] Why you gotta be so mean?
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] You, [B] with your switching [A] sides and your wildfire lies and your [C#m] humiliation
You, [B] have pointed [A] out my flaws again
As if I don't already [C#m] see them
I [B] walk with my head [A] down, trying to block you out
Cause I'll never [C#m] impress you
I, [B] just wanna [A] feel okay again _
[B] I'll bet you got pushed [E] around
_ [A] Somebody made [B] you cold
But the cycle ends right [A] now
Cause you can't lead me down that road
And you don't know, but [E] you don't know
Someday, [B]
[C#m] I'll be living in [A] a big old city
[E] And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
_ _ [E] _ [B] Someday, [C#m] I'll be big enough [A] so you can't hit [E] me
And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
Why you gotta [E] be so mean? _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ [C#m] _ And [B] I can't see you years from now in [E] a bar
Talking [A] over a football [B] game
With that same big loud [E] opinion but [A] Nobody's [B] listening
Washed up and ranting [C#m] about the same
[B] Oh, [A] bitter things _
[B] Drunk and rumbling on [C#m] about how [B] I [A] can't sing
But all [E] you are is [B] mean
All [C#m] _ _
[A] _ [E] you are is mean
[B] And a liar, and [C#m] pathetic, [A] and alone in [E] life
And mean, [B] and mean, and [C#m] mean, [A] and mean
[E] [D] But someday, I'll be living in a big old city
[F] And all you're ever gonna [Am] be is mean
Yeah, [E] _ [B] someday, [C#m] I'll be big enough so [A] you can't hit [E] me
And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
Why you gotta [E] be so mean?
Someday, [B] I'll [C#m] be living in a [A] big old city
[E] And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
_ [E] _ Someday, [B] [C#m] I'll be big enough so [A] you can't hit [E] me
And all [B] you're ever gonna [A] be is mean
Why you gotta [E] be so mean? _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Speak Now album.

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